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The first crash occurred about 5:20 a.m. southbound on the Tri-State (Interstate 294) near 115th Street in Alsip, a southwest suburbs, police said. A yellow International tollway maintenance truck was traveling on the right shoulder with its emergency lights on when for unknown reasons a 2013 gray Ford Escape crashed into the rear end of the truck.
In North Carolina, at least five school systems announced Thursday that they would shift to remote learning as the gasoline supply crisis continued. Among them: Durham, Franklin, Vance and Wake counties, which canceled in-person learning for Friday. The email sent to parents in the Wake County system, the largest in North Carolina, cites “the impact of the gas shortage on staffing availability and student transportation.”
About 12:30 a.m., the 14-year-old was standing outside in the 800 block of West 61st Street when multiple bullets pierced her abdomen, Chicago police said. She was brought to Holy Cross Hospital in fair condition and was set to be transferred to Comer Children’s Hospital as of 1:40 a.m.
The fire department responded about 3 p.m. to the kitchen fire in the unit in the 6500 block of South Lowe Avenue, Chicago Fire Department Larry Langford said. The fire was just contained to one unit because the structure is concrete, and the person inside made it out before the first responders arrived. The fire was put out within 15 minutes, but during that time, a cat had to make a life-or-death decision.
As the U.S. moves closer to reopening seemingly every day, it looks like a big step forward will come in mid-summer, when the Lollapalooza Festival will return to Chicago with a four-day event at its usual place and date range — Grant Park, July 29-August 1 — sources tell Variety. The city of Chicago gave the event the greenlight at near-to or -full-capacity, insiders report, and an official announcement, likely with headliners, is expected to come next week.
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“We continually draw inspiration from landscapes and scientific phenomena, as well as our own experimentation with art processes and materials,” said Rachel Cope, Calico co-founder and creative director. “Our Aurora collection was developed following extensive research in the art of fabric dyeing and draws upon shibori and ombre techniques. Each pattern is a study in the relationship between light, color, place and mood, and explores the emotions expressed by the ever-changing sky.”
“There are some subtleties into his game that we can look into. Obviously, a guy that has over 80 sacks in the NFL, it’s not like there is something broke there, I don’t think. He’s got the ability, he has the clear production. Then my job would be to make sure he’s put in a position where he can make more plays, and I think he’s looking forward to doing that. I also think it’s going to be balancing out the reps and the timeliness of getting him into games in the right situations where he can be at his best.”
Advanced defensive metrics provide a harsher critique of the Cubs’ defensive performances six weeks into the season. Their minus-6 Defensive Runs Saved rank 25th while they also fall in the bottom third of the league in Ultimate Zone Rating (-3.8, 22nd), Revised Zone Rating (.792, 23rd) and Defense Runs Above Average (-4.8, t-24th). These statistics help build a more complete picture of the Cubs defense, thoughdefensive sabermetrics always come with the caveat regarding sample size.
Jessica and Aaron Foutch, of Kenosha, were visiting Thursday with relatives from Kentucky. Aaron, who works for the FAA and knew as much if not more about jet engines as the display and cutaway of the Pratt & Whitney turbofan, said he was suitably impressed. As was son Holden, 8, who liked seeing the landing gear run; he and cousin Alex Oliver, 12, had just come the flight simulators and the end of the balcony.