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As of noon Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,942 new cases, the highest daily number reported since late January, when Illinois was coming down from the fall surge. Daily figures can rise and fall significantly based on when test results come in, but even the average of the past seven days’ worth of cases has risen to its highest level since late January: an average of 3,662 new infections reported per day.
FILE – In this March 23, 2021 file photo, pedestrians walk past the New York Stock Exchange in New York’s Financial District. Wall Street is rallying Friday after the head of the Federal Reserve said it’s still far from pulling interest rates off the record low that’s helped the market soar. (Mary Altaffer/AP)
They added Jones Jr., a former dunk contest champion who averaged 6.8 points on 50.4% shooting in his five-year career, and a pair of draft picks for a player they were ready to move on from. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Portland’s first-round pick is lottery protected through 2028, when it would become a second-round pick if not conveyed.
There are two known candidates who interviewed for the regional administrator post: Debra Shore, an elected commissioner at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, an agency that manages sewage and storm runoff in Chicago and Cook County, and Micah Ragland, a utility executive who helped lead the response to the Flint, Michigan, water crisis while working at the EPA during the Obama administration.
Fashion Fair “was at the forefront of making sure that beauty really was something that every woman had the opportunity to experience, especially Black women and women of color … We want to keep that entrepreneurial spirit, that historical spirit,” said Cheryl Mayberry McKissack, one of the brand’s owners.
In this courtroom artist’s sketch R. Kelly, left, listens during his trial in New York on Aug. 26, 2021. The 54-year-old Kelly has repeatedly denied accusations that he preyed on several alleged victims during a 30-year career highlighted by his mega hit “I Believe I Can Fly.” (Elizabeth Williams/AP)
Lightfoot also expressed concerns about the effect e-learning has had on some students, noting that thousands of them didn’t connect remotely. It’s a disservice to those students if CPS doesn’t provide “a safe and nurturing environment for our kids to learn,” Lightfoot said, adding schools are more than a place where people learn their ABCs.
Headquartered in Irvine, California, Rivian has about 2,500 employees working at its sole production facility, a converted Mitsubishi plant in Normal, a rural college town about 130 miles south of Chicago, and 7,000 employees overall. Delayed by the pandemic, the semiconductor chip shortage and other issues, Rivian’s first production vehicle — a launch edition of its R1T electric pickup truck — is expected to begin rolling off the line in September.
“There’s not a lot of Black people that are in tennis at any level,” Murray said. “Whether it’s agents, running events, suppliers for events, players, coaches, trainers, not a lot of us. So this was a good opportunity to also build some capacity, some experience with a minority group of people.”
XS Tennis and Education Foundation, located at 5336 S. State St. on the South Side, hosted the Chicago Women’s Open Aug. 21-28, 2021. (John J. Kim) Kamau Murray, founder of XS Tennis, poses for a photograph at a set of outdoor courts hosting the Chicago Tennis Festival at XS Tennis and Education Foundation on Aug. 24, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune) Kamau Murray, founder of XS Tennis, gives a fist bump to a youth tennis player on Aug. 24, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune) A doubles match takes place during the Chicago Tennis Festival at XS Tennis and Education Foundation on on Aug. 24, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune) Youth tennis players warm up at the indoor courts at XS Tennis and Education Foundation on on Aug. 24, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune) Venus Williams takes a photo with a fan after working out for the Chicago Tennis Festival at XS Tennis and Education Foundation on on Aug. 24, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune) Youth tennis players stretch before practicing in the indoor courts at XS Tennis and Education Foundation on Aug. 24, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune) A player returns a serve during a doubles match in the Chicago Tennis Festival at XS Tennis and Education Foundation on Aug. 24, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune) Venus Williams takes photos with fans after working out for the Chicago Tennis Festival at XS Tennis and Education Foundation on Aug. 24, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune) A doubles match takes place during the Chicago Tennis Festival at XS Tennis and Education Foundation on Aug. 24, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune) Two doubles players take the court during a match in the Chicago Tennis Festival at XS Tennis and Education Foundation on Aug. 24, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune) A tennis player serves during a doubles match in the Chicago Tennis Festival at XS Tennis and Education Foundation on Aug. 24, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune) Venus Williams gives a fist bump to a youth player after working out during the Chicago Tennis Festival at XS Tennis and Education Foundation on Aug. 24, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune) Two youth tennis players talk outside the clubhouse at XS Tennis and Education Foundation on on Aug. 24, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune) A man enters XS Tennis and Education Foundation on Aug. 24, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)