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Watch 14 minutes of new details on Pokémon Violet and Scarlet
At this point, there’s not much information Nintendo can share about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet short of just giving us…
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HTC teases a new smaller Vive VR headset
While Meta and TikTok owner ByteDance battle to be the premium social media / metaverse company making virtual or augmented…
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Peloton CEO gives company six months to prove it can survive on its own
Peloton is cutting another 500 jobs, or 12 percent of its workforce, as it attempts to turn around its struggling…
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Uber is back in the robotaxi game after signing 10-year deal with Motional
Nearly two years after selling its autonomous vehicle research division to a competitor, Uber is finally back in the robotaxi…
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Founding father of Chicago recycling says city damaged his popular North Side center, but city says it was cleaning up
For Ken Dunn, the tracks told the story. Dunn, a leader in Chicago recycling for four decades, arrived at work…
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The clock is running out for Google to put a dent in the duopoly
Google has never had the best track record for sticking with its hardware concepts, but with increasingly ominous messages coming…
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Daywatch: The Tylenol murders, part 4: The writer of an extortion letter turns out to be a man once accused of a grisly murder
Good morning, Chicago. The investigation into the Tylenol murders was struggling for leads when a letter arrived at a Johnson…
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Dom’s Kitchen & Market to make suburban debut with Oak Park store in former Marshall Field’s building
The Oak Park Village Board approved a sales tax rebate program to allow the owners of the vintage building at…
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker and GOP challenger Darren Bailey facing off in first televised debate
First-term Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and GOP nominee for governor Darren Bailey are facing off Thursday night in their first…
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Apple iPhone 14 Plus review: a big deal
This is the new iPhone that most people want. It’s not the iPhone with the neat new display features or…
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Alexi Giannoulias and Dan Brady offer differing visions for Illinois secretary of state’s office
The major party candidates for Illinois secretary of state in November’s election squared off Wednesday on issues including modernizing the…
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Jerry Vainisi, general manager of the Chicago Bears Super Bowl XX championship team, dies at 80
Former Chicago Bears executive Jerry Vainisi, the general manager when the team won Super Bowl XX in January 1986, died…
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Riverside-Brookfield HS teacher on paid leave following accusation he sexually abused, ‘groomed’ former student athlete
A teacher at Riverside Brookfield High School is on paid leave after he was accused of “grooming” a student athlete…
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Know the price-matching policies for Best Buy, Target, Walmart, and others
Nothing is more frustrating than buying a new pair of headphones, an OLED, or a backpack just to find out…
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Google Pixel and Nexus: a visual history of every model to date
Several years ago, if someone told you they had an Android phone, then it would have been safe to assume…
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Jim DeStefano, architect who worked on projects in Chicago and worldwide, dies
Jim DeStefano was a prolific Chicago-based architect for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and later at his own shop, DeStefano +…
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Veteran ABC 7 news anchor Alan Krashesky retiring after four decades at Chicago TV station
A soft-spoken and seemingly ageless presence at WLS-Ch. 7, Alan Krashesky is stepping down after four decades as an anchor…
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Community organizers call on Lightfoot administration to address environmental justice complaint
Community organizers and local leaders are urging Mayor Lori Lightfoot to negotiate a resolution to an environmental justice complaint after…
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Amazon suspends at least 50 workers after fire protest
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has suspended at least 50 warehouse employees who refused to work their shifts following a…
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Spotify is ramping up its efforts to find misinformation in podcasts
Spotify is acquiring Kinzen, a startup that specializes in using machine learning to analyze content and report potentially harmful statements…
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You shouldn’t need multiple apps to control a smartwatch
It’s an unfortunate truth that getting a smartwatch usually means needing multiple apps to control one device. And it looks…
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Purdue University student arrested in killing of roommate
A Purdue University student was arrested Wednesday in the killing of his roommate in their campus dorm room, authorities said.…
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Every camera should copy the Google Pixel’s handy level feature
Ever since the Pixel 5 came out in 2020, Google implemented a handy level feature in its camera app that…
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Now Instagram’s bringing ads to profiles and the Explore page, too
We already get ads when scrolling through feeds on the Explore page, but now, Instagram says businesses can put ads…
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Elon’s biggest Twitter free speech question is in the courts, not on the platform
Back in April, Elon Musk wanted to buy Twitter to save free speech. Now, he’s apparently buying Twitter again, and…
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Samsung’s latest foldables are matching their lowest price ever
