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Posted inHealth
COVIDâs Long Shadow
Post-COVID clinics in Chicago provide specialized care for people experiencing COVID symptoms long after infection.
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Free COVID tests by mail
Free COVID tests by mail You can once again order four free rapid COVID tests per household via covidtests.gov. Those interested will need to enter their name and address into the website, and the tests will be delivered by the USPS for free. This is the second time the Joe Biden administration has invested in […]
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Families Reflect on the End of Money Bond
The Weekly spoke to people in bond court before and after the Pretrial Fairness Act abolished money bond.
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The Gift of Space
Pilot program fosters space sharing between artists and sacred places of worship on South Side.
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Workers at Museum of Science and Industry Unionize
PPE accommodations and pay inequity were among the issues that spurred the union drive.
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Blissing Out: Ling Maâs ‘Bliss Montage’ Stretches the Familiar into the Surreal
The University of Chicago professor and author of ‘Severance’ on inspirations for her new book of short stories
Posted inPolitics
Conozca al candidato del Distrito 10: Ăscar SĂĄnchez
El organizador comunitario que se enfrentĂł al General Iron quiere llevar la cogobernanza a la oficina del distrito.
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Neighborhood park pools to reopen
Park pools to reopen After the great majority of the seventy-seven pools managed by the Chicago Park District were closed during the hottest days of June, this week the agency announced that it would reopen thirty-seven of them starting July 5. In response to public pressure, the new parks superintendent, Rosa Escareño, said a national […]
Posted inBusiness
In The Pandemic, Chinatown Restaurants Have StruggledâAnd Adapted
s a kid, Spencer Ng worked many roles at Triple Crown, a Chinatown dim sum restaurant his mother founded in 1995. Busboy, waiter, dishwasherâanything related to the restaurant, he did it. During the Great Recession in 2008, Ngâs mother lost more than half of the nine restaurants she owned in Chicagoland. Her mental health suffered and […]