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The family of murdered Chicago police Officer Thomas Wortham IV, including his mother, Carolyn Wortham, third from right, and sister Sandra Wortham, far right, walk in the Leighton Criminal Court Building lobby during a lunch break Feb. 15, 2022, for the trial of Marcus Floyd, one of three men convicted in Wortham’s killing, who is now undergoing a fitness trial. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)

When the order first went into effect Jan. 7, Lake County was averaging 1,141 new cases a week per 100,000 residents on a rolling average, and climbed to 1,463.21 by the time it was renewed Jan. 24, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Ramirez faces a primary challenge for the open seat from Chicago Ald. Gilbert Villegas, 36th, a Marine Corps veteran, chair of the City Council’s Latino Caucus and a founding member of the council’s Veterans Caucus. Villegas on Monday received the endorsement of the politically active Unite HERE Local 1 labor organization.