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Last year, under then-President Donald Trump’s administration, Chicago and other cities received a surge of federal agents to fight violence as part of Operation Legend, named in honor of 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro, who was shot and killed in Kansas City, Missouri. In Chicago, the operation involved a few hundred federal agents from the ATF, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Marshals Service.
American Airlines eked out a second-quarter profit of $19 million, including nearly $1.5 billion in federal relief. Without the taxpayer funding and other special items, American would have lost $1.1 billion, or $1.69 per share. Still, that is American’s smallest adjusted loss in any quarter since 2019, and the adjusted loss was less than the $2.03 per share loss forecast by analysts, according to a FactSet survey.
The Quiet Games have just begun a the Tokyo Olympics. With no fans, you can hear the cicadas buzzing outside Tokyo Stadium. A volunteer watches the match in an empty Tokyo Stadium, July 22, 2021 as Mexico defeated France 4-1 in pool play at the Olympic Games. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) Mexico defeats France 4-1 in a pool play soccer match at an empty Tokyo Stadium on July 22, 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) Officials from Nepal are among the few people in the stands as Mexico defeats France 4-1 in a pool play soccer match at Tokyo Stadium on July 22, 2021. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) France’s Pierre Kalulu, left, and Mexico’s Henry Martin compete as Mexico defeats France 4-1 in a pool play soccer match on July 22, 2021. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) Mexico defeats France 4-1 in a pool play soccer match at an empty Tokyo Stadium on July 22, 2021. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) Mexico’s Johan Vasquez (5) and France’s Florian Thauvin compete, July 22, 2021, during pool play in soccer at Tokyo Stadium at the Olympics. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) Mexico’s Sebastian Cordova celebrates his goal as France goalkeeper Paul Bernardoni reacts, July 22, 2021, at the Tokyo Olympics. Mexico defeated France 4-1. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) A Mexican official cheers for a goal as his team defeats France 4-1 in a pool play soccer match at an empty Tokyo Stadium on July 22, 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) Mexico celebrates their 4-1 win over France in a pool play soccer match at an empty Tokyo Stadium on July 22, 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) The Shiokaze Park beach volleyball venue is prepped for the start of Olympic competition with a view of Rainbow Bridge and the Tokyo skyline on July 22, 2021. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) A few officials sit in the empty stands at the Shiokaze Park beach volleyball venue, July 22, 2021, at the Tokyo Olympics. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) The moon rises as Mexico defeats France 4-1 in a pool play soccer match at an empty Tokyo Stadium on July 22, 2021. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) A view of Rainbow Bridge and the Tokyo skyline behind the Shiokaze Park beach volleyball venue, July 22, 2021, at the Tokyo Olympics. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
In 1905, plans were made to move Drake Fountain to accommodate construction of a new county building. But where would it end up? During a heated meeting in December 1905, aldermen balked at the $3,300 cost to remove then maintain the fountain. Sculptor Lorado Taft said the city could afford to let this Columbus statue be put out to pasture, “It is not an absolute disgrace, but it is a question whether it would be approved today by the municipal art commission. For one thing, it is wholly out of proportion.” Public works commissioner J.M. Patterson noted, “while it is not a distinguished work of art, (the fountain’s) existence is justified by the fact that thousands of persons drink its water daily,” the Tribune reported. The fountain was temporarily relocated to the LaSalle Street side of city hall.
Jennifer Taylor, 24, of Chicago, Sheba Taylor, 26, of Chicago, and Paul Sherrod Taylor, 28, of DeKalb, were charged with multiple felonies last month and then indicted by a Kane County grand jury July 16 on attempted murder charges in connection with the case.
TOKYO — With the Olympics starting Friday, athletes from around the world are in Tokyo, most of them restricted to training and their hotels because of virus protocols. Still, they are posting photos and videos of their travel and preparations for the Games.
Hendricks has been one of the few bright spots for the Cubs this season, particularly over the past month. He’s posted a 2.65 ERA in his last 15 starts; the Cubs are 11-4 in those games, dropping two of his previous four outings in which he surrendered one run (July 4) and two runs (Wednesday), respectively. There’s not much more the Cubs can ask from Hendricks, even though he still believes he can pitch better. While the Cubs have quickly moved into the territory where the organization’s big-picture future overshadows hopes they can get back into the division race, Hendricks remains a reliable force in the rotation.
About 11,000 Olympians and 4,400 Paralympians are expected to enter Japan, along with tens of thousands of officials, judges, administrators, sponsors, broadcasters and media. The International Olympic Committee says more than 80% of Olympic Village residents will be vaccinated.
Officers work the scene where eight people were wounded in a shooting involving a party bus in the 1600 block of North La Salle Drive in the Old Town Triangle neighborhood July 22, 2021 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
“The only person … that I have actually issued a fine to, in a dollar amount, was the Walgreens on Simpson Street,” Stoneback said. “They continuously violated, just throwing their stuff out in the street, trash would be all over the place. I sent them warnings, numerous communications, (but) they just kept doing it. As soon as they got their first fine, they corrected it.”