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Chicago’s plan for reopening
“Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s detailed her “Protecting Chicago” plan for reopening the city after the coronavirus pandemic Friday afternoon.“ | learn more
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A frustrated Cubs fan once wrote to other teams offering his allegiance
“After lifelong Cubs fan Don Costello died last week, his son unearthed 1981 letters from MLB teams rejecting his offer to come to their team as a “free-agent fan.” | learn more
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Keeping Chicago pedestrian-friendly post-lockdown
Since car traffic has decreased pedestrians and bikers have taken a larger share of the road. How can we keep it that way? | learn more
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A tale of two headlines: when Illinois moved quickly to buy masks
Illinois’ Governor Pritzker moved relatively quickly to increase the local supply of masks for healthcare workers. Though N95 was the approved standard, they were in short supply so the state’s purchases included KN95 masks too (now deemed OK by CDC). […]
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Chicago narcotics arrests are way down
As you might expect, even police are hesitant to violate social distancing these days. | learn more
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Shipwrecks visible from sky above Lake Michigan
“Each spring on Lake Michigan, if you’re lucky, you’ll be able to see shipwrecks due to the incredibly clear springtime waters.” | learn more
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The chickens, ducks and goats of Chicago
Until recently, we had a farm a block from our house with goats and chickens and it was a big hit with the kids. “Chicago doesn’t have any regulations limiting the number of livestock someone can have in the city, […]
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Businesses rack up $120k in fines violating stay home order
“So far, the city has issued 21 citations among … eight businesses, which included a gym that stayed open, a grocery store that didn’t take steps to enforce social distancing and a bar that continued to serve patrons in-house…” | learn more
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Raising money for local hourly workers
“Chicago Hospitality United is a grassroots effort to raise funds for hourly hospitality workers affected by the mandated shutdown of bars and restaurants to contain COVID-19.” This is a collaboration between a restaurant operator and Stock Mfg, the makers of […]
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These Chicago startups are hiring right now
This is great! From Josh Inglis, founder of marketing agency Propllr: “I’ve been reaching out to Chicago startups to see who is hiring – not just to see who has a careers page up, but to learn who is actively […]