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The data focused on attrition rates for the different stages of the CPD hiring process, which takes a year and a half to the point of entrance into the police academy. Some of the stages include a written test, two “power” or physical fitness tests, a drug test, a background investigation and a psychological exam. Most applicants wash out during the written test, first physical fitness test and background investigation, the report found.

The complaint alleges that a white Chevrolet Malibu followed an unmarked law enforcement vehicle that the three officers were riding in. The vehicle pulled up next to the law enforcement vehicle, and the officers saw the driver’s side window roll down. A man, later identified as McLaurin, fire shots into their vehicle, the complaint said.

Loyola Medicine will require all of its employees and doctors to get COVID-19 vaccinations, the system announced Thursday, making it one of the first hospital systems in the Chicago area to make the vaccines mandatory. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)

“For some of my coworkers it was pretty tough, because that was their only job,” said Eugenia Mays, who has worked at Coors Field in Denver for about two decades. “So unemployment was kicked in, food stamp was kicked in, and you just have to learn how to budget and how to do things off of that point. Some got other jobs, some had to buddy up with others to live together.”