Brandmeier returns to airwaves
May 28, 2020(First of two parts) Johnny B is back! Chicago area radio personality Jonathon Brandmeier is back on the air and doing it his way. Brandmeier, who ruled the local airwaves…
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Leavitt: The end of innocence
May 27, 2020As I drove up to the address, I saw the man lying on the driveway, his arm covering his face. It was clear he wouldn’t be getting up and going anywhere ever again. The police were…
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Lake, McHenry counties won’t make enforcing boating limits a priority
May 20, 2020The Memorial Day weekend is traditionally considered to be the “unofficial” start to the boating season on the Chain O’Lakes and Fox River systems, a recreational destination…
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Leavitt: Please don’t make me write your obituary
May 20, 2020I may be getting used to people dying. I never thought I’d say those words. But they’re true, at least for now. It started in mid-March when my old friend Thomas “Hawk” Greer…
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COVID-19 devours local jobs
May 18, 2020Groupon had become an online go-to spot for deals from local merchants, event venues and travel destinations. However, when those merchants are not open, events are not happening and…
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Leavitt: The dead don’t vote
May 13, 2020Occasionally, something you see on Twitter actually makes a lot of sense. “People screaming to end (the stay-at-home orders) are like somebody who jumps out of a plane and realizes…
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Leavitt: The difference between hardship and entertainment
May 6, 2020I got in a Red Line car at the Jarvis station with a few people aboard. They included a gent in a dirty winter coat eating a barbecue chicken dinner spread out on the seat next to him,…
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Metra making more changes to weekend, weekday service
May 5, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing Metra to change not only weekday service but also weekend schedules. Effective Saturday, May 9, most Metra lines operating weekend service — except…
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