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Fourth Victim Alleges Sex Abuse By Father Pfleger, Attorney Says
Two men who claim St. Sabina's activist priest the Rev. Michael Pfleger sexually abused them in the 1970s took lie-detector tests.
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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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It's Time To Stop Picking The Scab On Loretto Hospital Vax Fiasco
KONKOL COLUMN: Let's face it — there's no way Loretto Hospital is the only vaccination provider to gig the system in our crooked state.
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Could Illinois Become Leader In Vaccine Passport Gold Rush?
Gov. Pritzker supports the kind of vaccine passports U of I's for-profit company Shield T3 is poised to eventually add to its COVID-19 app.
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Young North Side Chicagoans Driving Spike In City COVID-19 Cases
Mayor Lori Lightfoot says a disturbing trend in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations could impact lifting social distance restrictions.
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DuPage Co. Cut Off Vax Supply To Firm Accused of Misusing Doses
DuPage public health officials on March 12 stopped sending vaccine to Innovative Express Care, a firm Chicago says misallocated 6,000 shots.
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Firm Misallocated 6,000 Vaccine Shots Earmarked For CPS Employees
UPDATE: Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Innovative Express Care asked city for more second vaccine doses than first doses for CPS employees.
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Chicago Top Doc 'Worried' As Coronavirus Cases Spike Citywide
City public health commissioner Dr. Alison Arwady says COVID-19 cases have spiked 23-percent over the last week.
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More Vax Reservations You Can't Get, Brought To You By Pritzker
KONKOL COLUMN: Gov. Pritzker heats up re-election bid with COVID-19 policies that baffle Illinois' top pandemic expert, defy common sense.
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Father Pfleger Preparing To Revive Ministry In Auburn Gresham
St. Sabina pastor the Rev. Michael Pfleger says he will "no longer wait in silence" as Chicago Archdiocese investigates sex abuse claims.
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Pritzker's Cannabis Pledge Was Another Vow That Went Up In Smoke
KONKOL COLUMN: Without a legislative fix, Illinois' legal weed "fakequity" issues could be trouble for Gov. J.B. Pritzker's re-election bid.
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Bears Sign Veteran QB Andy Dalton To One-Year Contract: Reports
The Bears signed quarterback Andy Dalton, a three-time Pro Bowler, to a $10 million deal, according to reports.
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Cubs Reschedule Wrigley Field Concerts Canceled Due To COVID-19
Chris Stapleton, Guns N' Roses, Lady Gaga concerts and more will be held at Wrigley Field this year if pandemic restrictions allow.
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Chicago Alderman Saved My Ward From Week Without 1,000 Vaccines
KONKOL COLUMN: When a vaccine order miscue delayed doses to the 60628 ZIP code, Ald. Beale stepped up as his ward's COVID-19 safety net.
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Prize-Winning Homemaker Stella Gill, 93, Always Put Family First
Stella Julia Gill who raised three children in East Hazel Crest is remembered for her cooking, art and love that she gave so generously.
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IL Sen. Duckworth Drops F-bomb In Tweet Targeting Tucker Carlson
Sen. Tammy Duckworth's re-election campaign uses four-letter word in belated International Women's Day jab at Fox News host.
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If You Love Mom, Don't Let Her 'Wait And See' On Getting Vaccine
KONKOL COLUMN: Like 1 in 3 Americans, my parents were on the fence about getting vaccinated until they saw the consequences of waiting.
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City Council Prepares For Possible Return Of Summer Festivals
Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she's optimistic this summer in Chicago could look a lot more like the pre-pandemic summer of 2019.
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Pritzker's ‘Fakequity’ Problem Surfaces At United Center Vax Site
KONKOL COLUMN: FEMA changed appointment eligibility after Gov. Pritzker's policy, promise of vaccine-distribution equity didn't pan out.
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$65 Million In Development Coming To 3 Neglected Neighborhoods
Three commercial developments aim to help revitalize downtrodden business districts in Austin, Auburn Gresham and Englewood.
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First Case Of Brazilian Coronavirus Variant Identified In Chicago
A Chicagoan was found to have contracted the COVID-19 P.1 variant, which may spread more easily and be resistant to coronavirus antibodies.
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