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Feb 3, 2021

Durbin Says McConnell Had ‘Casablanca’ Moment With Complaints Over Partisanship

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin on efforts to get President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief plan passed as Republicans decry a “partisan” approach from Democrats.

Feb 3, 2021

Head of McCormick Place Hopes for a 2021 Convention Rebound

Chicago’s convention industry took a huge financial hit when COVID-19 shut down the city. McCormick Place, North America’s largest convention center, is looking to rebound this summer with dozens of events scheduled through the end of the year.

Feb 3, 2021

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Feb 2, 2021

As CPS Talks Continue, Some Suburban Schools Reopen

Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Teachers Union negotiators spent Tuesday back at the bargaining table as they attempt to reach an agreement on how to reopen schools safely. Districts and teachers throughout the Chicago area have likewise worked to broker agreements, to varying degrees of success.

Feb 2, 2021

How Nursing Homes Are Faring With COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

The first round of COVID-19 vaccination administration to skilled nursing homes in Illinois is complete, and assisted living sites are set to finish their first round by Feb. 15. We discuss the state of the pandemic in nursing homes.

Feb 2, 2021

Biden Meets Republicans on Virus Aid, But No Quick Deal

President Joe Biden told Republican senators during a two-hour meeting Monday night he’s unwilling to settle on an insufficient coronavirus aid package after they pitched their slimmed down $618 billion proposal that’s a fraction of the $1.9 trillion he is seeking.

Feb 2, 2021

Dangerously Cold Weather Expected to Hit Chicago Area

After getting walloped by two big snowstorms, the area is now bracing for bitter cold later this week. We asked Argonne National Laboratory climate scientist Scott Collis what to expect, and what’s driving the arctic chill.

Feb 2, 2021

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Feb 1, 2021

CPS Parents Caught in the Middle as Negotiations Drag On

Monday was supposed to be the first day back for thousands of Chicago Public Schools students who wanted to return to in-person learning. Instead, it was another day of remote learning — and it’s just the sort of last-minute maneuvering that’s frustrating parents.

Feb 1, 2021

Ageism and the Pandemic: How COVID-19 Exacerbates Tech Issues for Older Adults

One week ago, Illinois entered Phase 1B of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, which includes people ages 65 and older. But signing up to get the vaccine can be complicated — especially for older adults.

Feb 1, 2021

Fight The Man: What GameStop’s Surge Says About Online Mobs

It’s a fable for our times: Small-time investors band together to take down greedy Wall Street hedge funds using the stock of a troubled video-game store. But the revolt of online stock-traders suggests much more. 

Feb 1, 2021

Rediscovered Interviews from WTTW Show ‘Our People’ Still Resonate, 50 Years Later

From 1968 to 1972, WTTW aired a groundbreaking weekly show hosted by the late Jim Tilmon. Until recently, we thought all but a couple of episodes had been lost. Chicago author, photographer and architecture critic Lee Bey helps us blow the dust off five of the interviews we recently rediscovered.

Feb 1, 2021

Congo Square Theatre Talks About Sharing Black Stories, Virtually

When the pandemic hit, theaters across the country were faced with the harsh reality that they were among the first to close their doors — and would be among the last to reopen. How one Chicago theater company has taken its stage online. 

Feb 1, 2021

CPS Won’t Lock Out AWOL Teachers in Hopes of Reaching Deal, Preventing Strike

Chicago teachers who did not show up for in-person work Monday will not be locked out of their Google education suites in a “gesture of good faith” from city leaders hoping to reach a deal over a safe school reopening plan and avoid a potential strike.
Feb 1, 2021

Crain’s Headlines: A New Gig for Theo Epstein

The former president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs has got himself another gig. Crain’s Chicago Business editor Ann Dwyer has details on that story and more business news.