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“I wish it hadn’t come to this. I wish (CPS) had come to the table before that, before the years of litigation and before the expense and before putting the parents through this,” attorney Rafael E. Lázaro said of the settlement for his client. “At the end of the day, I think CPS must realize that things like this, when they happen at their school, there’s a responsibility there. There’s an institutional responsibility.”

“Without Title IX, our past and future inductees and trailblazers would not have had the opportunity to blaze those trails,” said Carol Stiff, chair of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame board of trustees. “It is only fitting that we honor Title IX as it has impacted so many female athletes not only in women’s basketball but in all sports.”

“But Arizona needs centers, Ottawa needs centers, New York Rangers need a three (a third-line center), Edmonton needs a two-slash-three depending on where they put (Leon) Draisaitl,” said Morris, who added the Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings to that list. “It’s a rather primary position. Nobody ever has enough of them.

“If I was talking to a couple getting married, the two things I would emphasize is that it’s going to be a banner year for weddings,” said Lauren Kay, The Knot’s executive editor. “We’re ready to help 2.6 million weddings happen this year, which is wild, but so exciting. And with that comes a little bit of understanding, empathy and support for both the people you’re hiring and the challenges they might face. And the ability to pivot or change your plans as needed and know that you’re still going to have an incredible wedding and an amazing memory. That flexibility has been something we’ve seen year over year as a result of COVID and I don’t think that’s going away anywhere yet.”

“Every person, no matter their circumstances or how they identify, deserves to be respected and feel safe within their own homes,” Lightfoot said in a statement. “The unacceptable reality is that this isn’t the case for all of our residents, as DFSS, (the Chicago Police Department) and the many other City departments and community organizations who see the damage domestic violence has done in our communities can attest to.”