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A worker selects avocados at a packing plant in Uruapan, Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Mexico has acknowledged that the U.S. government has suspended all imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threat. (AP Photo/Armando Solis) (ARMANDO SOLIS/AP)
The probe of AT&T was an offshoot of a similar inquiry into ComEd. A 50-page indictment filed in November 2020 alleged that beginning in 2011, Michael McClain, a former legislator and longtime friend of Madigan, and the others “arranged for various associates” of the Speaker — including his political allies and campaign workers — to “obtain jobs, contracts and monetary payments” from ComEd even in instances where they did little or no actual work.
Tom LeBaron, of Waukegan, walks his dog Minnie on the south pier at the Waukegan Harbor in Waukegan on Aug. 27, 2019. Waukegan Harbor, Illinois’ only area of concern, stands to benefit from a $1 billion boost in funding for cleaning up the Great Lakes. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)
Baseball’s first stoppage since 1995 was in its 78th day. There is little chance exhibition games will start as scheduled on Feb. 26, and opening day on March 31 will soon be threatened. Given the need for 21-28 days of training and additional time to report and go through COVID-19 protocols, an agreement by the end of February or early March is needed for an on-time start.
Program chair Secretary Jesse White speaks with people while Black Bench Chicago’s first cohort of graduates gathers with program leaders and mentors Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021 during an event at Tree House in River North. The organization launched in the spring of 2021 with the goal of training a new generation of Black leaders in politics, government, policy and advocacy. User Upload Caption: (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Prosecutors said Thompson, who was on parole for robbery at the time of his arrest, struck Jakariah after she soiled herself, causing her to fall forward and strike her head on the toilet and floor. He then forced the toddler to sit in her own waste, prosecutors said, and struck her numerous times in the back and stomach.
Teacher Jenny LaBash cheers at passing motorists during a demonstration outside Proviso East High School before a meeting of the Proviso School District 209 board of education Feb. 15, 2022. Teachers are calling for a strike Friday if the board declines their requests for salary increases and equity demands. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
“My family and I are excited to continue leading this football program, and we are thankful for the support that our athletic department and university administration have demonstrated toward the team,” Harbaugh said Wednesday in a statement. “I appreciate all that our players, coaches and staff are doing to excel on and off the football field. My enthusiasm for tomorrow, the day after and every day following is as high as ever, and we are ready to get on the practice field and start preparations for the 2022 season. Go Blue!”
Amelia Akordor, 14, helps her mother, Stephanie Akordor, place items at a memorial for Stephanie Akordor’s 15-year-old stepson, Caleb Westbrooks, at a bus stop on the corner of North Greenview and West Chicago avenues on Jan. 19, 2022, in Chicago. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
The pandemic has fueled a major shift to online grocery shopping, with nationwide sales growing by 64% in 2020, and another 12.3% last year, to more than $122 billion, according to research firm eMarketer. Farmstead, a California-based online grocer, joined the competition in Chicago this week, launching its service with free delivery to the city and suburbs out of a 30,000-square foot warehouse in Franklin Park.