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“No matter the time of year, we try to function in a way that we’re prepared to move quickly when an opportunity presents itself,” Hahn said. “We have an idea, whether it’s on the trade or free-agent front, what we feel is appropriate from a cost standpoint, and when those opportunities arise, we’re prepared to move.
What began as a traffic stop about 8:30 p.m. in the 9200 block of South Stony Island Avenue became a “shootout” between police and at least one suspect, Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said during a media briefing outside the University of Chicago Medical Center, where the officer was being treated.
The 4,400-square-foot home has four full bathrooms, two half baths, two fireplaces, terrazzo floors, plaster moldings, a decorative stone wall and a fully finished basement with a 1,300-square-foot ballroom, a banquet kitchen, an office, an exercise room, a wine cellar and a two-room guest suite. Since 2013, the interior of the home has been entirely redesigned.
Right-hander Marcus Stroman agreed to terms on a three-year contract, the Cubs announced Wednesday night. The deal is for $71 million, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported, with an opt-out after the second season and $2 million escalators in 2022 and ‘23 for pitching 160 innings. Stroman will earn $25 million in the upcoming season, according to Passan.
That case is ongoing. A Cook County judge previously ruled that the city’s vaccination policy can remain in place for now, but the city can’t enforce the Dec. 31 deadline for officers to get the shot without first arbitrating it with the police unions. In addition to the FOP, the other three Chicago police unions, for sergeants, lieutenants and captains, are co-plaintiffs.
Ramirez, 32, appeared in court Wednesday before Judge Mary Marubio, who set bail at $50,000, according to Cook County state’s attorney’s office spokeswoman Tandra Simonton. Ramirez, who was also ordered on electronic monitoring, will need to post $5,000 in order to be released.
A Spanish quote is featured in the new entrance to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec. 1, 2021, in Des Plaines. The concrete structure includes a quote in three languages (Spanish, Nahuatl and English) and a stone floor from the holy land in Jerusalem. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)
And a Tribune analysis shows this surge is predominantly felt by the unvaccinated, more so than at any point since mass vaccination began. In the most recent week ending Wednesday, those who weren’t fully vaccinated were being admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 at a rate of 38 per 100,000 residents. That’s higher than the peak of the fall 2020 surge, when no one was vaccinated, and the weekly admittance rate topped out at 35 per 100,000 residents.
And a Tribune analysis shows this surge is predominantly felt by the unvaccinated, more so than at any point since mass vaccination began. In the most recent week ending Wednesday, those who weren’t fully vaccinated were being admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 at a rate of 38 per 100,000 residents. That’s higher than the peak of the fall 2020 surge, when no one was vaccinated, and the weekly admittance rate topped out at 35 per 100,000 residents.
Mohammed M. Ghouse, 47, presides over criminal matters in the Bridgeview courthouse, according to the Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County website. The division handles a variety of misdemeanors, including DUI charges, in the fifth municipal district.