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The [Wednesday] Papers

By Steve Rhodes

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Posted on November 4, 2020

The [Thursday] Papers

By Steve Rhodes

“Illinois set another daily record high Thursday for newly confirmed cases of COVID-19,” the Tribune reports.
“The state reported 6,363 newly diagnosed cases and 56 additional deaths of people with COVID-19. That raises the statewide totals to 395,458 known cases and 9,675 deaths throughout the course of the pandemic, according to state data. The previous daily high for new cases was 6,161 last Saturday.”

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Posted on October 29, 2020

The [Wednesday] Papers

By Steve Rhodes

“The Chicago-based maker of Jim Beam has agreed to pay about $19.6 million to settle federal criminal charges alleging it paid bribes to Indian government officials to do business in the country and falsified the company’s books and records,” the Tribune reports.
“Beam Suntory, a distiller and beverage company headquartered in Merchandise Mart, admitted to wrongdoing as part of a deferred-prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors unsealed Tuesday in the Northern District of Illinois.
“The company had been charged with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits the payment of bribes to foreign officials and requires companies to maintain adequate internal controls and accurate books and records.”

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Posted on October 28, 2020

The [Tuesday] Papers

By Steve Rhodes

I should be done with census work in another week. Until then, this space may not budge.
Thread. Start here.

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Posted on October 13, 2020

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