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A photographer moves up close to photograph Jeep vehicles during a media preview for the special edition Chicago Auto Show inside McCormick Place on July 14, 2021. Postponed this winter by COVID-19, the Chicago Auto Show will hold a special Sumer edition July 15-19 with an indoor/outdoor show at McCormick Place. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
Red and yellow police tape surrounded several parked cars — Cooper’s among them — in the crowded parking lot Wednesday afternoon, as patrons walked to and from a CVS pharmacy, a Leona’s pizzeria, a grocery store and several other businesses. Police, including at least one evidence investigator, milled around the crime scene as curious passersby looked on.
When they did respond, the report said, FBI officials made “numerous and fundamental errors” and also violated bureau policies. Among the missteps was a failure to conduct any investigative activity until more than a month after a meeting with USA Gymnastics. Agents interviewed by phone one of three athletes, but never spoke with two other gymnasts despite being told they were available to meet.
For Biden, it offered a chance for a group of Democrats and Republicans to gather round the table in public support of the $1.2 trillion package, even as debate continues in Washington, D.C., over how to bankroll it. For Pritzker, it’s an opportunity to show he’s got the ear of the White House after battling Republican predecessor Donald Trump.
Following those 2017 allegations, the nonprofit theater’s board of directors hired an independent investigator to conduct an inquiry into Halberstam’s conduct. Upon its conclusion in the fall of 2017, the board of directors said that the investigator had found that Halberstam “has made inappropriate and insensitive comments in the workplace,” but that “the investigation did not support a finding of other inappropriate sexual behavior.” As a result, it said, Halberstam would participate in “compliance training and executive coaching sessions,” but would remain at the theater. He also apologized for offense caused.
Pope, a former judge and Menard County state’s attorney, blasted an ethics overhaul proposal that was passed by lawmakers this spring and is sitting on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk. The measure, which she cited as a driving force behind her departure, has been widely criticized by good-government groups for failing to go far enough to address the state’s pervasive public corruption, and Pritzker himself has said more work remains.
“A lot of what we’re expecting in the forecast here is going to hinge heavily on how far south this initial batch of thunderstorms over Iowa can make it this far east. So, it’s kind of like a ‘Choose Your Own Adventure,’ where if this happens, then you go this route, and if that happens, you go that route,” he said.
Yarbrough said in a statement that, “pursuant to the recent concerning report in the Chicago Sun-Times, the Clerk’s Office temporarily suspended the calculation of tax rates in an abundance of caution. This was not undertaken as a legal matter, per se, but rather out of genuine concern for the senior community and in the interest of all Cook County taxpayers.”
Mustard and hot dogs just seem to go together — but which mustard? There are so many. The National Mustard Museum in Middleton, Wis., has 5,975 mustards in its collection — and sells more than 450 of them. But then there are a lot of dogs out there waiting to be slathered with mustard. Americans will eat 150 million hot dots on July Fourth alone, according to an estimate by the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, a Washington, D.C.-based industry group. Twelve mustards were put to a blind comparison, starting with yellow mustard, the traditional go-to for hot dogs. Then we added brown, Dijon and deli mustards because they represent popular varieties. This was a blind tasting, meaning those who took part didn’t know which mustard was which. Each taster was asked to sample and rate each mustard on its own, assessing appearance, aroma, texture and flavor. They were then asked to rate the mustards with a hot dog. We used a top-selling national brand, Oscar Mayer Classic Wieners, made with chicken, turkey and pork.
Casteel, 32, of Ankeny, Iowa, was arrested at the hotel in the 600 block of North DuSable Lake Shore Drive on July 4 and charged with two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. In addition to the rifle, police recovered several rifle magazines and a .45-caliber handgun from his 12th floor room, prosecutors have said. He posted bond last week and has not entered a plea.