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The three were in a vehicle westbound in the 2800 block of West 79th Street in the Ashburn neighborhood when a car, possibly a burgundy Dodge Durango, came alongside, police said. Several shots were fired from the vehicle thought to be a Durango, which fled.
The Chicago Fire released a new logo — formally ditching the “Fire Crown” badge — after the redesigned crest leaks on social media on Friday, June 18, 2021. The new logo, designed by Matthew Wolff, will be worn starting with the 2022 season. (Chicago Fire FC)
That same month, according to TSN, senior management held a meeting that included then-Blackhawks President John McDonough, general manager Stan Bowman, vice president of hockey operations Al MacIsaac and Gary. The report states that then-skills coach Paul Vincent told team executives two players had accused Aldrich of sexual assault and requested they contact the sex crimes division of the Chicago police, and that the request was denied.
Ivoryana Neal, 18, stands with her friend Danaria Keys, 17, in the cafeteria at Proviso Township Math and Science Academy in Forest Park on June 17, 2021. Both students served in a committee that created a history course on Black studies. Neal is headed to Spellman College this fall, while Keys will start her senior year. (Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)
Phillip Jackson, founder of the Black Star Project, speaks during a Mass Black Male Graduation Ceremony, June 29, 2013, at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center on the grounds of Chicago State University in Chicago. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to deliver the message that the Civil War was over and the last remaining slaves were freed. Approved by Congress and signed into law this week, Friday became the first official Juneteenth federal holiday, since this year’s date falls on a Saturday.
The latest stalemate comes as Lightfoot has weathered attacks from progressive critics after failing to meet a pledge to present a civilian oversight plan within 100 days of taking office in 2019, saying more time is needed to get it right. Backers of the grassroots plan say they have alternative avenues to pass their proposal, while Sposato, who is staunchly pro-police, maintains “way, way, way too much” reform is already taking place.
State Sen. Michael Hastings, D-Frankfort, at podium, announces his intent to run for Illinois secretary of state in 2022 during an appearance March 3, 2021, at the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters Apprentices and Training Program facility in Elk Grove Village. The union endorsed Hastings. (Ted Slowik / Daily Southtown)
Ishbia, 43, whom Forbes recently listed as one of the 20 wealthiest people in Illinois, with a net worth of $3.4 billion, is linked to trusts that are behind the purchase of a portion of the Winnetka site as well as a $36 million mansion in Naples, Florida, that was bought in January. A building permit filed April 1 in Collier County, Florida, in connection with the Naples mansion identifies Ishbia as the owner.
If Ald. Chris Taliaferro, the Public Safety committee’s chairman, doesn’t schedule another meeting before Wednesday’s council meeting, sponsors of the grassroots plan could use a parliamentary maneuver to try to force their revised plan to the floor for an up-or=down vote. Such a move, however, would face stiff opposition from Lightfoot.