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Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Editorial: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra made Canadians weep

It's hardly unusual for the international tours of the great Chicago Symphony Orchestra to attract large audiences and rapturous reviews.Still, the reaction to the CSO's performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's "Symphony No. 7″ and Sergei Prokofiev's "Symphony No. 5," in Toronto on Feb. 1 caught our attention.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

More PPP loan fraud by Cook County employees uncovered, some fired, watchdog reports

An independent watchdog has singled out more Cook County employees who fraudulently applied for pandemic relief, recommending firings in each case for violation of county rules around conduct and reporting of outside jobs.It's the latest in an ongoing investigation by the county's Office of the Independent Inspector General to determine whether county workers who applied for federal Paycheck Protection Program loans were violating any personnel rules.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

New fraud charges filed against activist Monica Cannon-Grant and husband

Local The couple behind the nonprofit Violence in Boston were first charged with fraud last year.New federal fraud charges have been filed against Monica Cannon-Grant and Clark Grant, the Taunton couple behind now-defunct nonprofit Violence in Boston.The two were initially charged in an 18-count indictment last March.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Education

School meal waivers expire in 9 days. After axing them, Congress may try to save them

A student pays for lunch of fruits and vegetables during a school lunch program.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

What Bernie Sanders' 2024 trial balloon tells you

(CNN)Bernie Sanders may not be done with presidential politics.
That's the message from a memo written by top Sanders aide Faiz Shakir that CNN got its hands on.
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