Illinois

Chicago in the 1970s: Street artists, Italian bakers and Greek musicians

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Incredible color photographs capturing the vibrant traditions of ethnic communities in Chicago during the late seventies have been revealed.  The series of images were collected during the Chicago Ethnic Arts Project survey in 1977, and capture street artists, Italian bakers and Greek musicians.  One picture shows Mary Higeko Hamano teaching the art of Japanese flower … Read more

Illinois restaurant owner sued for ‘secretly filming up employees’ skirts’

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Seventeen women have filed a civil lawsuit against an Illinois restaurant owner Michael Papandrea, 59, who is accused of secretly filming up their skirts with a camera placed on his shoe Seventeen women have filed a civil lawsuit against an Illinois restaurant owner accused of secretly filming ‘up-skirt’ videos with cameras placed on his shoes.  … Read more

Third homegrown coronavirus variant found in U.S. as researchers say first emerged in Texas in MAY

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Researchers have discovered the third new variant of the coronavirus in the U.S. and say it could end up being the most easily transmissible one yet. A team from Southern Illinois University Carbondale traced the earliest appearance of new variant, called 20C-US, to Texas in May 2020. The variant carries several mutations, including to the … Read more

Denny’s hostess quits on the spot when two men falsely claim they are exempt from wearing masks

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Denny’s hostess quits on the spot when two anti-maskers falsely claim they are exempt from wearing facial coverings under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 A hostess at a Denny’s in Illinois was captured on video quitting her position    The woman is heard in the video telling two men that they must wear masks   … Read more

Moment dog is sent somersaulting through the air when he tries to leap over children’s swing 

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Flipping hound! Moment dog is sent somersaulting through the air when he tries to leap over child’s swing Buddha the Golden Retriever was playing fetch in a garden in Bluffs, Illinois  The dog was filmed as he bounded across the grass towards the child’s swing Buddha attempted to leap over the swing but misjudged his … Read more

Amazon employees who got $10 turkey coupons are irked that new staff are being given up to $3000

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Amazon employees who have endured uncertain months of work during the pandemic are voicing their disdain with a move to give new hires an up to $3000 signing bonus, while they have only received coupon vouchers for turkeys during the holiday season.  Social media chatrooms for Amazon Inc. employees have been filled with slamming post … Read more

Contractor abducted in Afghanistan may be left behind if troops are removed, family warns

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Family of Illinois government contractor, 57, believed to have been kidnapped by Taliban offshoot fear the veteran will be left behind if troops are withdrawn from Afghanistan and say request to meet with Trump was DENIED Mark Frerichs, a 57-year-old Navy veteran, was abducted in late January/early February while doing construction contract work in Afghanistan  … Read more