Joe Mahr
Joe Mahr is an investigative reporter. An Ohio University graduate, Mahr worked at four newspapers in Missouri, Illinois and Ohio before joining the Tribune in 2009. He was on one team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2004 and another that was a finalist in 2015.
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Illinois' top public health official said Wednesday it’s too soon to say whether the latest omicron-driven surge has peaked.
- As Illinois hospitals run short on inpatient beds, state data shows they’re increasingly housing patients in their emergency rooms, creating a situation some doctors say threatens the quality of care.
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- Chicago Public Schools has canceled classes again for Friday.
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- State health officials on Wednesday reported 6,119 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, the most in a single day since mid-January, when last fall’s massive surge was still subsiding.
