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They Left the U.S. to Live the Beach Life and Start Their Own Businesses: ‘We Now Spend Less Than We Ever Did in America'
Living in Chicago with my husband and three kids, with combined income of almost six-figures, we barely had enough to get by. So we sold our home and left the U.S. for the beaches—in search of happiness and financial freedom.
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A Bleak Valentine's Day, Lovers Find Hope in Roses, Vaccines
On this Valentine’s Day, Americans are searching for ways to celebrate love amid so much sickness and isolation as the coronavirus pandemic stretches past its year anniversary
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United Buys Electric Air Taxis to Zip People to Airports
United Airlines said Wednesday it will buy up to 200 small electric aircraft to help customers in urban areas get to the airport.
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American Pizza Types by Region
A staffer for NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio nearly caused a citywide uproar when he tweeted out that he preferred Chicago-style deep dish pizza over New York City’s famous slice. And whether you prefer a cracker thin crust or a big foldable slice, a thick layer of cheese or a slice drowning in sauce, we can all agree that...
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Woman Reveals Story Behind Viral Lake Michigan ‘Ice Lily Pad' Photo
Images of Lake Michigan ice have been going viral on social media for days this winter, but one recent image is making waves not just for the ice floating in the water.
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Prominent Anti-Abortion Activist Joe Scheidler Dies at 93
The founder of the Pro-Life Action League has died at the age of 93 in his Chicago home
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Orange County Man Lived for Months Inside Chicago's O'Hare Airport, Prosecutors Say
A California man who told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly has been arrested on charges that he hid in a secured area at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for three months.
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Starbucks Pledges $100 Million to Help Small Businesses and Black Communities
Starbucks will invest $100 million over the next four years in community development projects and small businesses in areas populated by people of color.
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Food Deserts in Chicago Are Actually ‘Food Apartheid,' Says Community Fridge Co-Founder
More than a dozen colorful community refrigerators are now available on the streets of Chicago for people suffering from food insecurity. Ramon “Radius” Norwood and James Wurm joined LX News to discuss “The Love Fridge” program and how racial discrimination leads to food deserts in the city.
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More and More Travelers Are Spending the Entire Winter Away From Home
Travel habits are changing this winter, with travelers booking more one-way flights and longer trips because of the pandemic.
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Chicago Steppin Is Freedom on the Dance Floor
Chicago Steppin is a dance style that showcases creativity, personality and spontaneity. For some city natives, it has also offered a safe haven from dangerous streets. American Lens takes us into Steppin parties to learn why this dance tradition has endured.
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Refugee Couple Spends First Christmas In US Together After Years Apart
Winniefred Akrello and Celestine Mugisha have a lot to smile about this Christmas. The Chicago couple will be spending their first Christmas together in the U.S. after spending four years apart. The couple spent just one night together as a married couple in Uganda before Mugisha was told to pack his bags for his resettlement in America. The day...
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US Postal Service Dealing With ‘Historic' Volume of Holiday Mail
If you mailed-out holiday gifts weeks ago thinking the packages would arrive in plenty of time for Christmas Day, you may want to check the status of the delivery.
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Easy and Elegant Cocktail Recipes for Celebrating the Holidays at Home
From sweet treats to serious spiced drinks, here are CNBC Global Traveler’s picks for simple yet chic cocktails to make at home for Christmas to the New Year.
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Police Officers in Botched Chicago Raid Placed on Desk Duty During Investigation
All Chicago officers involved in a botched raid on a woman’s home in 2019 have been placed on desk duty amid an investigation into what happened when officers went to the wrong address and handcuffed a naked woman in her home, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Monday.
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Billionaire MacKenzie Scott: Pandemic Made the Rich Richer While Wrecking Others; Donating Money Gives Me Hope
“[T]he hope you feed with your gift is likely to feed your own,” MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, said Tuesday after giving away $4 billion.
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10 Cities Where the Cost of Living Has Gotten Cheaper
Since the Covid-19 pandemic hit in March, housing prices have increased in some suburbs, pushing up the cost of living, but other places have gotten cheaper.
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See the List of the World's Most Underrated Food Destinations
A new survey of chefs and food enthusiasts named the most underrated food cities and countries around the world.
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This University Had Innovative Plans to Protect Students From COVID-19 —They Had an Outbreak Anyway
Mariah Guzman, a graduate student at the University of Illinois, and Chancellor Robert Jones gave NBC Chicago an inside look at their high-tech efforts to keep students on the Urbana-Champaign campus safe from COVID-19, including twice a week saliva tests and contact tracing via Bluetooth. One week after opening its doors, the school had an outbreak anyway.
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Mother Charged With Killing 2 Newborn Sons in 2003
After more than 17 years, a Michigan woman has been arrested on two counts of first-degree murder in connection to the deaths of her newborn twin sons. According to Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart, Antoinette Briley, 41, was charged Friday night in connection with the 2003 deaths of her newborn twin sons. Briley was taken into custody Thursday during a…