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“We really have to get away from the misinformation that’s costing us our lives, literally,” she said. “Because everyone has access to this vaccine, right now. There is a pharmacy near you. There’s a mass vaccination site. There’s a pop-up clinic. There’s a religious institution. … There’s something within a few miles of everyone. And to pass it up, unfortunately, and get COVID thereafter and not have a favorable course, it’s really a tragedy.”
That expansion continued last year, even as the pandemic devastated the restaurant industry. While restaurant industry sales fell roughly 22% in 2020, Portillo’s brought in an estimated $455 million in sales, down just 7% from 2019, according to data from Technomic, a Chicago-based food service research and consulting firm. Overall, sales at fast casual restaurants were down about 9%.
County Board Commissioner Deborah Sims, shown at a 2013 meeting, said she in a statement: “I accept the findings and recommendations of the inspector general and we have complied with his recommendations.” (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)
“Accordingly, on Monday, the Olympic athletes moved to separate lodging accommodations and a separate training facility, as originally planned, and will continue their preparation for the Games,” the organization said in a statement. “The entire delegation continues to be vigilant and will maintain strict protocols while they are in Tokyo.”
“It has been quite the journey to get to this point in my life, but I cannot be happier with my decision to come out,” he said. “From a young age I have dreamed of being an NHL player, and I believe that living my authentic life will allow me to bring my whole self to the rink improve my chances for filling my dreams.”
“In 2019, he had a contract with the Chicago Cubs for ($12 million), but since he only played for 2 months, his salary was prorated and he only earned ($4.5 million) of the ($12 million) he could have earned,” according to the memorandum filed July 14 in Williamson County, Tenn., by Julianna Zobrist’s attorney, Marlene Eskind Moses of Nashville, Tenn.-based MTR Family Law.
On Sunday, Chicago police were called to the South Side, 1700 block of West 79th Street in Gresham, around 4:10 p.m. for a report of a man who had been shot in the stomach and hand. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition, police said, and he was pronounced dead there at 4:41 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office, which had not released his name or age as of Monday morning.
A previously announced shake-up of the NewsNation prime-time lineup debuts Monday. The network is rebranding “Early Edition” as “Rush Hour,” launching “On Balance,” a one-hour platform for former Fox News anchor Leland Vittert, and reducing its signature evening newscast, “NewsNation Prime,” to just one hour.
“It’s coming along pretty good,” Alzolay said Saturday. “I feel it was just a matter of time and knowing the pitch better, picking my spots to throw it and my location for the pitch. It’s really good with my sinker and my slider, too. It’s been a lot of hard work to get that pitch going, but I feel super comfortable with that now.”
“He was there, checking on everyone,” Nats fan Ann Plaza told the Post. “A security guard came and asked if we were family. He said, ‘Yes, they are family — they’re our fans.’ The guard then asked if we were players’ family, and then he said no. They then ushered us into the area right outside, and we hung out there until it was safe to leave.”