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He averaged a career-high 14.6 points per game while dishing out 4.8 assists in 2020-21, and his shooting numbers, often one of the biggest concerns in his game, took a step forward. He shot 41.4% from the field, 37.8% from 3 on 8.3 attempts with a true-shooting percentage at 55.1%, all of which are career-highs.
The Chicago Fire Department transported 22 people to hospitals while private ambulance services accounted for the other 80 transports, Mary May, a spokesperson for the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications, said. May referred questions about the types of medical cases to the fire department, but the department did not immediately return a phone call seeking information.
The Vautravers Building, which has been in the CTA’s path for over a century, is being moved 30 feet to the west in the direction of North Clark Street. The property’s original owners, who built the house in the 1890s, wouldn’t sell when work to construct the Red Line began, resulting in the construction of “L” tracks that looped around the building.
“Like many people in Chicago, when I first heard of the Smollett case … I was absolutely certain that he was guilty based on the media coverage,” Uche told reporters. “But I can say now categorically, looking at the evidence, hundreds of pages so far, and there are many, many more to look at, so far it’s obvious to us he’s absolutely innocent.”
Israel Suaste-Gonzalez, 50, formerly of Mundelein, pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of criminal sexual assault. In exchange, prosecutors agreed to drop other counts he faced. He had been scheduled to go on trial that day before Judge Mark Levitt, who is set to sentence Suaste-Gonzalez on Sept. 14.
Aurora police Chief Kristen Ziman stands near the podium during a vigil Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, outside the Henry Pratt Co. plant where on Friday six people, including the gunman, were fatally shot in Aurora. Five Aurora officers were also wounded in the shooting. (Armando Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
“If all of a sudden you’re out there in a game and you’re thinking through things, it’s too slow. The NFL’s too fast. You have to be able to just let it rip. That’s what I look for. So, absolutely, I don’t want to just be traded to someone I don’t know and, ‘Oh, you get an opportunity to play.’ No, I want to be able to go somewhere where I know we’ll be successful because I know the people in there, I know what they stand for, I know who they are as human beings. That’s what you want. That’s what great teams are made of.”
“Things change, right?” Nagy said. “Disguised coverages. They hide their blitzes. Knowing where your protection calls are, being on the same page as the center. That’s where I think now when things get real and you start putting the pads on and the tempo picks up and you’re playing, now we want to see him execute plays and play fast.”
“Offensively, we all feel it,” Lazor said, “meaning coaches, players, all the people around. … When you’re a quarterback with as much experience as Andy has, you’ve been fooled many times by the defense and hopefully learned from it, which I think he’s proven he has.
“I thought he was doing well with the specific routes,” Nagy said. “Forget the coverages, just what route are you supposed to run within the play? He was doing good there. Now, he’s going to have to really understand, ‘OK, if I’m playing this position, line up, get set and go.’ Things are a lot faster. I’m impressed with him being able to get back here because that was hard when he landed on that shoulder, so we’ll just take it day by day. He’s got the want.”