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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.

In this Friday, March 31, 2017, file photo, Boeing employees walk the new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner down towards the delivery ramp area at the company’s facility in South Carolina after conducting its first test flight at Charleston International Airport in North Charleston, S.C. The Boeing Co. reports earnings, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (The Associated Press)

But her performances at these Games, including her skate into first place during the women’s short program Tuesday, will always be marred by a large, black asterisk. She failed a pre-Olympics doping test. The Court of Arbitration for Sport, which settles international sports disputes, allowed her to continue competing. If she wins gold, silver or bronze, however, the medal ceremony will be put on hold until her case is decided.

Taylor Gold, who came fifth in the halfpipe competition, told the AP in December that “trying to do things at the individual level is great,” such as carpooling and cycling instead of driving, or eating less meat. “But at the end of the day, we really need systemic change to have the impact that we need to preserve these places” threatened by global warming.