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Instead, she heaped blame on Balwani, who she secretly lived with while he was Theranos’ chief operating officer from 2009 to 2016. Holmes testified that Balwani let her down by failing to fix the laboratory problems that he had promised to fix and, in the most dramatic testimony of the trial, alleged he had turned her into his pawn through a long-running pattern of abuse while exerting control over her diet, sleeping habits and friendships. This all occurred, she said, after being raped by an unnamed assailant while she was still enrolled at Stanford.

Rush, 75, an Army veteran and ordained Baptist minister who has served in the U.S. House since 1993, has scheduled an announcement for Tuesday. The Chicago Democrat has dealt with various health issues over the years, notably a battle with salivary gland cancer in 2008, and last week tested positive for COVID-19.

Biology teacher Beth Pogonitz, left, helps Ariela Bielak, 15, with work in class at Ida Crown Jewish Academy on Jan. 3, 2022, in Skokie. The private school mandates COVID-19 vaccines and testing for students and staff and officials said Monday that they anticipate the school’s proactive policies will keep classrooms open for in-person learning. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)

“Significant loopholes exist for unlicensed staff and volunteers who have been permanently terminated or blocked by CPS for sexual misconduct, but who are not facing criminal charges,” the report reads. “Some of the OIG’s most troubling noncriminal investigations involve unlicensed staff, volunteers and vendors, who can find another job working with children outside of CPS without their misconduct becoming known.”

“Significant loopholes exist for unlicensed staff and volunteers who have been permanently terminated or blocked by CPS for sexual misconduct, but who are not facing criminal charges,” the report reads. “Some of the OIG’s most troubling noncriminal investigations involve unlicensed staff, volunteers and vendors, who can find another job working with children outside of CPS without their misconduct becoming known.”

A police officer walks past a puddle of blood at the scene of a fatal shooting in the 7900 block of South Parnell Avenue, Dec. 31, 2021, in Chicago. An 18-year-old male was shot in the neck by an unknown offender, according to police. He was transported to St. Bernard Hospital and pronounced dead. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)