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Michael Lee

Hac Tran, communications manager of Business Partners, The Chamber for Uptown.
Business
As Argyle businesses struggle, younger generation fights for their community
“It’s just desolate. It’s not as thriving,” said Hac Tran, who often visited Argyle while growing up.
By Michael Lee
 
Dozens of out-of-work hotel workers and members of Unite Here Local 1 gathered at Federal Plaza in the Loop in November to demand hotels to give them back their jobs, including their pay raises and benefits, once the economy recovers from the impact of COVID-19.
Business
Former Chicago hotel workers call on city, former employers to bring them back to work
“It’s really important that the people who build this city to not get left behind,” said Angel Castillo, organizing director for hospitality worker union Unite Local 1.
By Michael Lee
 
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Education
COVID-19 to cost University of Illinois campuses $270M this year, budget projects
The costs come from added COVID-19 precautions and testing, as well as lost revenue from lost housing and other fees.
By Michael Lee
 
The city’s Veterans Day ceremony, shown online Wednesday, began with a presentation of colors recorded at Hubbard High School’s football field by students from Chicago Public Schools’ ROTC program.
Chicago
Mayor, aldermen honor those who served in online Veterans Day ceremony
The recorded ceremony aired on the Chicago Mayor’s Office Facebook page and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events’ YouTube channel.
By Michael Lee
 
Volunteers load boxes of food into a car during Christmas in the Wards’ “Day of Giving” at Soldier Field, Friday morning, Nov. 6, 2020. Christmas in the Wards partners with community organizations and politicians annually to distribute food and supplies to families in need. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
Chicago
Christmas starts early as Chicago families receive food, protective equipment
Organizations that attended and provided supplies included New City Church in DuPage County, the Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action, ComEd, among many others.
By Michael Lee
 
Tara Kline inserts clear acrylic into an oven for face shields that are being made for an order of fifty for a bus driver at Dimo’s Pizza at 1615 N Damen Ave. in Wicker Park, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
Business
Pies and PPE: Local pizza shop uses ovens to make face shields
Dimo’s Pizza has made, sold and donated thousands of acrylic face shields since the beginning of pandemic.
By Michael Lee
 
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News
Sprinkler floods West Town polling place; officials vow to recover every ballot
“We’ll make every effort to make sure that we secure and recover every single ballot,” CBOE spokesman Jim Allen said at a news conference. “We don’t think there were damaged voted ballots because those would already be in the scanner.”
By Sam Kelly, Michael Lee, and 1 more
 
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Negocios del centro se preparan para posibles disturbios postelectorales
“Por mucha precaución, nos hemos asegurado de que nuestra Guardia Nacional esté simplemente en un estado de preparación”, dijo Pritzker.
By Michael Lee and Mitch Dudek
 
Shoppers walk past the boarded up windows at Ralph Lauren, at 750 N. Michigan Ave. on the Magnificent Mile, as businesses prepare for potential civil unrest in response to Election Day, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020.
Civil unrest
Downtown businesses board up in fear of potential post-election unrest
State posts National Guard personnel at McCormick Place “to be ready to respond if needed,” but the city currently has no plans to deploy them.
By Michael Lee and Mitch Dudek