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In 1985, Sullivan resurrected Avenue M magazine, paying $20,000 to the estate of the previous owner. The magazine was aimed at moneyed North Side residents, with a mix of stories about the area’s tony retailers and socialites but also articles about Sullivan’s own twin interests, journalism and politics.

U.S. cases of COVID-19 last week increased by 17,000 nationwide over a 14-day period for the first time since late fall, and an increase in death historically follows a spike in illness. Much of the worsening problem is being driven by the delta variant first identified in India, that has since hit the United Kingdom and other countries, said U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.

Sharp, gusty winds blowing along the lakeshore from the northeast are expected to create high waves of 3 to 6 feet, as well as life-threatening currents and hazardous boating conditions. There’s also a possibility of isolated thunderstorms developing north of Interstate 80 later in the evening, said Mike Bardou, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Chicago-area office.

Four men, between the ages of 22 and 47, were struck by gunfire as they stood outside, police said. The most seriously injured among them was the 47-year-old man. He suffered gunshot wounds “throughout the body” and he was taken to Stroger Hospital where he had been listed in critical condition, officials said.

“We heard from many community members who expressed new fears, frustrations, confusion, pain, and anger regarding their experiences with officers during protests,” the report states. “We heard from community members who participated in protests—some for the first time—who said that officers were verbally abusive toward them; pushed and shoved them; tackled them to the ground; pushed them down stairs; pulled their hair; struck them with batons, fists, or other nearby objects; hit them after they were ‘kettled’ with nowhere to go or after being handcuffed; and sprayed them with pepper spray (OC spray) without reason.”

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