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Under the bill, which earlier won approval from the state Senate, the city’s school board would become a hybrid panel in January 2025, with 10 members elected to four-year terms in the 2024 general election and 11 members appointed to two year terms by the mayor, including the board president. Mayoral appointments would require City Council confirmation, another element Lightfoot’s office had opposed.
Rachelle Zola drinks Pedialyte while listening to her friend Mazell Sykes during Zola’s hunger strike on June 14, 2021, outside Cosmopolitan United Church in Melrose Park. Zola began the 40-day, all-liquid hunger strike to support HR 40, a House bill that would set up a commission to study reparations. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Jerryon Stevens, of Humboldt Park, was charged in the shooting, which took place Dec. 22 in the 700 block of North Ridgeway Avenue, Chicago police announced Wednesday. The victim was identified by the Cook County medical examiner’s office as Jim Courtney-Clarks, 20.
The state’s health department has identified more than 9,400 variant cases of the virus in Illinois, more than 6,300 of which are the Alpha variant, first found in the United Kingdom. The next biggest slice comes from the Gamma variant, first identified in travelers from Brazil, with more than 2,400 cases.
“When we think about racism, many of us think about its visible and audible forms,” Lightfoot said. “But the reality is, the insidious nature of systemic racism has other impacts that are every bit as deep and harmful but are often ones we can’t see, like impacts on the psyche and other impacts on our bodies that are just as, if not more, deadly.”
Best known for his work nationally with ESPN and currently Fox, Myers has been a Marquee contributor since its 2020 launch. In addition to “Play at Home Trivia,” the quiz show he hosted when baseball shut down during the pandemic last year, he has an interview program called “Chris & Tell.”
Jo Franco in the “Best of Bali” episode of “The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals.” The series showcases unique destinations and stunning vacation rentals around the world while providing valuable tips and expertise in real estate, travel and design. The show premieres on Netflix June 18. The series hosts are Megan Batoon, Jo Franco, and Luis Ortiz. (Netflix)
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The products for adults, which carry the Flyer brand, include an e-scooter priced at $599 and two e-bikes, priced at $1,699 and $1,999. The bikes differ in capacity, room for additional passengers and an optional spare battery. Each e-bike comes with three riding modes: pedal-only, much like a conventional bike; pedal-assist, which provides five different levels of power from the motor; and throttle-only, which doesn’t require any pedaling.
Vaccines will be offered on the “Vaccination Station,” a mobile bus that will be parked outside of “L” stations, as part of city’s effort to increase vaccine access, especially in neighborhoods with lower vaccination rates. Pfizer will be available to those 12 years old and up, and Johnson & Johnson to those 18 and up. People under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.