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House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, asks that Republican names be removed from House Resolution 359, a descriptive resolution outlining the criteria used to draw the new Illinois House districts, on the House floor on May 28, 2021, in Springfield. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register)

You can write to your friend: “We’re so happy that ‘Adele’s’ wedding has been rescheduled, but unfortunately, we won’t be able to attend. This last year has taken a lot out of us, and we just can’t make the trip, I’m afraid. We’re so sorry, and hope you have a wonderful celebration.”

Former basketball superstar Michael Jordan speaks during a news conference ahead of an NBA game between the Hornets and Bucks on Jan. 24, 2020, in Paris. Jordan and Nike’s Jordan Brand are giving $1 million to Morehouse College in Atlanta to boost journalism and sports-related studies. (Thibault Camus / AP)

First, the plan would clear the way for the state to distribute 75 licenses that were supposed to be awarded more than a year ago, but got held up after complaints and lawsuits that the scoring of applications was unfair. Only 21 finalists were given perfect scores to qualify for a lottery, out of more than 900 applicants, and many of those who qualified included wealthy white investors.

“It’s pretty upsetting, because other people excel at sports, but for me, my grades at school are my focus, and I’ve put in a lot of time and effort,” Shipinski said. “The district seemed to think I’m asking for every student to be on a grading scale, but I made it pretty clear, I don’t want to cause harm to anyone. But for me, it’s causing harm by not giving me my grades.”

“A decade ago, if someone ran you just chased before you knew they were involved in criminal activity,” said former Tuscon Chief of Police Roberto Villasenor, who served on former President Barack Obama’s Policing Task Force and now advises departments across the country on policing issues, including reform. “A policy will help slow you down, and it will counter the normal instinct so that mistakes are not made, abuses don’t occur and people are not hurt.”

Burr, who turned 27 on Friday, went 1-1 with a 4.58 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 16 games (one start) with the Chicago White Sox in early 2019. He was retroactively placed on the injured list May 25, 2019, with a capsule strain in his right elbow and underwent Tommy John surgery that June.

Another person who was in the apartment came back into the room after going into the kitchen for water and saw McCullum on top of Jones, who was still on the mattress, while the other suspect was bent over, looking behind Jones’ air mattress, prosecutors said.

Cook County Commissioner Stanley Moore, who opposes an ordinance to change Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day, holds a family photo of his great-great-grandfather, William Alford Trotter, top row, third from right, at the Gerald Griffin Gallery in Chicago on May 28, 2021. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)

For this year’s events, the city will also host a qualifying competition, the “Race to Gately” for students in grades five to 12 on June 12, 19 and 26. The race will consist of a 60-meter sprint. On those days, the competition will be held at Lindblom Park, Jackson Park, Lincoln Park at Wilson Avenue and La Follette Park in the mornings, and Dunbar Park, Marshall High School, Brooks High School and Steinmetz High School in the afternoons.