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“I don’t think it’s great for the kids to not have the consistency,” she said. “I think this is one place they go to — no matter where you’re from … school is a place of consistency for kids, a place for social and emotional learning, where they need to be instead of at home. I understand the teachers’ concern about health and safety and if you’re in school, you’re short-staffed. I think (school closures are) one of those things that needs to happen on an as-needed basis and that’s something that needs to come from the top of CPS. Principals have been in the spotlight to have to make those calls and it can change overnight, whether they’re closing or not.”

Over the past three seasons, there were 655 home runs hit at Camden Yards. The next closest ballpark, at 583, is New York’s Yankee Stadium; the 72-homer gap between the venues is wider than that of Yankee Stadium and Wrigley Field, the ballpark with the 13th-most home runs in that time. American League East opponents New York, Boston, Toronto and Tampa Bay have combined for 217 home runs in 98 games at Oriole Park since 2019, while the Orioles themselves have hit 281 in 196 games at their home ballpark. In all, 57% of the home runs hit at Camden Yards since Elias and Mejdal took over the Orioles’ front office and launched a full-scale rebuild have been hit by opposing teams.

Jannie M. Perry, 38, remained in police custody while she is hospitalized with an undisclosed illness, authorities said. North Chicago police said this week that they do not have a timetable for her release. After she is discharged, Perry will appear in Lake County bond court, where bail will be set on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the death of her son, Damari.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot attends a press conference at City Hall after a proposal for Chicago Public Schools to resume in-person classes Wednesday was approved by the Chicago Teachers Union’s House of Delegates Monday Jan. 10, 2022 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)