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Constable: Students write first draft of history in pandemic diariesApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - By Burt Constable bconstable@dailyherald.com In addition to the usual facts and figures of the influenza outbreak of 1918, the students in Trinity High School's Internat...
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Baseball Way Back: DeBusschere's two-sport track anticipated Jordan'sApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - A basketball Hall of Famer, he was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history on the league's 50th anniversary. He and Phil Jackson were associated with a team ...
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Grammar Moses: When all you have is leftoversApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - If you're like me, you've actually found the end of Netflix. And you're blazing through "The Office" at a clip of six episodes a night, thoroughly enjoying all of them w...
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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...