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The entire project could take 20 years to build, costing $7 billion and extending well past the former hospital campus’ 49-acre lot, ultimately covering more than 100 acres total, Goodman said. Singer Pavilion — the campus’ only remaining Reese building, built in 1948 — will be preserved as part of the development, according to the Department of Planning and Development.

“When Skipper (Tony La Russa) told me I was going to catch him, I just wanted to watch (video of) what his outings had been, what he does, what he likes and what he doesn’t like,” Zavala said before Wednesday’s game against the Twins at Guaranteed Rate Field. “I watched the Minnesota hitters, whoever I thought was going to be in the lineup, and got a feel for them — what they do and don’t do — and came up with a good game plan.

Medical technologists prepare samples for the saliva-based Covid-19 test at the Molecular Pathology Laboratory at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. UI Health, which includes University of Illinois Hospital, said Wednesday it will require its employees to get COVID-19 vaccines. (Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune)

Medical technologists prepare samples for the saliva-based Covid-19 test at the Molecular Pathology Laboratory at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. UI Health, which includes University of Illinois Hospital, said Wednesday it will require its employees to get COVID-19 vaccines. (Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune)

The line in the sand remains, however: Those backing the civilian say this is about police reform and, ultimately restoring police-community relations and trust; opponents, including leaders of the police union and their backers, suggest the panel’s work will be duplicative, will hurt department morale and could even drive up crime if officers become wary of doing their jobs.

“So thankful to Jimmy (Pitaro) and all of my great teammates and friends at the SEC Network, College GameDay, Women’s and Men’s college basketball, and the NBA Countdown family — the people who believed in me, encouraged me, pushed me, and lifted me up,” Taylor said in a statement released through ESPN. “Words are inadequate to express my boundless appreciation, and I hope to make them proud.”