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One of the Illinois lawsuits was filed by a South Carolina mother who said her baby had diarrhea for two weeks after drinking Alimentum formula. The other five Illinois lawsuits were filed by consumers in Maryland, Arkansas, Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Indiana who bought the formulas and then were unable to use them because of the recall. Those plaintiffs said they wouldn’t have bought the formulas if they’d known about the risks, and they are seeking damages.

“Polling has overwhelmingly shown that mask mandates are still supported by parents and many throughout the U.S., and we stand behind that support, especially with an unvaccinated pre-kindergarten population and low vaccination rates in many vulnerable school communities,” CTU President Jesse Sharkey said in the letter. “We also know student and parent concerns best because these are the families we work with daily, so we will continue to organize and fight on their behalf.”

Officer Christopher Hillas, 43, was charged Feb. 16 with the felonies of aggravated battery on a public way and official misconduct, but a grand jury returned a decision of no bill for the indictment, which dismisses the charges against Hillas. On Monday, his case was dropped based on the grand jury’s finding, the state’s attorney’s office said in a statement.

Ford plans a major restructuring with two distinct but strategically interdependent auto businesses – Ford Blue focusing on traditional combustion engines and Ford Model e, which will develop electric vehicles. Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant, which makes the Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator and Police Interceptor SUVs, employs about 4,900 people on the city’s Southeast Side.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury jumped to 1.80% from 1.72% late Tuesday, while the two-year Treasury leaped even more to 1.47% from 1.31%. Yields, though, remain well below where they were before Russia’s invasion. The 10-year yield was above 2% last month, before it plunged as investors plowed into investments seen as safer amid worries about war.

FILE – Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during his re-nominations hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Federal Reserve will lift its benchmark short-term interest rate at its next meeting in two weeks, Powell says in prepared testimony he will deliver to a congressional committee Wednesday, March 2. (Brendan Smialowski/AP)

“A lot of times, that’s a transition for them as they cut down that move and make their swing just a little bit more compact and more efficient,” Kelly told the Tribune. “And that’s kind of what we’re going for with him, just cut down some of the moves. He’s incredibly athletic, but let’s make it a little more simple and a little more repeatable.”