Both of Samsung’s foldable phones are currently matching their best prices ever. Available for $999.99 at launch, the 128GB configuration…
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Facebook adds “show more” and “show less” controls to adjust what you see on your Feed
Meta is rolling out updates to the Facebook Feed that give users additional ways to tell the company what kind…
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President Joe Biden to focus on hurricane victims in Florida, not politics
President Joe Biden will visit hurricane-ravaged Florida with a pledge that federal, state and local governments will work as one…
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Peacock adds 2 million paid subscribers following months-long drought
Shell says the growth was “driven by content,” citing the end of NBC’s content-sharing deal with Hulu in September, which…
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Watch the Crew-5 mission blast off on a SpaceX rocket
The history-making Crew-5 mission is about to take off today from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SpaceX’s Dragon Endurance…
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Corsair’s new keyboard is so thin it almost doesn’t look mechanical
That premium price could have something to do with the keyboard’s mechanical switches, which are Cherry MX Ultra Low Profile…
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Elon Musk says he wants Twitter again and will pay $44 billion price
Elon Musk wants Twitter again — and Twitter is game. The billionaire Tesla CEO has proposed to buy the company…
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Intel Arc A750 and A770 review: new budget PC gaming contenders
Intel’s Arc graphics cards are finally here, and they’re priced to take on Nvidia’s popular RTX 3060 for budget PC…
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Businesses added 208,000 jobs in September, better than expected, ADP reports
A server prepares a Chili Dog at Ben’s Chili Bowl on August 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker |…
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Daywatch: The case of the vanishing deposit
Good morning, Chicago. For the first time since May, the entire state of Illinois is either at a low or…
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Stadia fans are refusing to let its controller die with the streaming service
Following the recent news that Google is shutting down Stadia in January, fans of the service are finding ways to…
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Behold the fat bezel on the new Pixel Watch
There have been rumors its bezel would be thick, and this leaked image of Google’s new Pixel Watch has given…
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The case of the vanishing deposit: Barrington woman defrauded in catfishing check scam that reveals vulnerability of bank accounts
Only when it was too late did Christine Settingsgaard see the red flags festooning her online boyfriend. He communicated by…
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The NLRB alleges that Apple “discriminated against employees” trying to unionize
The National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint against Apple, alleging that the company “discriminated against employees” at its…
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GOP contender Scott Gryder says local experience could help him unseat U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood in congressional race
Republican congressional hopeful Scott Gryder said he was inspired to challenge Democratic incumbent Lauren Underwood after boundaries were redrawn by…
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US to require more rest between shifts for flight attendants
Airlines will be required to give flight attendants at least 10 hours off duty between shifts, one more hour than…
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Amazon curbs corporate retail hiring for the rest of 2022
The hiring freeze includes all corporate and technology positions for Amazon’s retail and operations, which account for the bulk of…
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Waukegan City Council meeting features protest signs, chants, calls for resignations — and arrest of local Black Lives Matter founder
Charging a former Waukegan police officer in the 2020 shooting death of Marcellis Stinnette was apparently not enough for a…
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Rivian has good news about its EVs and some not-so-good news about its factory plans
Rivian made over 7,000 electric vehicles over the last three months and reaffirmed its goal to produce 25,000 vehicles by…
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Afternoon Briefing: Monkeypox cases are way down in Chicago — but it’s not over yet
Good afternoon, Chicago. The quick summer spread of the once rare monkeypox virus jolted Chicago health officials and community leaders…
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Why the Federal Reserve won’t be so quick to ease up on its fight against inflation
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaks during a Fed Listens event in Washington, D.C., US, on Friday,…
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Meta’s shutting down its Substack competitor after less than two years
Meta will be shutting down its newsletter platform, Bulletin, “by early 2023,” according to a statement emailed to The Verge…
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Rivian production accelerates in third quarter. Normal plant on pace to build 25,000 EV trucks this year
Startup EV manufacturer Rivian accelerated production by 67% in the third quarter, with more than 7,300 electric trucks rolling off…
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Samsung unveils ambitious five-year plan to manufacture advanced chips
Samsung has announced a five-year plan to expand its production capacity for advanced chips by 2027. The timeline could help…
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Chicago judge who was overseeing police consent decree and the Ald. Burke case is leaving for SCOTUS job
U.S. District Judge Robert Dow, whose high-profile cases include the Chicago police consent decree and the racketeering charges against Ald.…
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