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I’m convinced the AirPods Max active noise cancellation has gotten worse
The active noise cancellation (ANC) in my one-week-old AirPods Max has gone soft. After updating to the latest firmware, version…
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More of The Verge’s favorite coffee and tea gadgets
Last year, we asked the staff of The Verge to tell us about their favorite coffee and tea brewers, grinders, and other…
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Yale’s latest smart lock covers all the smart home bases
There are three things I want from a smart lock: an attractive design, more than two ways to control it,…
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Power returns to Englewood’s Love Fridge with solar panel installation
After a summer spent lugging 130-pound batteries, calculating surface area measurements and digging a 100-foot-long trench through the former foundation…
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Chicago’s Harriet Tubman school — once united over its name change — now in turmoil over principal’s leadership; council has sought her dismissal
Chicago Public Schools leaders and elected officials gathered seven months ago to celebrate the renaming of a Lakeview elementary school…
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Chicago realtors say the local housing market is still strong despite the uptick in interest rates
Home sales across the nation slowed in recent months as interest rates started to creep up, but Chicago real estate…
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Bob Greene: The Tylenol tragedy goes beyond death
This column originally published in the Chicago Tribune on Oct. 18, 1982. If you are the Tylenol killer, some of…
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The Tylenol murders: The story of a 40-year-old unsolved case begins with a terrifying medical mystery
A suburban police detective climbs the steps of the main Cook County criminal courthouse in hopes of ending a 40-year-old…
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The Tylenol murders: Where were poisoned bottles purchased or discovered?
In the fall of 1982, eight bottles of Tylenol in the Chicago area were found to be tainted with potassium…
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The Tylenol murders, part 2: Cyanide-laced Tylenol was the murder weapon. But who was the killer?
Several months have passed since the suburban detective made his pitch to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office. Nothing has…
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‘Knocking on famine’s door’: UN food chief wants action now
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. food chief warned Thursday that the world is facing “a perfect storm on top…
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Cook County judge facing domestic violence charge put on restricted duties
Cook County Circuit Judge Carl Boyd, who is facing a misdemeanor count of domestic battery, was assigned to restricted duties…
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Vintage Chicago Tribune: Chicago Marathon — highs and lows from the race’s 45-year history
As the seasons change, we will soon welcome to our city some of the most elite runners in the world,…
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Joliet cops: Will County jail inmates posted bond with money they fraudulently obtained through COVID-related Paycheck Protection Program
Joliet police and federal authorities have arrested 15 people for filing fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loan applications while in custody…
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Cooper Roberts, 8, returns home after devastating July Fourth mass shooting
Eight-year-old Cooper Roberts has returned to his home after being shot during the Independence Day parade in Highland Park, his…
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Indiana abortion clinics reopening after judge blocks ban
INDIANAPOLIS — After an Indiana judge on Thursday blocked the state’s abortion ban from being enforced, phones starting ringing across…
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Cook County repeals its wheel tax, following moves by some suburbs to end vehicle sticker fees
Starting next June, about 50,000 drivers living in unincorporated Cook County will have one fewer tax to pay. The Cook…
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Arrest made in brutal Chinatown beating, carjacking in April: police
Five months after 61-year-old Jin Yut Lew was brutally beaten, robbed, carjacked and left for dead near the Chinatown neighborhood,…
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls on Democratic state Sens. Emil Jones III and Michael Hastings to resign
Seeking to move past the latest scandals embroiling Democratic state lawmakers as he aims for a second term, Gov. J.B.…
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Movement in the Tylenol murders: Law enforcement seeks to persuade prosecutors to act on ‘chargeable’ case
As the 40th anniversary of the 1982 Tylenol murders approaches, investigators are working with prosecutors on a now-or-maybe-never effort to…
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Daywatch: Former Waukegan police officer charged with murder
Good morning, Chicago. A former Waukegan police officer, who fired what Lake County’s chief prosecutor called “illegal” and “unnecessary” shots…
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Design unveiled for Discovery Partners Institute headquarters in The 78 development
Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and a host of other business and educational leaders from across Chicago unveiled Friday…
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Pilot Project Brewing opts against suburban expansion, heads to Milwaukee
Pilot Project Brewing considered heading to the Chicago suburbs to expand its unique model of launching new beer brands, but…
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Boat captain charged in fatal parasailing accident that killed Elk Grove Village woman in Florida
MARATHON, Fla. — A boat captain has been charged with manslaughter in a Memorial Day parasailing crash in the Florida…
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Legislation to force Big Tech to pay publishers for online news headed to Senate
