From the Tribune’s Dan Petrella, Gregory Pratt and Jenny Whidden: “A mass vaccination site capable of inoculating 6,000 people per day against the coronavirus is set to open next month in a parking lot at the United Center, part of a local, state and federal effort to protect more older Illinoisans and people in the communities hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, officials announced Friday.”

After the vote, Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, pointed to problems in Chicago neighborhoods that should be getting more attention and funding from City Hall. “I’d like to ask, what’s going on in our communities around violence, disinvestment and rent relief?” Sigcho-Lopez said.

Before Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Brittany Grayson issued her ruling Thursday, prosecutors argued that because of the seriousness of the shooting, and the trauma it inflicted on the victims and the community, the teen should be locked up longer than the few months he would face if he is found delinquent in juvenile proceedings.

“I’ve called members of the state central committee to let them know why I’m supporting Michelle Harris and how she’s been an activist, somebody who has really built a ground operation to get Democrats out to vote,” the first-term governor said. “She has one of the most productive wards in the city of Chicago in terms of getting votes out, someone who’s a listener and a leader. So, I’ve made that case to people on the state central committee.”

By 6 p.m. Thursday, the fund was at $20,000. TV producer Mike Royce, whose most recent projects include Netflix’s “One Day at a Time,” tweeted the column and a link to the GoFundMe. A couple of big donations joined alongside the $20 gifts: $2,000, $3,000.

Blue Star Properties and R2 plan to have concerts and other events inside a former Morton Salt storage shed and on riverfront land as part of their redevelopment of the 4.25-acre site at 1357 N. Elston Ave. on Chicago’s North Side. Festivals, markets and other events also are planned for the complex. (Blue Star Properties)

“At Methodist Hospitals, we take any allegation of misconduct very seriously. Patient care, rights, privacy and safety are always our highest priority. Immediately upon being informed of the allegation, we notified the appropriate authorities and are fully cooperating with the local police department’s investigation,” hospital spokeswoman Linda Hadley said in a statement.

Suicide is a complex issue, one that is never rooted in any one factor, says Cicchetti. A suicide prevention strategic plan released in 2020 by the Illinois Department of Public Health noted circumstances surrounding suicide may include many factors — alienation, loss of connectedness, interpersonal or life stressors, grief, illness. The report said suicide was the second-leading cause of death for people 10 to 34 in Illinois.

Suicide is a complex issue, one that is never rooted in any one factor, says Cicchetti. A suicide prevention strategic plan released in 2020 by the Illinois Department of Public Health noted circumstances surrounding suicide may include many factors — alienation, loss of connectedness, interpersonal or life stressors, grief, illness. The report said suicide was the second-leading cause of death for people 10 to 34 in Illinois.

Durant, in his first season back after recovering from surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon, was the leading vote-getter in the Eastern Conference. That made him a captain of one of the teams in the March 7 All-Star Game, and he’s scheduled to select a team opposite LeBron James next Thursday.