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“We’re on a mission to grow the economy and advance the role of women within it,” Marianne Markowitz, the bank’s president and CEO, said Thursday. “The real opportunity comes because women-owned businesses are experiencing a revolution — they’re growing two times faster than the national average, and have been for some time, but they don’t receive enough capital right now.”
Tony Shields, 29, of the South Shore neighborhood, was arrested July 6 in Rock Island by the Chicago Police Department and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, after being identified as the person who allegedly stabbed Malcom Mullins, 29, of Broadview, police said.
In this June 24, 2021 file photo, a hiring sign is displayed in Downers Grove, Ill. The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week even while the economy and the job market appear to be rebounding from the coronavirus recession with sustained energy. The government said, Thursday, July 8, jobless claims increased by 2,000 from the previous week to 373,000. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
“There’s legitimate reasons to think of DHing him a lot,” Sox manager Tony La Russa said before Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. “That would be one way to get his bat in and not have to worry so much about his legs. At the same time, the way (Yermín) Mercedes was going, the spot was open for a while and hopefully Yermín gets back (from Triple A).
Ronald Armour, 41, of the 6300 block of South Sangamon Street, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of first-degree murder, aggravated battery of someone older than 60 and home invasion causing injury, according to authorities. He was expected to appear in court for a bond hearing later Thursday.
About 11,000 Olympians and 4,400 Paralympians are expected to enter Japan, with tens of thousands of officials, judges, administrators, sponsors, broadcasters, and media also entering. The IOC says more than 80% of resident of the Olympic Village will be vaccinated.
Two men (names withheld upon request) play chess while police work the scene were a 24-year-old woman, a 27-year-old woman, and a 35-year-old man were shot on the 3500 block of West Lake Street in the East Garfield Park neighborhood Wednesday July 7, 2021 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
“Honestly I was surprised. I didn’t really know much about the Select Team,” Williams said on a conference call Tuesday night after the first day of training camp. “But it’s an opportunity … just come in here and, of course, working, that’ll never change, but just being a sponge to anybody and everybody.
In the days after the wreck, a number of bodies were picked up by fishing tugs near Two Rivers, Wisconsin. The dead reported by the Tribune included the Beau brothers, Martin and Henry, of Chicago; E.H. Borland, a traveling salesman from Milwaukee; and Charles Curtis, a cabin boy found with a letter from his mother back in Germany “carefully preserved” in his pocket. Others were identified in the paper only by their height, hair color, personal effects and scars. One person survived the wreck: a crewman named Axel Stone.
When I hear the word “hipster,” I think of Chicago, specifically Logan Square, Wicker Park and Pilsen. But after spending a weekend in Indianapolis’ newest neighborhood, the Bottleworks District, I was reminded that hipsters and Indianapolis aren’t mutually exclusive. Since my last visit over 10 years ago, Indianapolis feels recharged with diversity, creativity and an approachable art scene.