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“The old (Blackhawks) regime never had any interest in me, so when there was a change, I think it’s pretty cool that they thought I fit the bill for this role,” he said. “That’s what I’ve been working my whole life towards: I’m 28, this is my eighth-year pro, I’ve had stints and never been able to kind of stick, so I’m really trying to find a home here.”
The measure, co-sponsored by Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez, 33rd, calls on City Council to develop a plan to increase public restroom access. More than 20 organizations and state officials are also backing the resolution, including the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Arab American Family Services and the Center on Halsted.
Last season, in the midst of the coronavirus, the NFL completed its season on schedule, but had to reschedule 15 games, some to midweek. In July, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell warned the 32 teams that no games would be rescheduled under such circumstances and, instead, forfeits could happen.
Under Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s directive, all city employees had until Oct. 15 to report their vaccination status but could choose to undergo regular COVID-19 testing, rather than get shots, through the end of the year. After police unions challenged the vaccine mandate in court, though, a judge suspended the Dec. 31 date for those members to be fully inoculated, saying that needed to go through arbitration.
Aida Mendoza, third from left, arrived at 9:55 a.m. to stand in line with others at the Chicago Central Illinois Secretary of State facility in the Thompson Center in Chicago on June 24, 2021. Mendoza was in line to renew her license and get a real ID card. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)
Longtime Chicago sports anchor, reporter and host Luke Stuckmeyer and his wife, Katherine, in May sold their four-bedroom, 2,915-square-foot split-level house in Wilmette for $952,500 and several months later paid $550,000 for a three-bedroom, nearly 2,000-square-foot house in Arlington Heights.
A Cicero firefighter was hospitalized with or se first- and second-degree burns after he fell through the first floor to the basement while fighting a house fire Friday morning, and three other firefighters sustained minor burns rescuing him, a town spokesman said.
“While we were confident in the strength of our case, this resolution aligns with McDonald’s values and enables us to continue focusing on our commitments to the communities that we serve,” the company said, adding that “discrimination has no place at McDonald’s.”
The Tribune reported earlier this month that, in addition to the criminal charges, Thornley is under scrutiny by Pritzker administration officials and the attorney general’s office after she collected more than $71,000 in workers’ compensation and disability benefits tied to her unsubstantiated allegations of sexual assault.
“In the near term, we expect this dynamic – of vehicle production being significantly less than our manufacturing capacity – will continue to have a negative drag on gross profit as we ramp production of the R1T, R1S (SUV) and EDV (commercial van),” Rivian said in a statement.