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Breaking News: China decried the United States’ downing of its balloon as an “excessive reaction that seriously violates international convention.” nyti.ms/3HzVsLJ
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Well I never thought that I'd hear something on @WGNMorningNews that would make me forget @anabelaval saying "butthole" 
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Where were these 517,000 job gains in January?
Hospitality +128,000
Professional biz +82,000
Gov't +74,000 -->half is from returning strike workers
Healthcare +58,000
Retail +30,000
Construction +25,000
Warehouse +23,000
Social assist +21,000
Manufacturing +19,000
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From : From Chicago Bears player to a Ph.D., Earl Bennett is a role model for post-NFL success. nyti.ms/3Y14w2Y
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The last time we had 3.4% unemployment was 1969
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JUST IN: The US economy gained an astonishing 517,000 jobs in January – much better than expected.
Unemployment rate: 3.4% --> Lowest in decades.
Wages: +4.4% for past year (up 0.3% in January)
Bottom line: This is NOT an economy in recession
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I correctly guessed the current wind chill over all the other mopes in this studio and I'm awaiting my prize
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#WeatherUpdate Frigid conditions Friday as a Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect for the Chicago area until 10 a.m. Chills in the teens and 20s below (and continuing to drop).
More: bit.ly/3HSdSso
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Cool to see how they do messages on these buildings…
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Ever wonder how they do the message display at the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois building in Chicago? Find how it’s done and how it get started because of Walter Payton. Enjoy the video from my visit. vimeo.com/manage/videos/
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Good morning. Wind Chill Advisory in place for most of the area through 10AM. Chills in the teens and 20s below (and continuing to drop). Full forecast now on
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15 years ago today five women were murdered inside the Lane Bryant store in Tinley Park, IL. The murders are still unsolved. 1/2
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A question about forecasting..and a question about hair. This is TV Weather at its peak.
Also and my friendship may have been severed after I showed that photo of her. Time will tell
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See you in HR.
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If your friends don't show pics of you on TV in your heatless curling set, are they really your friends?
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The epic implosion of digital exchange FTX is sparking a torrent of lawsuits and legal threats among crypto financiers scrambling to salvage what they can from the wreckage. Small investors stand little chance of being made whole.
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A new report found gas & electricity shutoffs in the Chicago area soared last year.
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Police say a man & woman forced their way into home on the NW side yesterday morning. The 80 year old homeowner was critically injured but was able to fire one shot at the male suspect. Both men are in critical condition this morning.
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Appreciation 🧵
Demoted in front of a national TV audience on a championship night but stays the next year as a backup.
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One of our closest friends is Philly born and bred. I think I have to be happy for him 🧐 But the chants…
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Honor the Challenger crew, who perished today 1986:
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In a video released Friday, Tyre Nichols can be heard saying, “I’m just trying to go home,” and at one point he repeatedly screams, “Mom, Mom, Mom.” As the officers beat him for about three minutes, Nichols does not appear to ever strike back.
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It's 's birthday today, and we didn't forget it! YAY!
Happy Happy Birthday to our Pat. 🥳
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This might be the greatest "Shot, Chaser" in the history of Twitter.
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#DEVELOPING: Crews have been on scene here at a fire on S Central Ave b/w 63rd/64th Streets (Clearing) since about 12:30 a.m. It’s not clear where in the building this started or extent of the damage, but there is a family-owned deli & a space that once housed a sports bar.
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"For the love of Bozo...stop smoking in this bathroom!"
Just when you thought you have seen it all when it comes to signs around 🤣 ....
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Police are searching for the driver who struck and killed a 93 year old woman near Laramie & Gladys.
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WGN Investigates has learned that more than 70 CPS teachers were approached by Mayor Lightfoot's campaign about recruiting students as volunteers for her re-election.
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GOOD MORNING! I'm back on the anchor desk 4-6am today with . looking at weather and more SNOW. You can watch us here: wgntv.com/live
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the worst month of the year starts next week and this is still the best video on the internet
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including "the French" in here is probably the funniest thing that's ever happened twitter.com/APStylebook/st
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NEW: Emails obtained by WGN Investigates show the CEO of Chicago Public Schools spoke with Mayor Lightfoot’s deputy campaign manager about her efforts to recruit campaign volunteers and said CPS teachers couldn’t be involved.
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At 1 p.m., Chuck Swirsky, a senior advisor to CPS head Pedro Martinez, emailed the district’s chief ethics advisor Jennifer Chan and others, “This has been resolved. They will stop.”
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CFD is investigating the cause of a fatal high rise fire in Kenwood. has more on the troubling history of the building.
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BREAKING: Germany announces plans to deliver heavy tanks to Ukraine, which the United States is set to do too, in a breakthrough hailed as a decisive military boost by Kyiv and condemned by Moscow as a reckless provocation reut.rs/3JdMzKf
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. has the latest on a police-involved shooting in Gary, Indiana. State Police say a man was shot and killed after he emerged from a house with a gun following a standoff.
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Good morning! Tracking snow for the entire AM commute. All details on the air now, join us on
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A mother is outraged after learning her son’s body was stolen from a Rockford funeral home. His body was later found in a Chicago alley.
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