Proposed legislation to force Big Tech to pay publishers for aggregating news content online is headed for the Senate after…
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Person critically injured in West Side building explosion has died
A person who was critically injured in an explosion in an Austin apartment building this week has died, the Chicago…
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Boeing will pay $200 million to settle charges with SEC
Boeing Co. will pay $200 million to settle allegations that the company and its former CEO misled investors about the…
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Chicago and suburbs reach low risk level for COVID-19 as new cases, hospitalizations decline
Chicago and Cook County moved from a medium to low COVID-19 community level Friday, according to the Chicago Department of…
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Outdoor street dining could be here to stay, as Lightfoot proposes annual permit program for Chicago restaurants, bars
A pandemic that wreaked havoc on restaurants might also have produced a silver lining — at least that’s the hope…
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Southwire to close Waukegan factory; ‘The 135 employees will be able to find meaningful work in this environment’
An $8 billion global maker of electrical products that employs 135 people in Waukegan will close its local factory effective…
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UK scaleup pioneers new ID verification technique: turning heads
A UK scale-up this week unveiled an industry-first approach to identity verification: asking users to turn their heads. Onfido, an…
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Medical examiner reports three shot, possible offender dead after barricade, fire at Oak Forest home
Four people died at an Oak Forest home Friday where police were on the scene of a barricade subject and…
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Saturday is the last day for Illinois residents to claim a cut of $100 million Google Photos privacy settlement
Illinois residents have until Saturday to submit claims for their cut of a $100 million class-action settlement reached this spring…
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These are the average salaries for software developers in Germany in 2022
This article was originally published on .cult by Mikaella C, Inês Almeida. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers.…
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State Sen. Emil Jones III pleads not guilty to bribery case, next court date four days before Nov. 8 general election
Shortly after pleading not guilty to federal bribery charges Friday, Illinois state Sen. Emil Jones III was told his case…
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New email scams even fool cybersecurity experts
We all like to think we’re immune to scams. We scoff at emails from an unknown sender offering us £2…
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Oi devs! Here’s why your next career move should be in sustainability
Are you looking for your next developer role? Well, you might want to consider a gig at a company aiming…
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Fugitive slave Jim Gray’s dramatic escape from Ottawa will be commemorated during dedication of historical marker on Fourth of July. ‘Has he done anything but want to be free?’
The tale of how residents of Ottawa, Illinois, helped a fugitive slave escape to freedom marks a transitional phase in…
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A Revolutionary New Battery Is Nearly Here, Scientists Say
QuantumScape’s San Jose campus in the heart of Silicon Valley is abuzz with confidence. The battery-technology company’s “QS Campus,” which…
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Watch: This electric motorcycle has its entire ‘heart’ inside its hubless rear wheel
Finland-based Verge Motorcycles is gearing up to start production of one of the most unique electric motorcycles to ever hit…
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How to watch Netflix’s major Tudum event today
Netflix is kicking off a massive fan event today. Tudum — named for the ubiquitous chime that plays before Netflix…
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Guardians of the Galaxy is part action RPG, part dysfunctional family simulator
Guardians of the Galaxy, Square Enix’s latest attempt at adapting a Marvel franchise into a successful video game, is best…
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Europe’s 100 hottest young scaleups of 2021
The Tech5 talent search is back again. We scoured, measured, and assessed scaleups from all corners of the continent to…
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How small developers compete with the defaults on your phone
James Thomson started developing PCalc in 1992 as a way to learn to program for the Mac. Since then, he’s…
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The most popular posts on Facebook are plagiarized
The conventional wisdom around the “widely viewed content report” that Facebook released last week is that it obscured more than…
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YouTube is forcing the popular Groovy Discord music bot offline
Google-owned YouTube is starting to crack down on Discord music bots. The search giant has sent a cease and desist…
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The 7 Best Gaming Desks
Staff, Courtesy of Thermaltake Gaming desks offer sturdy and reliable surfaces on which you can set up the perfect game…
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The Fatal Engineering Flaw Behind the Deadliest Building Collapse in U.S. History
Mark Williams remembers his ankles resting beside his head. He was lying facedown on the floor of a hotel lobby,…
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Watch A-10 Warthogs Take Off From a Michigan Highway
Michigan Department of Transportation/Twitter An A-10 Warthog with the Michigan Air National Guard took off from a stretch of highway…
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Valve’s gaming handheld is called the Steam Deck and it’s shipping in December
Valve just announced the Steam Deck, its long-rumored Switch-like handheld gaming device. It will begin shipping in December and reservations…
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