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Cook County Medical Examiner: CPS parent who union said caught COVID-19 from student and died, actually drank herself to death
A school parent the Chicago Teachers' Union claimed caught COVID-19 from a student and died in fact drank herself to death.
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In Chicago, gunfire claims more young lives than COVID-19 over Memorial Day weekend
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order did little to slow the violence on Chicago streets during the first summer holiday of 2020, as the Cook County Medical Examiner reports there were more deaths by homicide of individuals younger than 50 than there were COVID-19 related deaths over the same period.
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Medical ethics professor alleges Cook County COVID-19 fatalities are inflated
Misquoted COVID-19 deaths could collapse the nation financially, experts say
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Wife's Cook County position draws line in sand for Tribune reporter
The managing editor of the Chicago Tribune assured Chicago City Wire that reporter Kim Janssen is taking every precaution to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest given that his wife, Becky Schlikerman, is a spokesperson for Cook County.