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The additional 128 beds would also free up that same number of beds at the often-packed University of Chicago Medical Center, making room for more patients with other complex needs, he said. The hospital is often nearly full now, and was frequently near capacity even before COVID-19, he said. That means the hospital must now often turn down requests to have patients transferred to it from other strained area hospitals, said University of Chicago Medical Center President Thomas Jackiewicz, in a letter to the head of the state Health Facilities and Services Review Board about the project.

Van Dyke’s release comes as Black leaders, as well as Illinois’ two Democratic senators, continue to pressure the U.S. Justice Department over a federal civil rights probe into the McDonald killing that ended quietly after Van Dyke was convicted in state court of second-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. Van Dyke, who is white, was captured on police video shooting the Black teenager 16 times as he walked away from police with a knife.

“You don’t care about other black lives,” José Riesco, the deli owner’s brother, had said over a speaker outside the restaurant in a video posted to the owner’s Instagram. “You only care when it’s good for your worldview, when it’s good to help you sin, when it’s good to help you promote your wicked agenda of abortion, homosexuality and trying to take over this nation.”

“You don’t care about other black lives,” José Riesco, the deli owner’s brother, had said over a speaker outside the restaurant in a video posted to the owner’s Instagram. “You only care when it’s good for your worldview, when it’s good to help you sin, when it’s good to help you promote your wicked agenda of abortion, homosexuality and trying to take over this nation.”

“This isn’t just any team. I mean, take some pride. I told them to enjoy themselves (during the break), recharge the batteries, enjoy the family, whether you’re going somewhere sunny or you’re hanging out, taking your kids to the rink like I will be doing in Rockford tomorrow. I already got my schedule sent to me from my wife and really, just come back with not a clean slate, but we need to change the page in the book and move forward here. We’ll see where it takes us.”

The Americans beat El Salvador 1-0 on Thursday, when it was 29 degrees in Ohio, and lost 2-0 to host Canada on Sunday in Hamilton, Ontario, when it was 22. The weather in Minnesota was a whole different level of chill, the coldest in U.S. team history and in violation of USSF guidelines for safe outdoor play. The game ended with a 1-degree temperature.

In a statement then, the Hawks said they “remain steadfast in our commitment to ensure that, going forward, this team will be a beacon for professionalism, respect and integrity in our community. We remain grateful for the trust and support of the Blackhawks community, and we promise to continue working every day to earn and maintain that trust.”