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When Will Chicago Outdoor Mask Mandate Get Lifted? Not 'Soon'
But Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot predicts Bulls, Hawks fans could return to seats at United Center by the end of the season.
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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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Got Nothing Nice To Say About Your Town? You Might Be A Jolietan
KONKOL COLUMN: Brace yourself before asking folks from Joliet what they would miss if they moved out of town, because they will tell you.
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Half Of Chicago Adults Have Received First COVID-19 Vaccine Dose
Four times as many Chicagoans have received a first vaccine jab as city residents diagnosed with coronavirus, public health officials say.
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Teen's Killing Inspires Political Lip Service We Hear Too Often
KONKOL COLUMN: Politicians respond to Adam Toledo's killing by a Chicago cop with vague calls for change that never seems to materialize.
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CPS, CTU Reach Tentative Deal For High Schools To Return To Class
Chicago Public School Officials announced a tentative deal has been reached for in-person learning at city high schools.
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Protect Our Parks Files New Federal Lawsuit To Block Obama Center
The federal lawsuit claims the Obama Presidential Center project would dismantle a unique and treasured asset of the City of Chicago.
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UPDATE: Video Of Cop Shooting 13-Year-Old To Be Released Thursday
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot saw the video but declined to discuss it while investigations into the fatal shooting of Adam Toledo continue.
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Family Of Slain 13-Year-Old Views Video Of Fatal Police Shooting
Bodycam video of the fatal shooting of Adam Toledo won't be immediately released to public at request of the teen's family, officials said.
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CTU Still Playing Politics Over In-Person Learning Amid Pandemic
KONKOL COLUMN: Chicago Teachers Union makes $59,900 max donation to House Speaker Welch while lobbying for elected school board bill.
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Chicago State University J&J Vaccine Site To Offer Pfizer Shot
Johnson & Johnson vaccinations used for home-bound residents, airline employees, union workers and restaurant industry on hold in Chicago.
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Will Chicago High Schools Return To In-Person Learning Next Week?
Chicago Teachers Union leaders threaten to have high school teachers stay remote despite CPS call for reopening schools April 19.
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Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine Available At United Center Next Week
Starting April 20, the United Center mass vaccination site will begin offering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for walk-in appointments.
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Chicago Preps For Protests Over Video Of Police Shooting Teen
Ald. Lopez says Chicago Police Supt. David Brown is sticking to "tired and ineffective policies of protecting people" amid civil unrest.
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Chicago Launches Phased-In Reopening Of Vendors On Riverwalk
Chicago's Riverwalk, a 1.25-mile path along the Chicago River from Lake Street to the Lakefront, is open daily from 6 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
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Chicago Police Boss Moves To Fire Cops Who Shot Man On Red Line
Officers Melvina Bogard and Bernard Butler were cited for violating police department rules in February 2020 shooting of Ariel Roman,
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Chicago Extends Sunday Hours At 10 More Neighborhood Libraries
Altgeld, Austin, Mt Greenwood, South Shore, Back of the Yards, Chinatown, Merlo, Edgewater, Independence and Daley libraries to open Sundays
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Is Pritzker Steering School COVID-19 Testing Contracts To U of I?
Emails show Pritzker administration kept tabs on U of I's less costly testing competitor before forbidding federal reimbursements.
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Chicago Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Sites Hiring Support Staff
Actor Sean Penn's Community Organized Relief Effort aims to hire more than 100 full-time staff at mass vaccination sites in Chicago.
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States With Rising COVID Infections Added To Chicago Travel Order
Traveling to 24 states and Washington D.C. requires Chicagoans to quarantine or test negative for COVID-19 under city restrictions.
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'Quantum Leap' In COVID-19 Cases Puts Chicago Reopening On Hold
Spike in COVID-19 cases driven by young people in North Side neighborhoods has public officials pumping the brakes on loosing restrictions.
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