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Nearly four decades after its opening, Hecky’s Barbecue is continuing the legacy of its namesake, Hecky Powell, who died last May of complications from COVID-19. Hecky Powell’s wife Cheryl Judice, who started the restaurant with him in 1983, said his impact on the community was enormous — she has a bag full of about 400 condolence cards that were sent to her after his passing. “Fully half of them contain little notes, that’ll say something like, ‘I’m so sorry for your loss. I know...

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After the death of Hecky Powell, his wife carries on their famed Evanston restaurant with help from her kids, sister-in-law and longtime employees.

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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what’s happening Wednesday with COVID-19 in the Chicago area Chicago Tribune staff, Chicago Tribune © Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune/Chicago Tribune/Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune Norridge school district teacher Mary Beth Schaefer, 58, prepares to get a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Triton College on Feb. 4, 2021, in River Grove. Chicago’s public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady on Tuesday again implored people to stop sharing v...