The Best Outdoor Patios in the Chicago Area
It’s FINALLY warming up in Chicago – are you ready for a cocktail on an outdoor patio? Thrillist has named Chicago’s own Frontier as The BEST Patio in America, but…
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Mix Top 6: The Skills Students Think Should Be Taught in School
Over 2,000 students were polled to identify what skills they believed should be taught in school… Culinary Arts (49%) Cosmetology (40%) Practical Nursing (35%) Auto Mechanics (33%) Electrics (32%) Welding…
What will be “normal” in the “new, new normal?” Mental health expert weighs in
With the COVID-19 pandemic easing in this country, and life slowly returning to normal, what exactly will that mean? ABC Audio spoke with Amanda Fialk [FALK], PhD, chief of clinical services at…
Republicans to block creation of January 6 investigation commission
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — The effort to create a commission to look into the events of the January 6 seige of the U.S. Capitol will face its first major test when it heads…
Survey shows Americans nervous about their driving skills after all that locking down
While few can argue that ending COVID-19 pandemic restrictions isn’t a good thing, all that staying at home has apparently taken a toll on our driving skills. Thirty-seven percent of the…
President Biden orders further probe into COVID-19 origins
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — With researchers across the globe trying to accurately pinpoint the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Joe Biden ordered Wednesday for U.S. intelligence agencies to “redouble their efforts” in…
Vaccine milestone: Half of US adults fully vaccinated against COVID-19
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that half of U.S. adults — 129 million people over 18 — are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In adults over…
‘”Your Shot to Fly”: United Airlines offering free flights for a year sweepstakes to encourage COVID vaccinations
In an effort to get more people vaccinated against COVID-19, United CEO Scott Kirby tells ABC News his company launched a sweepstakes that could win you free flights for a year. “Your Shot…
A year since George Floyd’s death, people are pushing for change that lasts
(MINNEAPOLIS) — A lot has changed in the year since George Floyd’s death at the hands of police sparked a nationwide reckoning. Amid the outcry, Confederate monuments were removed and hauled away. Racially insensitive scenes…
Hotels.com translating your dreams into your dream vacation
We’re all dreaming to get away after the 2020 we had, so Hotels.com is offering some lucky would-be travelers the vacation of their dreams — literally. As part of a…