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Nina: Yes. She let herself be saddened, or almost mourning. In the first half of the book, particularly in the first 10 pages, she’s so, so angry. And by the end of the book, you feel she can allow herself to be sad and to mourn what she didn’t have and even go a step further and start to mourn what her mother didn’t have. She comes to this realization that her mother and all of their sisters — because they didn’t have the power of choice in their husbands, and when they had kids — they could not have a loving relationship. In some sense a loving relationship was reserved only for the wealthy and the privileged. There was a great quote in there, about her mom saying, love goes out the window when you’re poor.
The franchise is coming off one of the most successful seasons in its history, making the NBA Finals with stars Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton before losing in six games to the Milwaukee Bucks. The Suns have made the Finals three times — in 1976, 1993 and 2021 — but never have won a championship.
“Since Feb. 21, 2019, I have been treated as if I’m invisible, both by the 12 men who entered my home that night and refused to treat me with respect and dignity and by City Hall, who has repeatedly used their powers to hide the truth of what happened that night and has refused to settle the case with me fairly and justly.”
Last year the numbers were quite a bit lower because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but in 2019 the machines produced $5.6 million in the first nine months of the year, with the city receiving $280,736 and the state collecting more than $1.4 million, state numbers show.
“We’re pleased to see Lyft sharing safety information with the public and encourage other companies and organizations to do the same,” said Erinn Robinson, a spokeswoman for the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. “No industry is immune to sexual violence, and this pervasive problem cannot be addressed without shining a light into dark corners and asking how to do better.”
That said, while ridership is starting to bounce back, it hasn’t returned to pre-pandemic levels, he said. Pace was at 100,000 trips daily before the pandemic, dropped to 33,000 trips at the height of the pandemic and is now at 66,000 trips per day, he said.
Pfleger eulogized Black on Friday at his small, but robust homegoing at Hyde Park’s First Unitarian Church, Black’s church since 1953. Timuel Black died Oct. 13 at age 102 after a short stay in hospice. Family, academics, historians, activists and local politicians, including Mayor Lori Lightfoot, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, were in attendance to honor Black’s service to the community and to the world.
Dixmoor residents, left without a reliable water source, have expressed dismay since Oct. 16 when the town’s water supply was first affected. Roberts has said the problems stemmed from leaks in the pipes, but the village had been unable to fully diagnose the problem.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks to media at the Thompson Center, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, as he mandates COVID vaccines for teachers, college students, health care workers, and imposes indoor mask mandate for all. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)