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  1. 14 hours ago

    Half of all Americans say they or someone in their household has either lost hours or a job because of the coronavirus, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

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  2. 15 hours ago

    There’s bipartisan concern that the coronavirus pandemic will disrupt voting in November’s presidential election, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center.

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  3. 16 hours ago

    Today’s milestone comes as a new lawsuit seeks to lift Gov. JB Pritzker’s stay-at-home order. That story and more are in today’s Rundown.

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  4. 16 hours ago

    Illinois has exceeded 50,000 COVID-19 cases. The uptick is due to an increase in testing, with over 14,000 tests run in the last 24 hours.

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  5. 17 hours ago

    Bad hair days and bedhead abound with barbershops and salons closed due to COVID-19 — but don’t break out your Flowbee just yet.

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  6. 17 hours ago

    Have you had trouble avoiding people at the grocery store? Or had a runner get too close?

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  7. 18 hours ago

    Unlike a previous lawsuit, this new one is meant to apply to everyone in Illinois — not just the state representative from Machesney Park.

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    Apr 28

    "Listen, nobody’s into online dating." We talk with a pair of dating coaches on a new episode of The Introvert's Guide to the Good Life.

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  9. 19 hours ago

    After a worker at a beauty supply factory near Chicago died of COVID-19, her former co-workers sought help from a new advocate: the Illinois attorney general’s office. More from :

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  10. 20 hours ago

    The coronavirus pandemic is likely to trigger the sharpest recession in the United States since the Great Depression.

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  11. 20 hours ago

    The Chicago-based company is cutting about 10% of its workforce and slowing production of planes to deal with a downturn in business during the pandemic.

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  12. 21 hours ago

    Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi raised concerns about denied travel insurance claims, warning that “companies should not be profiteering off this crisis.”

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  13. 21 hours ago

    Basic insurance policies generally don’t cover pandemics, even when travelers can’t reach destinations due to travel restrictions.

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  14. 22 hours ago

    Almost three out of four Americans favor universal access to mail voting, a new Pew Research Center poll finds.

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  15. 23 hours ago

    As the weather gets nicer, it can be harder to social distance in outdoor spaces. Even when finding solutions, it’s important to remember to have empathy.

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  16. 23 hours ago

    What's in the newest CPS budget? Two union wins from last fall: A 3% raise for staff and hiring more teachers for special education. But CEO Janice Jackson admits we're living in a time of uncertainty — and school budgets aren't immune.

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  17. Apr 28

    The increased budget comes despite potential revenue losses resulting from a post-COVID-19 economy — and during a period of increasing uncertainty.

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  18. Apr 28

    One the state's highest day of COVID-19 deaths so far, Pritzker unleashed a blistering tirade against the "cheap political stunt" that dealt a temporary legal blow to the governor’s stay-at-home order.

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  19. Apr 28

    Doulas normally support new mothers in the delivery room, but with hospitals restricting visitors due to COVID-19, they’ve had to adapt their services.

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    Apr 28

    For years, hospitals have complained that private Medicaid health insurers w/lucrative state contracts don't pay on time -- if at all. Saint Anthony Hospital on the Near West Side just sued IL & says it has 2 days of cash on hand to pay its bills.

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