*** Isabel’s Top Picks **** Tribune | Illinois committee recommends state part ways with feds on COVID-19 vaccines: The Illinois Department of Public Health Immunization Advisory Committee voted unanimously Monday to recommend updated COVID-19 vaccines for all Illinois residents ages 18 and older. * ABC Chicago | Illinois could be facing ‘tick invasion,’ experts warn of possible increase in diseases: “We’re sort of on the edge of an invasion,” Northwest Mosquito Abatement District Medical Entomologist Patrick Irwin said. : It’s a similar response to the one given in deep blue Illinois, where the Illinois State Elections Board, not the secretary of state, oversees elections. * ABC Chicago | Chicago house music DJ Ron Carroll dies of heart attack: Ron Carroll was called the “Minister of House Music.”He was also a vocalist and producer. The Illinois Office of Tourism agrees, projecting peak time in Northern Illinois around Oct. 15 on its website.