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The "unreliable," "non-scientifically founded" and "almost meaningless" pandemic statistic that guided Gov. J.B. Pritzker's coronavirus response has finally been dropped as a policymaking metric by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

And it's about time.

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COVID-19 test positivity rates have been the backbone of the Pritzker administration's decisions on when to ban in-person learning and indoor dining, limit public gathering sizes and order mask-wearing mandates, among other things.

KONKOL COLUMN: Pritzker Finally Ditches 'Unreliable' COVID Test Positivity Rate

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  • It's Tax Day! Don't forget to file and pay your income taxes — or get a six month extension by filing Form 4868. (CNN)
  • Illinois got an "F" and ranked as the sixth-worst state in the nation in positive outcomes COVID-19 policies, according to a new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The study found that locked-down economies did not have better health outcomes. And closing schools hurt students. (Center Square)
  • Q101 is making a comeback. “Chicago’s Alternative Q101 is back home at its rightful place on the 101.1 frequency,” Marv Nyren, vice president and market manager of Cumulus Chicago. (Feder)
  • A 9-year-old boy was kidnapped by a ride-share driver in West Town. Authorities say, the parents carried luggage into a building while the boy napped in the car. When they returned, the car and the boy were gone. (NBC5)
  • The best donut maker in Chicago is still making tasty treats the old-fashioned way. Buritt Bulloch, the 83-year-old owner of Old Fashioned Donuts in Roseland says, "I love to make donuts, keep people smiling, serving a good product." (CBS2)
  • The Bulls put up a good fight, but came up short against the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the NBA playoffs. ''Every shot I took tonight felt good,'' said DeMar DeRozan. (NBA.com)

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— Mark Konkol

About me: Mark Konkol, recipient of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting, wrote and produced the Peabody Award-winning series "Time: The Kalief Browder Story." He was a producer, writer and narrator for the "Chicagoland" docuseries on CNN and a consulting producer on the Showtime documentary "16 Shots."

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