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Scan to scam? QR codes are convenient and everywhere - but there's a catch, FBI saysJan 28, 2022 4:30 am - If you've dined out much over the past 18 months, you've probably been to a restaurant where you've scanned a QR code with your phone to access an online menu, instead o...
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Feder: Chicago Public Square marks 5 yearsJan 28, 2022 12:00 am - It's been five years since veteran Chicago journalist and digital news innovator Charlie Meyerson launched the free daily email news briefing Chicago Public Square, prov...
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Next two years will be true barometer of Biden's successJan 28, 2022 12:00 am - It's been about a year since Joe Biden took office as President and though it's still too early to draw firm conclusions about his performance, it's not too early to dis...
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Lincicome: Not all that's debunked these days stays debunkedJan 28, 2022 12:00 am - In times like these we fall back on that reliable swamp philosopher, the possum Pogo, who observed, "We have met the enemy and he is us." This may seem a long way to go ...
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The weaponization of #MeTooJan 28, 2022 12:00 am - The nasty emails have started to come in, as I knew they would. "Why are you representing a rapist," they begin, and forget about all that Clarence Darrow stuff. "Why yo...
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Widescreen: If you've been bored with 'Boba Fett,' this week's episode is the one to watchJan 27, 2022 5:00 am - Much of the excitement of 2020's second season of “The Mandalorian” - the huge phenomenon featuring tiny green Grogu - was owed to its guest stars from other branches of...
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After pandemic pause, Plainfield actress gets back to work as understudy in 'Bachelor'-inspired tunerJan 27, 2022 5:00 am - In 2019, Alexandra Jaymes' career was just getting started. The Plainfield actress was passionate about the project she was working on, and she was getting callbacks fro...
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Arkush: Eberflus hire signals the Bears want to return to their rootsJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - Maybe it's just me, but Matt Eberflus - get it right, people, it's pronounced EE-bur-floos - has a Bears ring to it. And it's more than just the sound of his name. His p...
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Despite evidence, polls, don't count on any change in BidenJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - The failures of President Joe Biden's first year in office are obvious to all. Inflation is raging. COVID is raging. Crime is spiking in some big cities. The U.S.-Mexico...
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Constable: Suburban chain of shared office spaces with a BYOB lounge works for so many reasonsJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - In January 2020, when the United States was just about to record its first case of a mysterious illness called COVID-19, Bobby Kellman and co-founders Dan and Karen Krav...