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USPS hiring to help resolve mail delivery delays on Chicago's North Side

ABC Chicago 12/1 10:08P WLS

Help is coming for some residents on Chicago's North Side who say their mail has been delayed.

Chicago charities hope Giving Tuesday helps kick-start support amid pandemic

ABC Chicago 12/1 10:08P John Garcia

Many charities are seeing a big drop in support because of the pandemic, which has created tough economic times for many.

Officials Making Final Plans for COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout as Treatment Approval Nears

NBC Chicago (Local) 12/1 10:01P

Officials at the local, state and federal level are continuing to lay out their plans for the coronavirus vaccine, and while a critical Centers for Disease Control and...

On 12th anniversary of Mumbai massacre, India wants Chicagoan in hangman's noose

ABC Chicago 12/1 8:08P Chuck Goudie

In India on this day a dozen years ago, the nation was numb and its biggest city, Mumbai, was mopping up blood from a terror siege that left hundreds dead and wounded.

Chicago rent, mortgage payments missed due to unemployment could lead to post-COVID housing crisis,...

ABC Chicago 12/1 8:08P Liz Nagy

The first of the month is here again and millions of people are still unable to make an all-important living payment. Some politicians worry that could lead to a housing...

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Hubbard Street creates under a changing artistic sky

Chicago Reader (Arts & Culture) 12/1 9:40A Irene Hsiao

The company's new dance film project captures the "sea change" of precarious times. Jacqueline Burnett, statuesque, iconic. She stands, as if chiseled into the air, with a stoic determination, perched...

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Chicago Reader (Lit & Lectures) 12/1 9:20A

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Puerto Rico’s Ìfé honor the dead with percussive electronic prayers

Chicago Reader (Lit & Lectures) 12/1 2:00A Catalina Maria Johnson

While sheltering at home in San Juan during Puerto Rico’s lockdown this spring, Ìfé bandleader Otura Mun wrote a new EP, The Living Dead | Ashé Bogbo Egun. The producer, composer, and percussionist,...

Fringe Christmas music is the best Christmas music

Chicago Reader (Lit & Lectures) 11/30 7:30A Leor Galil

Chicago singer-songwriter Ian Iversen does his part to redeem Christmas music with the cheeky retro new wave of “Santa.” Normally it bothers me how Christmas invades every facet of life the day after...

Aurora Festival Of Lights Opens For 14th Year

CBS Chicago (Best Of) 11/30 7:23A Best Of – CBS Chicago

AURORA, Ill. (CBS/AP) One of the largest outdoor displays of holiday lights in northern Illinois has opened for its 14th year. The Aurora Festival of Lights is open from 5:00...

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Extra! Extra! Chicago Food Writing Inside!

Chicago Reader (Food & Drink) 11/25 6:15A Mike Sula

Read all about it in the Chicago FoodCultura Clarion . This week some copies of the Reader’s print edition are served with a lagniappe.…

Tony B's Steak Chips, you were a mistake

Chicago Reader (Food & Drink) 11/24 7:45A Mike Sula

Tony Balestreri's meat snacks were inspired by jazz cabbage In the early weeks of the pandemic I felt like I was thrust to the height of my creative powers, snatching perfect combinations of words and...

‘If I could run away, I would’

Chicago Reader (Food & Drink) 11/20 7:45A Maura Turcotte

Restaurant owners of color struggle to stay afloat during the pandemic. Omelets alongside tortas and Polish sausages, pink lemonade next to agua fresca de pepino, Valentina hot sauce next to Heinz...

The power of the Snack Collective pivot

Chicago Reader (Food & Drink) 11/20 4:00A Mike Sula

Three Vietnamese American chefs do it their way and offer a boost to their friends. I used to struggle to keep up with the number of restaurants that opened each week in Chicago.…

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Hubbard Street creates under a changing artistic sky

Chicago Reader (Style) 12/1 9:40A Irene Hsiao

The company's new dance film project captures the "sea change" of precarious times. Jacqueline Burnett, statuesque, iconic. She stands, as if chiseled into the air, with a stoic determination, perched...

