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Chicago Public Schools denied hundreds of requests from teachers and staff to continue to work remotely or take leave.

Column: Why rush teachers and students back into classrooms now, CPS? Widespread COVID-19 vaccination is on the horizon.

December 30, 2020 at 12:51 p.m.

Monday marks the scheduled return of about 7,000 teachers and staff to Chicago Public Schools buildings, with students set to follow a week later. Another group of educators is scheduled...

Macy Miller, 13, left, gives Mayra Jackson a hug as they say goodbye after a visit on Dec. 29, 2020.

Column: An Evanston family lost everything in a fire 2 days before Christmas. Their neighbors rushed to help make them whole.

December 29, 2020 at 4:29 p.m.

Jordan Jackson has a little morning routine. He runs from the living room in his family's Evanston apartment back to his parents' bedroom and checks if his mom is awake....

Column: Are we doing New Year’s resolutions after a year as lousy as 2020? There’s one I think we need more than ever.

December 28, 2020 at 5:41 p.m.

What do we resolve after a year like 2020? On the one hand, surviving it was enough; New Year's resolutions seem beside the point. An indulgence. On the other hand,...

Michael Albert does sign language interpretation while Gov. J.B. Pritzker gives his daily briefing about the coronavirus pandemic on March 22, 2020, at the Thompson Center in Chicago.

Column: 10 (or so) people who gave me hope in 2020, a year when even hoping took a lot of work

December 18, 2020 at 12:38 p.m.

It was a year like no other. But in and among the sorrows and struggles, humans showed up and did the work of healing and helping and hoping. (Yes, even...

Column: Naperville sisters die after car crash on drive home to visit their parents for the holidays. ‘They devoted their whole life to raising those girls.’

December 17, 2020 at 2:43 p.m.

The terrible news of the Yang sisters' deaths traveled fast and far. Angel, 29, and Cassidy, 26, were killed in a car accident while driving from New York to Naperville....

Diners eat lunch in the "tree top" dining area overlooking the Walnut Room at Macy's on State Street on Nov. 11, 2006.

Column: For 59 years, she’s treated a family of 9 siblings to dinner at the Walnut Room. This year, they brought the Walnut Room to her.

December 16, 2020 at 12:04 p.m.

Monday night should have been Rose Haddad's annual dinner next to the giant Christmas tree inside the Walnut Room, a tradition she's upheld for more than 80 years. Haddad, 92,...

Joseph Epstein's Wall Street Journal essay about Dr. Jill Biden was pandering and dismissive. But what really rankled was the utter disdain for education and expertise.

Column: We didn’t just hate the Dr. Jill Biden op-ed by Joseph Epstein for its condescension. We hated it for its contempt for educators.

December 14, 2020 at 5:31 p.m.

Lola Burnham, one of my favorite journalism professors from my four years at Eastern Illinois University, wasn't the first person to share her righteous indignation over the Wall Street Journal's...

The Ghebremichael family, including Nardos, from left, Leah, Emanuel and Luke, have brunch together at home on Dec. 13, 2020.

Column: From Boggle and bridesmaid dresses on Zoom to elaborate Sunday brunches, families are finding beautiful ways to stay connected through COVID-19

December 15, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

At 4 p.m. March 22, 11 days after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, Tammy Holme and her family gathered for a Zoom call — two groups joining...

The best path to avoid catching COVID-19 from a surface, including holiday cards, is frequent hand-washing, says a Rush epidemiologist.

Column: Should you avoid licking your holiday card envelopes during a COVID-19 pandemic? We asked an epidemiologist.

December 14, 2020 at 5:04 p.m.

Sealing envelopes with a lick has always left a funny taste in the mouth, but in the Godforsaken year 2020, could it also turn your holiday cards into a superspreader...

Column: Seth Arkin turned his friends’ artwork and hobbies into customized coronavirus masks. He died after being hospitalized with COVID-19.

December 10, 2020 at 2:12 p.m.

Seth Arkin was a voracious world traveler, a faithful Cubs fan, a devoted patron of Chicago's cultural offerings and a bit of a Bruce Springsteen groupie. He filled his years...

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