All Stories from April 13, 2020 (Change date)
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Virus death toll tops 10,000 in New YorkApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - New York's death toll from coronavirus topped 10,000, with hospitals still seeing 2,000 new patients a day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. The state tallied 6...
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Graduated rates will lead to higher taxes for allApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - I read with interest Barbara Vitello's article in the April 4 edition concerning the proposed graduated income tax amendment. The author quotes Ralph Martire from the Ce...
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Take the TP challengeApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - The problem of people hoarding TP to the point that stores have sometimes run out led me to thinking. I remembered my parents, who had more children (eight) than money, ...
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With COVID-19, summer camp providers plan cautiously, await guidanceApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - There may be another shoe to drop for parents muddling through supervising kids' e-learning and working full-time from home. As many families mentally prepare for the p...
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COVID-19 update: 74 more dead; Pritzker touts unemployment processing changesApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the state has called back several recently retired Illinois Department of Employment Security employees to help process the more than half a...
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Clubhouse Chatter: Should college athletes get paid?Apr 13, 2020 1:00 am - What our Sports staff has to say while waiting for the games to resume. If college athletes are getting a full scholarship, they are getting paid. I have a problem, howe...
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Commander, Navy chief weren't paying attentionApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - On Feb. 4, the Diamond Princess cruise ship with 3,700 passengers aboard was quarantined at Yokohama Japan with 700 infected passengers. In the days and weeks that follo...
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Let's live as oneApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - Let's review: Trump started a trade war after president Obama cleaned up the mess George W. Bush let the big bank fiasco slip under his nose. Trump said trade wars are g...
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Rivers Casino furloughs most of its employees, cut others' salariesApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - Rivers Casino Des Plaines announced it will furlough most of its employees this week as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 1,442 of the casino's 1,493 employe...
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Chicago Blackhawks: Kane soaks in the the memory of Stanley Cup winApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - In the absence of puck drops, blocked shots, crushing checks, sweet passes, blistering one-timers and sprawling saves, Patrick Kane is staying busy ... and sharp. The NH...