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Sergio Hernandez, 40, of the 3100 block of North Austin Blvd., Chicago, was charged with criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse and concealment of a death. Joslia Williams, 18, of the 1700 block of North Menard Ave., Chicago, was charged with child pornography and concealment of a death, according to the Oak Park Police Department.
“He wasn’t happy about it,” Lynn said of his teammate. “The season he’s having and stuff like that, he wanted to keep going. I don’t think it’s going to be anything crazy, but you never know. But he seems to think a little rest will help and he’ll be ready to go here in the near future.”
Other organizations who pitched in include Adler Planetarium, Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Joffrey Ballet, Shedd Aquarium and the Common Ground Foundation, which was launched by the Chicago-bred rapper Common. Museums such as the Chicago Children’s Museum, DuSable Museum of African American History, Field Museum and Museum of Science and Industry are also on the list.
Kaegi, whose office determines residential and commercial values in the county’s property tax process, was expected to be joined by a slate of endorsers in Illinois including U.S. Reps. Chuy Garcia and Robin Kelly as well as several progressive-minded aldermen and county commissioners, according to a news release.
Amtrak has also restored pay protection for fully vaccinated employees who might need to quarantine after testing positive for a breakthrough case of the virus, according to the memo. Unvaccinated employees required to quarantine because they are close contacts with someone who has contracted the virus can receive excused absences, but their pay will not be protected.
Wednesday morning, Commonwealth Edison reported that there was still about 230 power outages that affected about 5,600 people, or less than 5% of its customers, in Chicago, according to its outage map. Countywide there was about 830 power outages that affected about 27,800 people, out of about 2,370,000 customers.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot gives a speech before the City Council votes on the controversial civilian oversight panel at City Hall in Chicago on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. Civilian oversight for Chicago police passes in the City Council. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)
Shots were reported outside a police station at 6:56 a.m. on the 5700 block of West Madison. A 27-year-old man was found lying in the street, hit four times in the lower half of his body, police said;bullets also hit five of the station’s windows, but no one inside the building was injured.
Police were called to the 400 block of Pine Creek Drive around 9:30 p.m. for a report of “an individual who was behaving erratically,” according to a news release from the agency. Three police officers entered the residence they were called to and encountered a man with a gun, “which he pointed directly at the officers,” officials said.
“The talent,” he said after the game. “Obviously, great city, great organization. The history behind it is definitely amazing, but for sure the talent. Looking at players like Zach (LaVine) — I’ve been a fan of Zach since he’s been in the league. His growth. Just looking at the overall squad. Seeing (Nikola) Vučević there, that was my teammate in college. So it’s been great.”