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Mayor Lori Lightfoot, center appointed Miguel del Valle, left, as her Board of Education president as one of her first acts in office. She opposes a bill, signed into law Thursday, to create an elected school board for Chicago. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
Statewide, 27,155 vaccine doses were administered Tuesday, the most in a single day since July 2. But over the past week, the state is averaging just 17,982 doses per day, with nearly 44% of the eligible population still unvaccinated. During the week ending July 1, the state average was 41,150 doses per day.
“It’s been awesome,” Tepera said of his time with the Cubs. “A good group of guys, just talking to (manager David Ross), it was about a year ago, he sent me down opening day. I told him straight up Ill be back and I’m gonna be your set-up guy. Enjoyed my time here it was awesome. Looking forward to the next adventure.”
“We’ve got other guys on the roster — (Riley) Ridley and (Javon) Wims,” Nagy said. “I thought Ridley put together great OTAs. Was excited to see him do that. And now, a lot of these guys, when you get to this wide receiver position, right, this is where a lot of these guys that fourth, fifth, sixth guy, they have to shine on special teams. That’s going to be my challenge and coach (Chris) Tabor’s challenge to these guys is that fifth spot is going to be real with special teams.”
Thomas Summerwill, 23, of the 40W block of Willowbrook Drive, was sentenced to four years on probation, 200 hours of community service and will have to wear an alcohol monitor for up to a year, according to the plea deal accepted by Judge Salvator LoPiccolo.
We’ll be at Lollapalooza all weekend long, from the scrum at the entry gates to checking out the vendors to being your eyes and ears at all seven stages. Chicago’s biggest live music event is back for 2021, open and running through Sunday. Tweets from Thursday:
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Signs alert people to COVID restrictions on the first day of the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago’s Grant Park on July 29, 2021. Attendees are required to show a COVID-19 vaccination card or a negative COVID test for entry. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)
But two of those, Rizzo and Bryant, were out of the starting lineup, one day before the trade deadline. Ross said the day off was “earmarked” for Rizzo, who hadn’t had a break since the All-Star break. Ross decided to also rest Bryant, based on the “length of the game” Wednesday and “issues with his legs.”
Samantha Trampush had never been to the Lollapalooza music festival before, but this year was different. She and her five friends, some donning face sparkles, all in their early 20s, decided to buy tickets this year. On the first day the sales were available, the squad agreed to snag their tickets. They’d been waiting outside the entrance 20 minutes before opening and are most excited to see the performances of Olivia O’Brien and Miley Cyrus.