So fresh & so clean

Chicago Reader (Style) 12/1 9:20A

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50 Moments That Shaped Chicago

Chicago Magazine 12/1 3:14A

It’s been an epic half century. To celebrate the magazine’s 50th birthday, we’ve ranked the past five decades’ most significant events, drawing on our own archives to bring...

Puerto Rico’s Ìfé honor the dead with percussive electronic prayers

Chicago Reader (Style) 12/1 2:00A Catalina Maria Johnson

While sheltering at home in San Juan during Puerto Rico’s lockdown this spring, Ìfé bandleader Otura Mun wrote a new EP, The Living Dead | Ashé Bogbo Egun. The producer, composer, and percussionist,...

One Month in Charleston

Sequins and Stripes 12/1 1:39A Liz

I m writing this as we are just waking up at home after spending a month in Charleston. It was such a special time together! I didn t think about the fact that when we booked this house for the month...

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Work Cut Out For Bulls As Training Camp Officially Gets Under Way

CBS Chicago (Sports) 12/1 5:56P Chicago Sports News And Updates

DEERFIELD, Ill. (CBS) Bulls training camp was officially under way Tuesday, starting with three days of individual workouts. The first preseason game is already coming up on...

14 Points For Teyvion Kirk As UIC Flames Top Valparaiso

CBS Chicago (Sports) 12/1 5:53P Chicago Sports News And Updates

CHICAGO (AP) — Teyvion Kirk had 14 points and 14 assists off the bench to carry UIC to a 66-50 win over Valparaiso on Tuesday night. Braelen Bridges added 12 points, Brian...

La Russa Scheduled to Change Plea in Drunken Driving Case

NBC Chicago (Sports) 12/1 5:49P

Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa is scheduled to change his plea to misdemeanor charges stemming from his drunken driving arrest nine months ago on a freeway in...

White Sox Name Tony La Russa's Coaching Staff

NBC Chicago (Sports) 12/1 4:28P

The Chicago White Sox have named their coaching staff for new manager Tony La Russa, including new bench coach Miguel Cairo and new pitching coach Ethan Katz. Cairo, who spent...

Chicago Bears Live Blog: Packers Strike First With Hicks, Foles Out for Chicago

NBC Chicago (Sports) 11/29 6:09P

The Chicago Bears are looking to snap a four-game losing streak on Sunday night when they take on the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. The Bears, who started the season...

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Coronavirus In Chicago: Great Lakes Clinical Trials Launches COVID-19 Antibody Drug Trial

CBS Chicago (Health) 12/1 12:32P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Great Lakes Clinical Trials launched a new coronavirus antibody drug trial in Andersonville on Tuesday. The trial is part of Operation Warp Speed, which is...

Coronavirus: CDC Advisers Vote To Recommend First Access To Vaccine Go To Health Care Workers,...

CBS Chicago (Health) 12/1 11:40A Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel on Tuesday took a vote to recommend that health care workers and residents of long-term care...

COVID-19 In Chicago: Minority Groups Want To Ensure Equal Access To Coronavirus Vaccine

CBS Chicago (Health) 11/29 5:14P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) As we get closer to the distribution of a coronavirus vaccine, minority communities across Chicago want to make sure they get equal access – since they have...

COVID-19 In Chicago: Health Care Workers Brace For Thanksgiving Superspreader Event On Top Of...

CBS Chicago (Health) 11/29 4:55P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) CHICAGO (CBS) A superspreader event on top of a COVID-19 surge – that is what health care workers are preparing for around the country and right in Chicago. As...

Coronavirus In Chicago: Sheriff Tom Dart Says Containment Has Been Success At Cook County Jail, But...

CBS Chicago (Health) 11/28 2:38P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Officials announced Saturday that Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has tested positive for the coronavirus. He is not sure where he contracted COVID-19, but for...

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