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As travel rebounds, airlines offer perks like a $10,000 signing bonus to draw new employees

Airlines are racing to hire workers as they anticipate more travelers returning to the skies, and some are offering incentives to try to draw new employees.

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Masks remain the rule in Chicago Public Schools ‘for now’ as rest of Illinois mostly ditches them; CEO says he’s reviewing guidance

CHICAGO — Masks mandates are ending in most of Chicago and Illinois Monday, but not in the state’s largest school district.

Chicago Tribune

Breaking down 10 potential candidates to be Illinois State’s new basketball coach

The following short list of 10 potential candidates for the Illinois State job is one with some very realistic targets and some that may be a reach but worth talking about.

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Road trip with a dog? Tips for making you both happy

Planning a road trip with your dog

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McCormick Place raises the ante in casino stakes

Plans for a comeback in Chicago’s convention trade can’t be separated from the debate over where to put a casino.

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Billionaire Ken Griffin hits Pritzker hard on crime, but his firms have millions invested in gun and ammunition makers, records show

Griffin’s hedge fund and market-maker firm reported more than $86 million in investments and holdings in such companies as of December. A company spokesman says Griffin doesn’t choose Citadel’s stock holdings.

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Corn roll tamales: not awesome, perhaps, but uniquely Chicago

CHICAGO — Served straight from metal steamers at Italian beef and hot dog stands across the city, corn roll tamales were invented in Chicago. Though perhaps not all that awesome, the corn roll tamale is a Chicago original, and we have found ways to love it.

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Chicago’s mental health resources for young Black and brown men need an overhaul — and a group of them are researching how to do it

CHICAGO -- The collective trauma of seeing 13-year-old Adam Toledo shot to death on police body camera footage in March 2021 was not a new sensation for young Black and brown men on the city’s West Side.

Chicago Tribune

Masks can come off Monday in most places in Illinois

CHICAGO — Just shy of the second anniversary of his proclamation declaring the coronavirus a statewide disaster, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will try again to turn the page on COVID-19 restrictions Monday when he lifts his much-contested mask mandate for most indoor public places.

Chicago Tribune

More questions than answers on traffic stop involving CPD official’s car

These are known facts: The chief of the Internal Affairs division’s car was not impounded, her niece was not arrested, and the officers involved were removed from their street duties.

Chicago Sun-Times

Expected it to run for at least a year: Shrenu Parikh on Ghar Ek Mandir–Kripa Agrasen Maharaj Ki going off air

Shrenu Parikh, who recently wrapped up shooting for Ghar Ek Mandir–Kripa Agrasen Maharaj Ki, is slightly disappointed about the show (it was launched in August 2021) going off air. Talking to us from Chicago, Shrenu, who left for the US immediately after shooting for the last episode to spend some…

The Times of India

Ja Morant went off again and continued smashing Grizzlies records

In a night to remember in Chicago, Morant reminded everyone why he's so special.

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Chicago area grapples with reducing road salt as chloride levels rise in waterways, Lake Michigan

CHICAGO — During icy Midwest winters, a Chicagoan’s step onto the sidewalk is often met with a familiar crunch underfoot. But salt, used to keep roads safe for driving and sidewalks safe for walking, comes with an ecological price: It ends up in our water, and once it’s there, it’s…

Chicago Tribune

Two killed, including 16-year-old boy, and 10 wounded in Chicago over weekend

The teen was in the first block of East Grand Avenue Monday morning about 2 a.m. when he was shot twice in the chest and once in the knee, Chicago police said.

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Horoscope for Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022

Moon Alert Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Capricorn into Aquarius. Aries (March 21-April 19) For one more week,...

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Which Love is Blind couples from season two are still together? The final couples revealed

The season two finale dropped on Netflix 25 February

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‘I have to do something’ woman protesting Russian invasion of Ukraine says at Loop rally

Demonstrators walked throughout the Loop chanting "USA support Ukraine," "Hands off Ukraine," and "Putin stop the war."

The Independent UK

Prayers and despair: Ukrainians in the US decry invasion

Ukrainians in the United States are praying for friends and family, donating money and supplies, and registering outrage

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18-year-old charged with vandalizing Bean in Millennium Park

Diego Corona was arrested after someone confronted him and chased him into the Loop, according to Chicago police.

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Chicago outdoors: Tombstone & doe, skull & antlers, sandhill cranes on the move, and most extreme rogue wave

A doe sheltering by a tombstone, a found deer skull and antlers, sandhill cranes on the move, and the most extreme rogue wave are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Did you know playing frisbee isn’t just something to do with your dog?

Twenty-five teams across the United States and in Canada play in the American Ultimate Disc League, including the Chicago Union.

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Multimedia journalism project examines resilience through faith, prayer

Two reporters set out to mark their journey, covering every march in Chicago over 12 hot and muggy weeks.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago speed cameras nabbed drivers around school when kids weren’t in class: ‘6 mph over and they’ll ticket you every time’

CHICAGO — The city of Chicago has framed its school speed camera program as a way to keep kids safe, pushing back against claims it’s a cash grab by pointing to a simple rule: Drivers don’t get tickets on days students aren’t in class.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trivia time: Wishing we could lose this wait

As the lockout drags on, here are more questions involving our local teams to tide you over

Chicago Tribune

Pritzker halts Illinois' school mask mandate with arrival of new CDC guidance

CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said new federal COVID-19 guidance unveiled Friday will allow the state of Illinois to remove its school mask mandate on Monday, coinciding with the halting of the hotly debated virus mitigation strategy for the general public.

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