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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.
The Boeing 737 Max 10 takes off on its first test flight June 18, 2021, from Renton Airport in Renton, Washington. The Max 10 is a slightly larger version of Max jets that are already flying. It is designed to seat up to 230 passengers. (Ellen M. Banner/Seattle Times/AP)
The Danish soccer federation wrote on Twitter that Eriksen was released from the Rigshospitalet in central Copenhagen after a successful operation. The federation previously said Eriksen would be fitted with an ICD, an implantable device that can function as both a pacemaker and defibrillator.
Prior to the game against the Tampa Bay Rays the Chicago White Sox display a photo of Richard Castellana, 55, at Guaranteed Rate Field before a moment of silence in honor of Castellana who was fatally shot Friday during an attempted robbery while working as a security guard at First Midwest Bank Monday June 14, 2021 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
While the economy continues to recover, there were still 9.3 million people out of the U.S. labor force in May. Factors such as lingering virus fears, unemployment benefits and a lack of child care continue to weigh on the labor market and are keeping some adults from seeking work, according to Oren Klachkin, lead U.S. economist at Oxford Economics. While teenagers have benefited in recent months, he doesn’t expect this to be a long-term trend.