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Construction workers pour concrete on a new bridge pier above the Des Plaines River on the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) on May 7, 2021. The Tri-State widening project, which include subgrade improvements and new water basins in some areas, is 22 miles long, from 95th Street to Balmoral Avenue in Rosemont. (Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)
Activist Gregory Miller speaks as protesters pause at Diversey and Milwaukee avenues in Chicago March 4, 2021. The group is opposed to Reserve Management Group opening a new scrap metal shredding facility along the Calumet River at 116th Street in Chicago. Before marching, they rallied near the home of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)
Zenaida Castillo serves customers at her family’s food stand, May 5, 2021, in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. Her husband, Felipe Vallarta, a beloved elotero in Rogers Park, got sick with COVID-19 a few days before he was scheduled to receive the vaccine. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)
“It was actually very beneficial being able to do that,” Crochet said. “Being on the IL, nobody wants to be there, but being there and not having to worry about going into a game, just being able to get the mound work midseason I felt was awesome. I feel like it helped me nip a lot of things in the bud.”
2822 N. Orchard St. No. 3, Chicago: $845,000 | Listed: April 17, 2021 This three-bedroom, two-bathroom home has refinished solid oak flooring, a wood-burning fireplace with a gas starter and a private deck that measures 22 feet by 22 feet and offers sweeping views of the downtown skyline. The kitchen is equipped with custom cabinetry, quartz countertops and extra-large island with seating for five. A family room offers direct access to the deck and could function as an office or media room. Both the living and family room have recessed lighting that can be controlled with a smart phone. The living room, family room, master bedroom, and deck have built-in speakers for sound throughout the home. This home comes with one parking space. Agent: Ed Watts of Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty, 847-869-9494 *Some listing photos are “virtually staged,” meaning they have been digitally altered to represent different furnishing or decorating options. To feature your luxury listing of $800,000 or more in Chicago Tribune’s Dream Homes, send listing information and high-res photos to ctc-realestate@chicagotribune.com. Join our Chicago Dream Homes Facebook group for more luxury listings and real estate news.
Manager Tony La Russa and slugger Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrate after defeating the Texas Rangers 6-2 to win the World Series in Game 7 of the MLB World Series at Busch Stadium on October 28, 2011 in St Louis, Missouri. (Jamie Squire / Getty Images)
Chicago Department of Public Health registered nurse Carrie Travis, left, and Wanda Dean, right, assist Dean’s 82-year-old mother as they walk to a COVID-19 vaccination bus on May 7, 2021, outside Chicago Public Library’s North Austin branch. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
The Cubs narrowly avoided disaster in the ninth, almost blowing a three-run lead. But left-hander Rex Brothers, their third reliever of the inning, retired Bryan Reynolds on a flyout with the bases loaded to end it. The save was Brothers’ first since Sept. 29, 2013, with the Colorado Rockies.
The R/V Coral Reef II, a research vessel working on coral reef restoration in the Bahamas, on Oct. 15, 2019. The boat is Shedd Aquarium’s custom-built research and collection vessel that, on this date, was collecting coral samples and establishing coral nurseries. (Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune)
2822 N. Orchard St. No. 3, Chicago: $845,000 | Listed: April 17, 2021 This three-bedroom, two-bathroom home has refinished solid oak flooring, a wood-burning fireplace with a gas starter and a private deck that measures 22 feet by 22 feet and offers sweeping views of the downtown skyline. The kitchen is equipped with custom cabinetry, quartz countertops and extra-large island with seating for five. A family room offers direct access to the deck and could function as an office or media room. Both the living and family room have recessed lighting that can be controlled with a smart phone. The living room, family room, master bedroom, and deck have built-in speakers for sound throughout the home. This home comes with one parking space. Agent: Ed Watts of Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty, 847-869-9494 *Some listing photos are “virtually staged,” meaning they have been digitally altered to represent different furnishing or decorating options. To feature your luxury listing of $800,000 or more in Chicago Tribune’s Dream Homes, send listing information and high-res photos to ctc-realestate@chicagotribune.com. Join our Chicago Dream Homes Facebook group for more luxury listings and real estate news.