New farmers markets hope to grow on people
May 5, 2020Please don’t squeeze the cherries — or anything else, for that matter. Area residents are finding a different kind of farmers markets as the annual spring and summer outdoor selling…
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New rules for Evanston Farmers’ Market help people keep their distance
May 4, 2020A couple of thousand people were expected to attend the launch of the Downtown Evanston Farmers’ Market on May 2 at University Place and Oak Avenue with 36 vendors. Due to…
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Lawsuit contends Chase steers preferred clients to front of line for PPP loans
May 3, 2020A small-business owner in the near-west suburbs of Chicago wants to send a message to big banks and their big-name clients. Stacy Hawkins Armstrong, the owner of Sha-Poppin Gourmet…
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Pedestrians killed in I-57 accident
May 2, 2020Two people were killed April 26 when struck on Interstate 57 in Cook County. A 35-year-old Chicago woman and a 34-year-old Bolingbrook man died after being hit by a car at 4:26 a.m….
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Golf courses to reopen with state limitations in place
May 2, 2020Illinois golf courses officially reopened on May 1, much to the delight of both hardcore enthusiasts and casual players sidelined since fall. But a return to the fairways has a catch…
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Ives, 6th District residents help food pantries
May 2, 2020Republican congressional candidate Jeanne Ives conducted a food drive April 25 to assist local food pantries. The candidate in the 6th Congressional District noted that due to the unprecedented…
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Teen charged in Chicago Heights murder
May 1, 2020An unrelated police pursuit led to a Chicago teen being charged in connection with a Chicago Heights murder. Michael Caraway, 18, a resident of the 2900 block of South State Street,…
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Juvenile detainees in Cook County test positive for coronavirus
May 1, 2020Two more detainees at Cook County’s Juvenile Temporary Detention Center have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the facility’s total of infected detainees to five. The Office…
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Sportswriter brings 1908 Chicago Cubs to life in novel
April 30, 2020It was said by the late Waukegan newspaperman, Dan O’ Shea, that “Every reporter has one good book in them.” The lack of sports events during the pandemic has left a large hole…
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Leavitt: A primer on living with dying alone
April 29, 2020The music played, and I remembered what it was like to lose love forever. Brahms Clarinet Quintet, Opus 115. I’d never heard it before, and I didn’t know much about Johannes Brahms….
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