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Customs Confiscates 65,000 Fake N95 Masks At O'Hare Airport
"Chemical smell" and grammatical errors tip off feds to cache of fake N95 masks shipped from Columbia, authorities said.
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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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IL Dems Back Away From Governor Who Makes Waves, Backs Losers
KONKOL COLUMN: As the Illinois Democratic Party moves on from rookie Gov. Pritzker's failed attempts to play boss, will voters do the same?
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State Says Sex Abuse Claims Against Father Pfleger 'Unfounded'
State child welfare agency report states sex abuse allegations didn't come with "credible evidence." Archdiocese investigation continues.
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Chicago Preps For Chance Of Summer Return To Concerts, Stadiums
Mayor Lightfoot says Chicago is preparing to "open up the city" this summer in case coronavirus cases continue to decline.
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Lightfoot Won't Be Bullied By Pritzker's United Center Power Play
KONKOL COLUMN: Mayor Lightfoot balks at Pritzker's political, behind-the-scenes push to dictate vaccine distribution policy in Chicago.
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Feds Indict Lobbyist For Bribery, Ex-State Rep. For Dodging Taxes
Lobbyist Roberto Caldero was indicted for bribery and former State Rep. Eddie Acevedo and his sons face income tax dodging charges.
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St. Sabina Parish Pushes Archdiocese To Reinstate Father Pfleger
St. Sabina officials say delay in probe of sex abuse allegations against Pfleger shows the Archdiocese "doesn't care about Black Catholics."
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Chicago Mayor Caught On City Council Hot Mike Dropping F-Bomb
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was heard making a profane comment during a virtual meeting of the City Council.
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Most IL Dems Mum As Biden Lets Chicago U.S. Attorney Keep Digging
KONKOL COLUMN: President Biden's change of heart on U.S. Attorney John Lausch keeps feds' massive corruption probe alive a while longer.
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Chicago Removes Quarantine Restrictions On Travel To 18 States
Travelers who don't have COVID-19 symptoms and have been "fully vaccinated" for two weeks aren't required to get tests or quarantine.
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Chicago Lakefront Parks, Playgrounds, Indoor Pools Set To Reopen
Chicago Park District officials are set to reopen more than 500 playgrounds as the city's coronavirus test-positivity rate drops.
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Michael Madigan Resigns As Illinois Democratic Party Chairman
Embattled House Speaker Michael Madigan resigned his state representative post, appointed his successor and then quits as party boss.
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Anjanette Young Files Lawsuit Over Botched Raid Claiming Cover-up
A Lawsuit filed in Cook County alleges police violated social worker's civil rights and City Hall engaged in attempted cover-up.
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With A Little Help Vet Breaks Through Inept Unemployment System
UPDATE: Carlton Jones shared his tale of getting ghosted by Illinois' broken unemployment system. Hours later, his claim got approved.
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Mayor Lightfoot Touts Improvements Vaccinating Minority Residents
In last week, Black and Hispanic people received about 50 percent of coronavirus vaccine doses administered in Chicago, officials said.
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Army Vet Suffers Consequences Of IL's Inept Unemployment System
KONKOL COLUMN: Carlton Jones is still waiting for help after getting ghosted by Illinois' broken unemployment system.
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Former House Speaker Michael Madigan Resigns State Rep. Seat
Madigan says he will "leave office at peace with my decision," proud of many contributions to the state, "knowing I’ve made a difference."
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Slain Bridgeport Handyman Left Behind A Legacy Of Giving
KONKOL COLUMN: Bridgeport fix-it guy Alva Besst — who tried to help anybody, anyway he could — was "a damn good guy who went away too soon."
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'Destroyer of Newspapers' To Purchase Chicago Tribune Publishing
Tribune Publishing agrees to sell the Chicago Tribune and nine other newspapers to Alden Global Capital for $630 million.
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No Joke: East Coast Firm Close To Purchasing Second City Theater
Financial Times reports Strauss Zelnick's private equity firm could reach deal to purchase the legendary comedy company.
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