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  Stephen Rynkiewicz

  

  Rediscovering One of the Wittiest Books Ever Written

  The New Yorker - Dave Eggers

  Dave Eggers on the joys of reading “The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas,” by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, in a new translation by Flora Thomson-DeVeaux.

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  Stephen Rynkiewicz

  

  Key Economic Indicators Are Weirdly Inverted. It’s a Warning Sign.

  Barron's - By Matthew Zeitlin

  As the United States enters the fourth month of a combined public health and economic crisis, data on the state of the economy and the personal …

• Kids own 1 in 5 suspended library accounts. To bring them back to Chicago libraries, outstanding debt is being wiped away.

  

  Stephen Rynkiewicz

  

  Chicago to become largest U.S. public library system to go fine-free for overdue materials that get returned

  Chicago Tribune - Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas

  Chicago public libraries will stop fining people for overdue books and wipe away patrons’ outstanding debt, a move that makes the city the largest of more than 200 municipalities across the country to do so. In a Monday announcement, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she wants to help low-income people …

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  Stephen Rynkiewicz

  

  14 hidden iPhone and iPad tricks: Screenshots, trackpad, and a document scanner

  CNET - Jason Cipriani

  Whether you have an iPhone SE or an iPad Pro, Apple's iOS 13 is full of lesser-known features like improved screenshots and a new volume indicator that make the iPhone and iPad infinitely appealing.

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  Stephen Rynkiewicz

  

  Several Cases of Whooping Cough Confirmed at Suburban Chicago Schools

  nbcchicago.com

  Several cases of pertussis, known as the whooping cough, have been confirmed at two schools in Chicago's northern suburbs. Multiple students at School …

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  Stephen Rynkiewicz

  

  Chicago Michelin Guide Highlights Dining in West Loop Neighborhood

  skift.com - Rachel Bronstein

  In the last few days, the Michelin Guide has made headlines, but not for its just-released Chicago Michelin stars. A lawsuit filed by Marc Veyrat, …