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“We want to help kids realize there are things you encountered that you thought you weren’t going to get past, but you did make it through,” Gillett said. “It’s really important, as I’ve learned from working with all of these psychologists, for kids to be able to tell their own story and have that vocabulary to say, ‘There was something hard and I made it through.’ So that when they go forward and experience any number of challenges, they have that in their memories to say, ‘Oh yeah, but that was hard and I made it through that. I can do it again.’ You have agency here. You have been really brave. Those are skills that are going to equip you in really powerful ways as you move forward.”

In the lawsuit, “John Doe” alleges that in May 2010 Aldrich “sent inappropriate text messages,” “turned on porn and began to masturbate” in front of him without his consent, “threatened to injure (him) … physically, financially and emotionally if plaintiff did not engage in sexual activity” with him.

“Illinoisans have worked so hard over the past year and a half to keep their families and neighbors safe, and reaching Bridge Phase means that we’re closer than ever to a return to normalcy,” Pritzker said in a statement Thursday. “To keep up this progress, I urge every eligible Illinoisan – now including 12 to 15-year-olds – to get vaccinated as soon as possible.”

Then 11th Ward aldermanic candidate Patrick Daley Thompson reacts as he sees his live image on a television screen while giving a speech to supporters at Laborer’s Union Hall in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood on April 7, 2015. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)

The hackers, which the FBI said are linked to a group called DarkSide, specialize in digital extortion and are believed to be located in Russia or Eastern Europe. On Wednesday, media outlets including the Washington Post and Reuters reported that the company had no immediate intention of paying the ransom. Those reports were based on anonymous sources.

Attorney General Keith Ellison, whose office is prosecuting the officers, has said allegations that his office was involved in a leak are false. His office had no immediate comment on the allegations of coercion. A spokeswoman for Dr. Andrew Baker, the medical examiner, said they could not comment due to the pending case.

President Joe Biden speaks May 5, 2021, during a visit to Taqueria Las Gemelas restaurant in Washington. The restaurant was a beneficiary of a pilot version of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which is facing a legal challenge for prioritizing women- and minority-owned businesses. (Evan Vucci/AP)

The 20-year-old was shot in the head, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. He was identified as Enrique Gonzalez and died due to multiple gunshot wounds, according to the medical examiner’s office. Perez and Gonzalez both lived near where they were shot, according to records.

Richardson began corresponding with the university’s Title IX Office, which handles complaints of sexual harassment and discrimination, to report her experiences in February 2019, but more than a year passed before it opened an “official” investigation, according to the lawsuit and emails provided to the Tribune.

“We are concerned about rapid increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining and transactions, especially coal, which has the worst emissions of any fuel,” Musk said on Twitter. He added that cryptocurrency is a “good idea on many levels” but its promise cannot come at a “great cost to the environment.”