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For some players, though, it has been an ideal opportunity to get to know new teammates. Adbert Alzolay, currently on the 60-day injured list, and infielder Jonathan Villar are among Cubs players who have been spotted hanging out in the dugout despite not playing. Ross noticed when Villar stayed to watch an entire game this week.

“The outfield is still taking shape, how guys continue to get their legs under them and have the at-bats,” Ross said Wednesday. “Some of this roster stuff sometimes comes down to options and who has what left from that standpoint, and we’ll put it all together, but he’s done a nice job to put himself on the map.

Boosterism and optimism aside, the effort would require a major organizational feat to pull off, and though officials proclaim an estimated economic boost of $150 million, economists have long been skeptical of such figures. They point to security costs, displacement of regular tourism and business and note that those estimates often include spending that would happen regardless.

Boosterism and optimism aside, the effort would require a major organizational feat to pull off, and though officials proclaim an estimated economic boost of $150 million, economists have long been skeptical of such figures. They point to security costs, displacement of regular tourism and business and note that those estimates often include spending that would happen regardless.

Firefighters did not find anyone in the home during an initial search, but in a secondary search, they found two adult men, who were pronounced dead at the scene, Merritt said. Police said they were in their early 60s and the Cook County medical examiner’s office has not released their names.

A letter sent to families signed by Superintendent Paul Sally, Winnetka Campus Principal Denise Dubravec and Athletic Director Augie Fontanetta, said there is an ongoing investigation of a “serious and disturbing” hazing incident that occurred at an off-campus party attended by members of the varsity lacrosse team.

“You’re hearing about it more, but there’s still not a whole slew of guys that are having 1,000 games. To get to that milestone, you’ve got to be pretty good. It’s hard to get there. Hats off to him. He’s had some ups and downs these last couple years, and he’s got his 1,000 games. It’s quite an accomplishment.”

Activists Jae Rice and Ab Weeks with SOUL, Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation, during a Rally for Trans Lives at Daley Plaza on March 31, 2022. The rally was to honor Tatiana Whetstone, a transgender woman recently murdered in Chicago, and Elise Malary, a transgender woman who was recently found dead in Evanston. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)

Washington, who is now 16, was walking home from her grandmother’s house with her older brother in the Roseland neighborhood on the afternoon of May 31, 2020 when the two came across a large group of protests and people looting businesses in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing, according to the lawsuit.

There’s no quick and easy street test for xylazine as there is for fentanyl, but the Chicago Recovery Alliance, a harm reduction group, offers sophisticated mass spectrometer testing. Its drug testing technician, Taylor Wood, said people can request the service by emailing taylor@anypositivechange.org.