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Facts Matter: Scam text warns of possible COVID-19 infectionApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - Some people have received scam text messages warning they have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 The fake text, most likely an attempt by...
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COVID-19-related unemployment ranges from 5.1% to 6.9% in Chicago, suburbsApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - Heidi Vienup went to bed March 19 with a job. By the next day, the Hoffman Estates retail worker was navigating the state's unemployment website. "It was so sudden," she...
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Hub Arkush: Grading the Bears' draft picksApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - I really do love the annual NFL Draft, and if TV and radio ratings, web traffic, and social media views are any indication, tens of millions of people agree with me. Thi...
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Aurora event to inspire young Latinas goes globalApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - With public gatherings banned, an Aurora event aimed at inspiring young Latinas earlier this month went virtual — drawing its largest audience in four years. Aurora's an...
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Geneva restaurateurs open The Burger Shop diner in the middle of the pandemicApr 24, 2020 6:00 am - It would make sense for a restaurant owner to say the past several weeks have been difficult because of the coronavirus shutdown. But it would be quite surprising to hea...
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Sound check: PlayOn Fest relives concerts by Cardi B, Weezer, Coldplay and moreApr 24, 2020 6:00 am - Hot streams • PlayOn Fest: Music is NOT cancelled, and you can virtually enjoy incredible performances as PlayOn Fest relives favorite concerts all weekend. Catch s...
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Hub Arkush: Bears stand pat at 43 and 50 and appear to knock it out of the parkApr 24, 2020 1:00 am - There is so much to discuss about the Bears' first two picks in the 2020 NFL College Draft - Notre Dame tight end Cole Kmet at 43 in the second round and then Utah corne...
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Class Acts: Hard work helps Huntley's Ferrante become a champApr 24, 2020 1:00 am - It takes years of focus and hard work to become a state champion wrestler. It takes the same discipline to earn the top weighted grade-point average in a class of approx...
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As virus rages, leaders keep dodging blameApr 24, 2020 1:00 am - Why are some leaders so reluctant to admit that in the early days of the coronavirus crisis, they were slow to realize the seriousness of the threat? That's the charge l...
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O'Donnell: Johnny Morris a Packer? It was a close callApr 24, 2020 1:00 am - ONE OF THE MARVELOUS residuals from an NFL draft is the traditions it sustains. In the Chicago of 2020, that would include things like blasting Ryan Pace, quartering Mit...