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Review: I've worn Alexa-enabled glasses for two weeks. They're driving me bananas.

Geoffrey A. Fowler
Aug 8, 2020 6:25 AM - All day long, Alexa whispers notifications from apps into my ear: "Slack." "Battery is at 20 percent." "Outlook." And more "Outlook." After two weeks with the $180 Echo Frames, I can report that you have to really love Alexa to want to wear it on your face.
Schaumburg's first recreational pot dispensary opens near Woodfield Mall

By Russell Lissau
Aug 7, 2020 11:34 AM - Schaumburg's first recreational marijuana dispensary opened with little fanfare Wednesday but the customers who visited Sunnyside were happy to learn it's ready for business.
'This disease is not a joke': Lake Zurich man thought COVID-19 was a hoax, then needed new lungs

By Russell Lissau
Aug 2, 2020 1:02 PM - A Lake Zurich man who was the second known COVID-19 patient in the nation to undergo a double-lung transplant thought the virus was a hoax until he contracted it.
'I love the family atmosphere': Fans line up for Wahlburgers opening in St. Charles

By Susan Sarkauskas
Jul 29, 2020 5:16 AM - People started lining up shortly after dawn Tuesday to be the first diners at the eagerly awaited Wahlburgers restaurant in the Meijer parking lot along Randall Road St. Charles.
Pritzker 'furious'; Madigan denies wrongdoing as feds unfurl bribery case

By Marni Pyke and Robert Sanchez
Jul 18, 2020 7:39 AM - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan "must resign" if allegations by federal authorities are true, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said. Madigan said the investigation will prove he did nothing wrong.
Customers rally around Continental Restaurant in Buffalo Grove after flower theft

By Steve Zalusky
Jul 13, 2020 8:46 AM - During his 25 years serving customers at the Continental Restaurant in Buffalo Grove, Pete Panayiotou has earned a reputation for giving back to the community. But after someone stole the flowers outside his popular eatery, it was the community that gave back to him.
In a time of social distancing, robots could be just what the doctor ordered

Simon Denyer, Akiko Kashiwagi and Min Joo Kim
Jul 11, 2020 6:22 AM - The worldwide health crisis has added urgency to the question of how to bring robotics into the public health equation.
Segway stops production, marking the end of a scooter era

Rachel Lerman
Jun 27, 2020 6:20 AM - The Segway PT, that two-wheeled vehicle that makes riders lean forward, will soon be no more.
New from Apple at WWDC: Hand washing alerts, iPhone widgets and privacy 'nutrition labels'

Geoffrey A. Fowler and Heather Kelly
Jun 27, 2020 6:24 AM - Coming this fall, your Apple gear will look a little different. The iPhone home screen will look more like an Android phone. The Mac will look kind of like you're running an iPad. And the Apple Watch will even nudge you to spend longer washing your hands.
'This is like normal': Suburbs move into Phase 4 of reopening plan

By Lauren Rohr
Jun 26, 2020 6:23 PM - "This is like normal," Ben Kelle of Mount Prospect said as he waited for his breakfast Friday at The Original Granny's in Wheeling. Many suburban restaurants and some gyms and other businesses reopened for indoor service after Gov. J.B. Pritzker green-lighted resumption of some social and recreational activities for the first time in three months.

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