CHICAGO — Some Chicago Public High School students will return to the classrooms Monday for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
This is the last group to have a hybrid in-person option. Thirty-six percent of students …
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Chicagoans 16 and older eligible to get COVID vaccine beginning Monday
CHICAGO – Beginning Monday, COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands for Chicagoans 16 and older.
The news comes after more than one million Chicago residents have been administered at least one shot of the vaccine, accounting for nearly half of the city’s …
Monday Forecast: Temps in lower 50s, cloudy with light rain
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Chicago area to see snow midweek
You’ve got to love April in Chicago! It’s a month of many weather extremes!
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Just this week, we are likely to move some rain Monday to winter coats and flakes of snow Tuesday. Even …
Tyrannosaurs may have hunted in packs like wolves, new research shows
KANAB, Utah (KDVR) — New research released Monday from the Bureau of Land Management in Utah indicates that tyrannosaur dinosaurs may not have been solitary predators, as in the movies, but social carnivores, similar to wolves.
The research is based …
This past snow season produced a lot of snow in a very short time. How does it stack up?
Dear Tom,
This past snow season produced a lot of snow in a very short time. How does it stack up?
Thanks, Roberta K. Libertyville
Dear Roberta,
Chicago’s 2020-21 snow season was practically a no-show with just 5.8 inches on …
Illinois health officials report 1,959 new cases of COVID-19, 22 deaths
SPRINGFIELD, Ill — The Illinois Department of Public Health Monday reported 1,959 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 22 additional deaths.
The deaths were reported in the following counties:
– Cook County: 1 female 50s, 3 …
Employers looking to fill high demand vacancies in Chicago’s skilled labor industry
LISLE, Ill. — With so many of our goods being delivered via truck, train, or plane, the infrastructure in the U.S. is in constant need of repair. The pandemic has put a strain on the Chicago skilled labor industry, leading …
‘Downton Abbey’ cast returning for sequel arriving in theaters in December
NEW YORK (AP) — The original principal cast of “Downton Abbey” are returning for a second film that will arrive in theaters December 22 this year, Focus Features announced Monday.
“Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes has written the sequel’s screenplay, …
Stalker arrested at Taylor Swift’s New York apartment building, police say
NEW YORK (AP) — A stalker who claims pop star Taylor Swift is communicating with him on social media was arrested on a trespassing charge after trying to break into the singer’s Manhattan apartment, police said Monday.
Hanks Johnson, 52, …