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A passenger jet is seen from the family room window of Lynne and Phil Denemark’s home in Bloomingdale as the couple pose for a photograph on June 11, 2021. Having lived in their home since 1979, the couple said jet noise from planes arriving at and departing from O’Hare International Airport has grown notably in the past three years. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Chances of thunderstorms persist throughout the weekend, with an elevated risk on Sunday, the weather service said. The sticky, hot weather is expected to shift Monday as temperatures fall, with highs in the mid-70s and lows in the 50s, according to the weather service.
The Illinois EPA said the foam initially used was a “flourinated surfactant” that could contain PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic acid, and PFHxA, or perfluorohexanoic acid. Both are among some 5,000 PFAS compounds with oil- and water-resistant properties used in clothing, furniture, cookware, food packaging, cosmetics and other goods.
Fields of grass lead to a cryptocurrency facility at Hennepin, June 14, 2021. The 25,000 square foot facility, which formerly served as a boiler house for a steel mill, is about one-third filled with servers making the complex calculations that mine and mint Bitcoins. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
In years past, including the most recent show in 2019, active-duty Navy SEALS and Special Warfare crew members would free fall from two miles above ground, trailing smoke and making formations on the way down, and the Army Golden Nights would jump, often with celebrities in tow. A variety of civilian stunt pilots and demonstration teams such as Sean Tucker’s Team Oracle and the Matt Chapman Air Show would perform short segments over a full day of air- and water-born spectacles, announced by “Voice of the Show” Herb Hunter. But the 2021 show will just feature a “special solo demonstration” from the Blue Angels.
“For this project, I wanted to recreate a historical moment in some way. After going through a number of famous art pieces, this one really stood out as a perfect moment in time,” Bentel said. “Being a product designer, I see products as storytelling objects. The idea that the hundreds of objects that you use every day, like your toothbrush, your cup, your computer are utility, yes, but they also tell a story at the end of the day. They tell a story about aesthetics, the time place you’re in, the materials, and how they were made.”
“You know all we hear is how important it is for the park district to have the Bears in Soldier Field. When we complain about construction, washrooms, and cleanup, things our fans complain about, it seems to fall on deaf ears.” George “Mugs” Halas Jr., Chicago Bears president Share quote & link
Fields of grass lead to a cryptocurrency facility at Hennepin, June 14, 2021. The 25,000-square-foot facility, which formerly served as a boiler house for a steel mill, is about one-third filled with servers making the complex calculations that mine and mint Bitcoins. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
“From last year, the game naturally slows down, getting that year under your belt,” Johnson said. “For me, just my body is more at ease. My mind is more at ease, being able to see things and being able to have better eyes, a better understanding of what the offense is trying to do and how the defense works as well. It’s just easier mentally, which allows my body to be able to play a little faster.”
But I also heard, almost immediately, from folks I had little in common with on paper. Different backgrounds, different realities, different futures, most likely. But their lives looked a way they weren’t expecting, and they saw some of that in my writing, and they wanted to talk about it.