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Pritzker Announces Phase 3 Reopening Changes: Restaurants and Bars Can Open Outdoor Seating

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced Wednesday changes to the state’s “Phase 3” portion of the Restore Illinois plan, which begins on May 29th.  “We are by no means out of […]

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Today

McDonald’s Workers in 20 Cities Stage Strikes Over Company’s Alleged “Failed Response” to COVID-19 Pandemic

Hundreds of McDonald’s workers in 20 cities across the country went on strike Wednesday morning to protest what they say is the company’s “failed response” towards its employees needs during […]

Aaron Cynic /
Lit, Reviews

Book Review: “The Best Color for Everything Anyway”—Stateway’s Garden by Jasmon Drain

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Stateway’s Garden By Jasmon Drain Penguin Random House There are many reasons to read Stateway’s Garden, Jasmon Drain’s debut story collection, but perhaps the most unexpected is the case it […]

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Illinois Begins to Flatten COVID-19 Curve but Still Has Far to Go

Though there’s a long way to go, Illinois officials say that the curve of the COVID-19 virus in Chicago and across the state could be beginning to flatten. The Illinois […]

Aaron Cynic /
Interviews, Lit

More Than a Golf Course—Author Susan L. Kelsey on Billy Caldwell/Chief Sauganash

Like many Chicagoans, Susan Kelsey was likely familiar with Caldwell Woods and the Billy Caldwell Golf Course on the northwest side, but her first introduction to the historical figure behind […]

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Lists, Lit

Bored in Quarantine?: Eight Great Comics and the Local Comic Stores That Sell Them

As people across Chicago quarantine themselves to curb the spread of COVID-19, they realize there are only so many episodes of Tiger King to binge on. For those seeking other […]

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Essays, Fiction, Lists, Lit, Reviews

The 10 Best Books about Chicago—and One Clunker

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Many very good and even great books have been written about Chicago, and, based on my half century of writing about the city, here are the 10 that, at the […]

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Today

Interview: We Talk With Dr. Daryl Wilson, Emergency Med Specialist, About COVID-19

Illinois officials announced Monday the state now has more than 5,000 cases of COVID-19 spread across 52 counties, which includes 73 deaths. Governor JB Pritzker announced that before the end […]

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Today

Community Groups, Faith Leaders Call For Mass Release of Detainees at Cook County Jail After Officer Tests Positive for COVID-19

Community groups and faith leaders in Chicago are calling for more people to be released from Cook County Jail after a corrections officer tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend. […]

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Today

Illinois COVID-19 Update Thursday March 19

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced an order Thursday that all residents confirmed to have the COVID-19 virus, along with anyone experiencing symptoms, may not leave their place of residence, save […]

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Illinois COVID-19 Update Sunday March 15: Gov. Pritzker Addresses Crisis at O’Hare, Bars and Restaurants to Close Monday

Update (3:30pm):  Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has ordered all bars and restaurants to close through at least March 30th, beginning Monday night, March 16th.  “There are no easy decisions to […]

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Illinois COVID-19 Update Friday March 13: Cancellations and Closures

Chicago and Illinois, along with the rest of the nation and world, are seeing massive closures of public buildings and cancellations of public events due to the continued attempts to […]

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