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“You can’t ask for more from him in these 2 1/2 games,” Hawks coach Jeremy Colliton said. “The start of the season and how all that played out, and then the Rockford games, it is what it is. From his perspective, you’ve got to really respect that he went through the adversity and fought through it and prepared himself, not knowing if he was even going to get a chance.
State Sen. Christopher Belt, D-Centreville, presented the test-optional admissions bill, known as the Higher Education Fair Admissions Act, and said it was based on research showing that high school GPAs are a better predictor of college graduation than ACT or SAT scores. The bill calls for all four-year public universities to implement test-optional admissions by January.
Her defense attorney said she is five months pregnant, lives alone and has four children, aged 13, 12, 8, and 4. Daniels, who receives unemployment, is a life-long Cook County resident, a 2006 high school graduate and earned a medical assistance degree in 2009, the attorney said.
About 1:30 p.m., the ambulance was taking a patient in serious, but not life-threatening, condition to the University of Chicago Medical Center when it made contact with a car near East Garfield Boulevard and South Indiana Avenue, said Larry Langford, Chicago Fire Department spokesperson.
Roberto Clemente High School teacher Mueze Bawany sits outside of the school. Bawany says he doesn’t need to be honored with any special celebrations this week in recognition of national Teacher Appreciation Week. On the contrary, Bawany says his students and their families are the real heroes. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)
Getaround, another car-sharing company, said it has seen a significant increase in demand in recent months. Most people using Getaround, which rents by the hour, book cars for errands or short trips, so car rental shortages are just one factor driving demand, Pat Notti, Getaround’s vice president of marketplace and operations, said in a statement. Still, recent growth has been particularly strong among travelers, and business in Florida has doubled since last year, Notti said.
This seven-bedroom home has five full bathrooms, one half-bath, five outdoor spaces, an elevator, two wet bars and a grand circular staircase. The kitchen features custom cabinets, honed quartzite countertops, two dishwashers, three ovens and Thermador and Sub Zero appliances. The primary bedroom suite has custom walk-in closets, a marble bath steam shower, a soaking tub and access to a private deck. A lower-level family room is equipped with surround sound and a fireplace. An exercise room, two bedrooms, a laundry room, a full bathroom and a mudroom are also on the lower level. Outdoor spaces include a large backyard, a spacious roof deck with an outdoor fireplace and another roof deck over the 2½-car attached heated garage.
O’Dowd, now an analyst for MLB Network, took that a step further, saying it should be a requirement that every international player signed by an MLB team receive a GED before coming to the United States. Not only would it help them become better players but, if baseball didn’t work out, O’Dowd said, “It’d be incredibly incumbent upon us to be able to put players back into the individual areas that they come from, like in the DR, at least with a high school education, hopefully more.”
Avail, a car sharing company that helps people rent from individuals rather than a traditional rental company, is designed to feel like the traditional car rental service. Renters pick up cars from airport lots where cars are inspected and cleaned before being used, the company said.
“The City of Chicago, the Mayor’s Office, and related agencies or departments will not respond to any media inquiries stemming from information obtained through illegal ransomware attacks,” the city said in a statement. “Reporting on materials compromised during a third-party vendor data transfer makes all of us less safe and encourages future bad actors to use nefarious means to gain information.”