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Adam Mahoney

Tallulah, a tamandua at Brookfield Zoo, enjoys a Halloween treat. This week, animals ranging from sloths and tortoises to lions and snow leopards enjoyed festive pumpkin treats at the zoo.
Entertainment and Culture
Happy Howl-oween: Brookfield Zoo animals celebrate Halloween early with pumpkin treats
The pumpkin treats are part of the zoo’s enrichment items that work to mentally stimulate the animals.
By Adam Mahoney
 
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La Voz Chicago
Amazon lanza nuevo concepto de tiendas de abarrotes en suburbios de Chicago
Amazon Fresh, el nuevo concepto del gigante tecnológico, está abriendo cuatro tiendas en Naperville, Bloomingdale, Oak Lawn y Schaumburg.
By Adam Mahoney
 
Early voting placard outside of the new voting site at Union Station. For the first time in its 95-year history, Union Station will serve as a polling location.
La Voz Chicago
Abren sitio de votación en Union Station para votantes de los suburbios
Los residentes de Chicago no pueden votar ahí, pero pueden entregar sus boletas por correo.
By Adam Mahoney
 
A traditional checkout aisle at Amazon Fresh grocery store.
Business
Amazon hiring 1,500 for its new grocery store concept opening in the Chicago area
Amazon Fresh, the technology giant’s new grocery store concept, is opening four stores in Naperville, Bloomingdale, Oak Lawn and Schaumburg.
By Adam Mahoney
 
Early voting placard outside of the new voting site at Union Station. For the first time in its 95-year history, Union Station will serve as a polling location.
Elections
Suburban Cook County voters now can cast early ballots at Union Station
The Union Station polling site opened Monday, part of an expansion of early voting locations for suburban voters. Chicago residents can’t vote there, but they can drop off their mail-in ballots.
By Adam Mahoney
 
About two dozen people ride their bikes near Union Park in West Town during an event that aims to promote voter registration Friday afternoon, Oct. 16, 2020.
Chicago
Black-run organizations lead 10-mile bike ride to encourage voter registration
Friday’s event, led by the the non-profit organization Pep Rally Takeover, was a one of a series of events leading up to Election Day.
By Adam Mahoney
 
Stephanie McRoberts, 61, of Bronzeville, shows her 4-year-old cousin, Taylor Jones, how to early vote in the General Election at the Dr. Martin Luther King Center Service Center in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side, Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 14, 2020. McRoberts waited nearly five hours to cast her ballot Wednesday, the first day of in-person early voting in Chicago’s 50 wards.
Politics
Voting on first day worth the wait: ‘I feel like my life depends on it’
In West Rogers Park, Nila Hofman arrived around 8 a.m. to vote but didn’t cast her ballot until nearly 10:30 a.m. after complications with the site’s voting machines. In Bronzeville, Stephanie McRoberts arrived at her polling place at 8 a.m. yet didn’t finish voting until 1:15 p.m.
By Adam Mahoney
 
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La Voz Chicago
Southwest planea expandirse al Aeropuerto O’Hare en 2021
La aerolínea ha volado desde el aeropuerto Midway desde 1985.
By Adam Mahoney
 
A Southwest Airlines jet at Midway Airport.
Business
Southwest Airlines plans to add service at O’Hare next year
The airline has flown out of Midway Airport since 1985 and employs 4,800 Chicago-based workers.
By Adam Mahoney