STUDY: MOST HOMEMADE MASKS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB, EVEN WHEN WE SNEEZE

Go ahead and use a homemade mask—it’s doing a great job.

University of Illinois researchers tested 11 household fabrics commonly used for homemade masks and found that all are effective at curbing the small and large respiratory droplets that are released when we cough, sneeze, or speak.

Researcher Taher Saif adds, “With two or three layers, even the more permeable fabrics, such as T-shirt cloth, achieve droplet-blocking efficiency that is similar to that of a medical mask, while still maintaining comparable or better breathability.”

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Jen B-T asks Ed Lover's Ratchet Alexa: Is diet soda healthy?

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Today is the last day fall, so we close out summer with, well, why this was such a terrible summer because of COVID-19 

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ASK ED LOVER: TOM from KANKAKEE

DEAR ED LOVER, MY NAME IS TOM AND I LIVE IN KANKAKEE. MY NEIGHBOR HAS A BLACK LIVES MATTER FLAG ON HIS HOUSE. I'M WHITE AND WHILE I'M NOT OFFENDED BY THIS AND WE'VE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS BEFORE I JUST FEEL A BIT OF TENSION COMING FROM HIM AND NOW HE HARDLY SPEAKS TO ME! WHAT SHOULD I DO? DID I FORGET TO MENTION THAT I'M A POLICE OFFICER?

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The Ed Lover Morning Show crew run down their list of top five people to write the forward to Barack Obama's latest book.  

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Guess who's playing Joe Bideo in SNL? Find out in today's Three Random Facts! 

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The Ed Lover Morning Show crew run down their list of top five people to write the forward to Barack Obama's latest book.  

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You can win the Ultimate Quince Party!! | Want To Weigh In On Chicago Police Policies? Here’s How To Take New Surveys, Join Focus Groups | At 39, DeKalb disability activist Melissa Blake is modeling in her first runway show — at New York Fashion Week | 

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Ed Lover asked his Ratchet Alexa: What is the best way to prank my kids while they are attending school from home?

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Big 10 Football Kicks off October 23rd | Pritzker STILL Isn't Budging on Cancellation of High School Sports This Fall Season | Free Pop-Up COVID Testing in Washington Park 

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