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The CTA raise follows one the Metra board approved for its CEO in September as that agency grapples with steep drops in ridership. After the raise, Metra CEO Jim Derwinski’s salary was $305,000 for 2021, with another raise to $314,200 next year. Retiring Pace Executive Director Rocky Donahue’s base salary in 2021 was $286,598, according to the RTA, which oversees finances and planning for the three transit agencies. RTA Executive Director Leanne Redden’s 2021 salary was $299,636, according to the agency’s website.
FILE- A BNSF rail terminal worker monitors the departure of a freight train, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Galesburg, Ill. BNSF said Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, that it plans to test out a hydrogen-powered locomotive on its railroad lines as part of its plan to reduce its emissions. The industry is also experimenting with battery and natural gas powered locomotives although the freight railroads caution that the new technology is likely still several years away from any widespread use. (Shafkat Anowar/AP)
Employees prepare to take bets in Rivers Casino’s sports betting area when it opened last year as the state’s first legal sportsbook. Wednesday, the Chicago City Council gave the go-ahead to professional arenas and stadiums to open their own sportsbooks. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)
Employees prepare to take bets in Rivers Casino’s sports betting area when it opened last year as the state’s first legal sportsbook. Wednesday, the Chicago City Council gave the go-ahead to professional arenas and stadiums to open their own sportsbooks. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)
Employees prepare to take bets in Rivers Casino’s sports betting area when it opened last year as the state’s first legal sportsbook. Wednesday, the Chicago City Council gave the go-ahead to professional arenas and stadiums to open their own sportsbooks. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)
Meanwhile, in August 2020, the Webb team issued a news release summarizing their investigation into police and prosecutors. They did not find evidence of criminal conduct, but prosecutors including State’s Attorney Kim Foxx acted unethically by repeatedly making false or misleading public statements about the Smollett matter, according to the news release. Overall, their investigation found “substantial abuses of discretion and operational failures” throughout the state’s attorney’s office.
Anjanette Young and attorney Keenan Saulter speak out in June on their efforts to resolve her case against the city. That effort took six more months, with the City Council approving a nearly $3 million settlement Wednesday. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)
It can be tough, Thiel said, to find appropriate spaces to provide the infusions, given that the patients who are receiving them are COVID-19 positive. Also, the system has limited staff who can administer the treatments, partly because of nationwide staff shortages and partly because many of them are still so focused on other efforts to combat COVID-19, such as giving vaccinations and administering tests, he said.
It can be tough, Thiel said, to find appropriate spaces to provide the infusions, given that the patients who are receiving them are COVID-19 positive. Also, the system has limited staff who can administer the treatments, partly because of nationwide staff shortages and partly because many of them are still so focused on other efforts to combat COVID-19, such as giving vaccinations and administering tests, he said.
To the chagrin of preservationists, who consider the Helmut-Jahn building an iconic example of postmodern architecture, state officials had previously said they have no preference whether new owners tear down the existing structure, which officials say would cost $325 million to repair.