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Under state law, using cannabis is prohibited in any public place, so the gathering is not a smoke fest — but, ironically, drinking is allowed at such events, and Lagunitas Waldos Triple IPA will be sold. The event is for those 21 and older, and is free, with a suggested donation to the Cannabis Equity Coalition Illinois.
Twitter said the move, formally called a “limited duration shareholder rights plan,” aims to enable its investors to “realize the full value of their investment” by reducing the likelihood that any one person can gain control of the company without either paying shareholders a premium or giving the board more time. Poison pills are often used to defend against hostile takeovers.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker, left, with University of Illinois at Chicago political science professor Dick Simpson during Harold Washington’s Centennial event in honor of the former mayor at the Harold Washington Library Center on April 12, 2022, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Olcyzk added, “Back on Oct. 19th of 1980, Pat Foley became the voice of the Blackhawks, and he was a one-man show. And here we are now in 2022, and Pat, it’s been an honor. I love you, we’ll all miss you, but you’re going to go out the same way you came in, and you get an opportunity to do it all by yourself,” before congratulating Foley on his retirement.
Natalia Ponce De Leon, owner of Custom Window Furnishings, sits on the back of her nine-year-old Toyota RAV4 after visiting with a client, April 13, 2022, in Delray Beach, Fla. Ponce De Leon traded her 2018 Toyota Tacoma for a more efficient car where she estimates will save her hundreds of dollars a month. She is also able to carry all the tools she needs for her business. (Marta Lavandier/AP)
Nyisha Beemon holds a photo of her daughter Jaya Beemon, an 18-year-old Malcom X College nursing student who was gunned down in 2020. Beemon stands next to a vacant lot she bid on through the Cook County Scavenger Sale program in the 7900 block of South Avalon Avenue on March 31, 2022. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)
Quiniones, who formerly headed the New York Power Authority, the nation’s largest state public power generator, became CEO of ComEd in November, inheriting a utility with an improving performance track record, and a lingering political scandal. In 2020, ComEd agreed to pay a $200 million fine in exchange for federal prosecutors dropping charges against the utility in an alleged bribery scheme to pass favorable legislation.
“It’s a big situation, you’ve just got to try to stay calm and throw strikes,” Thompson told the Tribune. “First two I yanked but second (cutter), he was sitting I think fastball and I got him off the end of the bat, so just missed the barrel.”
“The Ricketts-Griffin-Gilbert Group has decided, after careful consideration, not to submit a final bid for Chelsea FC,” the group said in a statement. “In the process of finalizing their proposal, it became increasingly clear that certain issues could not be addressed given the unusual dynamics around the sales process. We have great admiration for Chelsea and its fans, and we wish the new owners well.”
Dear Amy: A few years ago, my in-laws sent my (then) young-adult daughter a birthday card. Normally this would have included a monetary gift or gift card. However, when she opened it there was simply a note stating that there would be no gift, as they did not agree with what she was hoping to spend some of her birthday money on (a tattoo).