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Madigan Charged / TikTok / CPS Mask Optional? / Opening Day Blues
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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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Arne Duncan / Hawks GM / Konkol Column / St. Patrick's Day Parade
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Dr. Ngozi Ezike's Empathy Transcended Pritzker's COVID Blunders
KONKOL COLUMN: The departing Illinois public health director was a calming presence focused on the human toll of the coronavirus crisis.
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IL Patch Readers Are Split On Whether To Wear Masks Post-Mandate
PATCH POLL RESULTS: More than 48 percent of online survey respondents said they will not wear masks in places where it is not required.
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Chicago Smiles / No Russian Vodka / Jussie Smollett / Paczki Day
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Chicagoans Share Smiles On Mask-Optional Monday (In Most Places)
KONKOL COLUMN: From Pullman To North Center and neighborhoods in between, it's a delight to see the smiles of unmasked Chicagoans.
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Patch Poll: Will You Wear A Mask Without Illinois State Mandate?
Will you continue to wear a mask in places where mask requirements have been lifted? Take the Illinois Patch poll.
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Mostly Maskless Monday / Rising Gas Prices / Crash Test Dummies
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COVID Dog / Going Maskless / Paczki Day Prep / Bribe-Taking Cop
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Get Your Paczki Order In Or Prepare For A Not-So-Fat Tuesday
KONKOL COLUMN: The hunt for pre-Lent Polish sweets could leave a bitter taste for Paczki Day procrastinators. You've been warned.
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14-Year-Old Carjacker / Chicago Vs. Russia / Pope Zoom / Hawks
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Lottery Will Decide Who Gets $500-A-Month Basic Income Payment
Mayor Lightfoot says $31.5 million program to combat extreme poverty in Chicago will be America's biggest test of basic income effort.
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Chicago Ukrainian Americans Protest Against Russian Invasion
"We want Chicago to know Ukraine isn't just fighting for themselves .... They're fighting for Western values," Pavlo Bandriwsky said.
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Cop Vax Mandate / Catholic Schools Drop Masks / Beard Award Nods
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City Council Delays Vote On $1.7M Police Misconduct Settlement
Four aldermen used a parliamentary move to delay the proposed settlement of a lawsuit related to a violent arrest at Brickyard Mall in 2020.
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Arbitrator Rules Chicago Police Must Abide By Vaccine Mandate
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she hopes the ruling will signal to unvaccinated police union members that it's time to get vaccinated.
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Mandates End Monday / White Palace Closed / Surprise Scholarships
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Chicago To Lift Mask and Proof-Of-Vaccine Mandates On Monday
Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the city will drop its mask mandate and proof-of-vaccination requirements for gyms, restaurants and bars.
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'Twosday' / CTU Politics / Twisted Hippo Fire / Tyler The Creator
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New Caucus Campaigns To Lead Fractured Chicago Teachers Union
Founding members of REAL — "Respect, Educate, Advocate and Lead" — say CTU leaders have "lost touch" with rank-and-file members.
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