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Temo Aguilar assists his son, Felipe, who has cerebral palsy, into a car seat on Aug. 3, 2021, after a news conference announcing that they will be receiving thousands of dollars worth of medical equipment from the late Dylan Yadriel Cruz-Pantoja’s family. (Vashon Jordan Jr./Chicago Tribune)

There were 1,107 coronavirus patients in hospitals statewide as of Monday Night, the first time since June 1 that more than 1,000 people have been hospitalized with COVID-19 in Illinois. Over the past week, there has been an average of 938 COVID-19 patients in hospitals per day, more than double the average of 423 patients during the week ending July 2.

The full list of the areas under the guidance is: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wyoming, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Those regions have passed the threshold of 15 daily cases per 100,000 residents, subjecting them to the advisory.

Boxes of Halal beef are placed on a table during an ICNA Relief distribution event on July 31, 2021, in Chicago. ICNA (Islamic Circle of North America) Relief distributed donated Halal beef, groceries, back-to-school supplies, and other items to area residents in celebration of Eid al-Adha, a Muslim holiday to remember the act of sacrifice. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)

The man was driving minutes after midnight when he noticed a dark gray Chrysler 300 seemed to be following him, according to police. He made some turns, thinking if he changed his route maybe he’d learn he wasn’t being followed, but the driver of the Chrysler continued to give chase.

The DUI case dates to late December 2020. Moreno crashed into several cars in the 1200 block of North Astor Street, then turned onto Division Street and crashed into a tree, Assistant State’s Attorney Kiran Gupta said Tuesday. Officers found him trying to accelerate into the tree; his blood alcohol content was .332 — far above the legal limit, Gupta said.

The dry, unremarkable summer conditions should stick around until late Thursday when temperatures will warm to the mid-80s, with higher humidity and the chance of scattered showers, said Rafal Ogorek, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Romeoville office.

Correspondence June 11 from the business said that two managers needed to be added to the liquor license, including Jenni Anglin, but neither of the two completed the required criminal background check, according to Donna Norton, the village’s prosecutor.

Jamar L. Robinson, 29, of the 800 block of North Lavergne Avenue, is also charged with unlawful use of a weapon, a Class X felony, in the shooting death of Jorge Sanchez, of the 1-99 block of Oxford Road, according to a release from Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser’s office.

The Chicago Fire Department transported 22 people to hospitals while private ambulance services accounted for the other 80 transports, Mary May, a spokesperson for the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications, said. May referred questions about the types of medical cases to the fire department, but the department did not immediately return a phone call seeking information.