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Veney, in collaboration with GoodKidsMadCity, the Chicago Teachers Union, and other groups, organized Sunday’s peace walk and aid giveaway to shift what he characterized as a negative image of Englewood, which has gotten worse over the past couple of weeks after the shooting of Chicago police Officer Ella French, who was killed while conducting a traffic stop in West Englewood on Aug. 7.

“The delta variant of COVID-19 has demonstrated its stronger transmission among unvaccinated young people, and we are deeply concerned that Chicago Public Schools’ current plan for students and staff to return to school buildings rolls back many important safety mitigation standards that can undermine the district’s objective of increasing equity for students especially in light of an ever-changing pandemic that is increasingly harming younger age groups,” Ald. Maria Hadden, 49th, and Democratic state Sen. Cristina Pacione-Zayas wrote in a letter Sunday to Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Chicago Board of Education President Miguel del Valle and interim CPS CEO José Torres.

The two men who died were not identified as of Sunday afternoon. Preliminary information from the Cook County medical examiner’s office said a 30-year-old man who died at 3:31 a.m. was one of the victims; the other was a 29-year-old man who died at 3:15 a.m. However, their names were not released and it was not immediately clear which of the men was driving and was shot, and which was in the back seat and died because of the crash.

Health and safety protocols are still not uniform across all of major college football, but the common ground is this: Unlike last year when everyone was being tested frequently for the virus, only unvaccinated players and team personnel will be subject to routine surveillance testing. Only unvaccinated individuals will be automatically be quarantined if they come into contact with someone infected with the virus.