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The 20 disasters — including a winter freeze, wildfire, drought, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes and severe weather — caused about $145 billion in damages overall. The costliest of the year was Hurricane Ida, at $75 billion, which made landfall in Louisiana in August with 150 mph winds.

After the Bears complete their GM and coach search, Phillips, who has been in his role for 23 years, is shifting his responsibilities to turn much of his attention to running the Arlington project. The next GM will report to McCaskey instead of Phillips, to whom former GM Ryan Pace reported.

RCN Chicago serves north suburban Evanston, Lincolnwood and Skokie, as well as two dozen Chicago neighborhoods. Over the last two years, RCN has expanded broadband service to the Fulton Market, West Town and Logan Square neighborhoods in Chicago. The sales pitch to switch touts broadband service that is “typically cheaper than the competition,” McKay said.

After the Bears complete their GM and coach search, Phillips, who has been in his role for 23 years, is shifting his responsibilities to turn much of his attention to running the Arlington project. The next GM will report to McCaskey instead of Phillips, to whom former GM Ryan Pace reported.

After the Bears complete their GM and coach search, Phillips, who has been in his role for 23 years, is shifting his responsibilities to turn much of his attention to running the Arlington project. The next GM will report to McCaskey instead of Phillips, to whom former GM Ryan Pace reported.

Kyrie should get vaccinated. He should’ve been vaccinated months ago, if not sooner, because the science is clear on its safety. If nothing else, Irving can send a positive message of personal responsibility to the community’s health. He’s the highest-profile holdout in the NBA and, like it or not, a symbol of heroism to the anti-vaxxers. And since Irving hasn’t coherently explained his stance, the message is left up to interpretation. To me, it’s just defiance for the sake of defiance. Irving’s a noted contrarian telling the world, “Nobody can tell me what to do.”

COLUMBUS, OHIO — The Chicago Blackhawks had to dig deep into their defensive depth after Seth Jones and Jake McCabe entered COVID-19 protocols before Tuesday’s game, and the “leftover” blue-liners came up big for the Hawks, contributing to three goals in a 4-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena.

With Javonte Green, Tyler Cook and Alex Caruso also currently sidelined, the Bulls can’t plan to rest any of their stars without slimming the roster significantly. Caruso could clear COVID-19 protocols this week to become the first to return; however, Green is out for at least two more weeks, and Cook could be sidelined for a similar period.

“It’s frustrating, because we want to be a part of those discussions, and all along we’ve said we want to follow the science and the CDC guidance,” said Dan Montgomery, president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, whose members include Chicago Public Schools employees, who are expected to be back in the classroom Wednesday after a five-day stand-off.

More than 53,000 students had signed up for the free testing program as of Thursday, the district said. As part of its proposal, CPS is focusing its efforts on increasing program registrations through phone banks, where staff can get paid for performing such outreach. Families would receive an incentive to sign up for testing, though details were not included in CPS’ plan.