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This afternoon will be cloudy with a high near 19 degrees and a 60% chance of snow. More snow is in the forecast for tonight as temperatures will dip to a low of around 9 degrees. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with a high around 15 degrees.
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After months of arguing about hand sanitizers, positivity rates, air purifiers and the like, a sense of normalcy returned to the city’s public schools today at least from the outside as parents clutching mittened hands led their children up snow-dusted steps and back to the classroom.
“I’m kind of scared, but at the same time, he needs to be in school instead of on the computer,” said Eboni Johnson, walking her preschooler, Ashton, to William H. Brown Elementary School on the Near West Side. “He needs to be with other kids. He’s an only child. He needs to have hands-on with his learning.”
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We asked Chicagoans: What’s been your best pandemic binge-watch and what’s next on your list? Some answers have been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.
“I’ve been binging past seasons of ‘The Great British Bake-Off.’ It’s like comfort food for my soul.” Laurie Alfaro Beth Plutino
“ ‘Virgin River,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek’ (over and over), ‘The Queen’s Gambit,’ ‘Last Tango in Halifax,’ ‘Dead to Me.’ ” Cindy Lee Nielsen
Ozark and Money Heist. Not sure what s next but probably something on HBO Max since I just signed up for that. DBxRT (Random Thoughts) (@Okitech623) December 4, 2020
“I binge-watched all seasons of ‘Chicago Fire,’ ‘PD’ and ‘Med’ from start to finish! Now, I’m onto ‘Grey’s Anatomy.’ Only 12 seasons left to go!”