Coronavirus live blog, April 1, 2021: An average of 519 Chicagoans are testing positive for COVID-19 each day as health officials warn to skip Easter celebrationson April 1, 2021 at 11:00 pm

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Latest 6 p.m. Coronavirus spike all the more reason to skip Easter celebrations, Chicago's top doc says In-person Easter celebrations…

Jon “Boog” Sciambi shines in Cubs debut on Marquee Sports Networkon April 1, 2021 at 11:50 pm

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Jon "Boog" Sciambi didn't take long to crack his first joke. In the top of the first inning of his…

Foundation officials vow to make public their progress on Obama Center minority hiring, contracting goalson April 1, 2021 at 11:53 pm

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With groundbreaking for the Obama Presidential Center likely in September -- and with creating a diverse local workforce a priority…

No room for excuses as detention centers fill up with tens of thousands of migrant childrenon April 2, 2021 at 12:09 am

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In February, the new Biden administration came under fire for opening the first of several emergency detention center to house…

Mayor, community call for release of video after 13-year-old boy killed by officer in what police called an ‘armed confrontation’on April 2, 2021 at 12:37 am

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After police shot and killed a 13-year-old boy in what officials described as an "armed confrontation" in Little Village early…

Cubs as cold as the weather in Opening Day loss to the Pirateson April 1, 2021 at 10:23 pm

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For the first time since September 2019, a sizable crowd saw a baseball game at Wrigley Field as the Cubs…

Cubs fans welcomed back to Wrigley Field for Opening Dayon April 1, 2021 at 11:14 pm

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Thousands of overjoyed Cubs fans returned to Wrigley Field for the first time in over a year Thursday for an…

Mayor, community call for release of video after 13-year-old boy killed by officer in what police called an ‘armed confrontation’on April 1, 2021 at 11:40 pm

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After police shot and killed a 13-year-old boy in what officials described as an "armed confrontation" in Little Village early…

Chicago Cubs: Tough way to begin a season with question markson April 1, 2021 at 11:05 pm

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PITTSBURGH, PA - SEPTEMBER 23: Kyle Hendricks #28 of the Chicago Cubs delivers a pitch in the first inning during…

Man charged with murder during botched armed robbery at Far South Side gas stationMatthew Hendricksonon April 1, 2021 at 10:14 pm

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Cook County Jail. | Sun-Times file photo When Rodney Hawkins, 20, and two others tried to steal cash, shoes and…