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Fields is the sixth draft pick to sign his rookie contract with the Bears. Offensive lineman Larry Borom, cornerback Thomas Graham Jr., running back Khalil Herbert, wide receiver Dazz Newsome and defensive lineman Khyiris Tonga signed last week. Second-round pick Teven Jenkins is the only drafted rookie who has not yet signed.
Shin Kim, manager of Chicago Cleaners in the Noble Square neighborhood, said that while more customers are starting to drop in with clothing for special events — suits, dresses, tuxedos — the overall volume of clothing he’s cleaning is way down thanks to a lack of day-to-day items like dress pants and dress shirts.
The increased consumer appetite is bumping up against a shortage of components, from lumber and steel to chemicals and semiconductors, that supply such key products as autos and computer equipment, all of which has forced up prices. And as consumers increasingly venture away from home, demand has spread from manufactured goods to services — airline fares, for example, along with restaurant meals and hotel prices — raising inflation in those areas, too.
The community alert said that about 5 p.m. Monday, a 7-year-old girl and a 10-year-old girl were sitting on the front porch of a home in the 2500 block of West Lyndale Street when a man approached them, started talking to them, then fondled the 10-year-old girl. He walked away and was last seen on foot heading east on Lyndale.
Heading into Thursday’s off day, Cubs relievers have combined to throw 243 ⅓ innings this season, fourth-most in the majors. Even so, the bullpen’s 2.8 Wins Above Replacement (WAR) ranks third best in baseball. Ross rightfully trusts his relievers, especially when they are charged with maintaining a lead as the bridge from when the starter exits to the end of the game.
The group has said that since ghost guns aren’t regulated under the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ interpretation of federal law and don’t require a serial number, it’s difficult to understand the scope of the problem they pose. Nick Suplina, the group’s managing director for law and policy, said Everytown calls ghost guns “the fastest growing gun safety problem in the United States” because their creation sidesteps federal and state laws.
Others named include Chris Henchy, the co-founder of the comedy video company known as “Funny or Die”; Larry Irving, a partner at ZMC; Brad Jenkins, the CEO of Enfranchisement Productions; and Laura Kennedy, the CEO of the Avalon Group, a powerful talent agency and producer whose shows include “Last Week Tonight with Jon Oliver.”
Jobless claims fell by 9,000 to 376,000 from 385,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The number of people signing up for benefits exceeded 900,000 in early January and has fallen more or less steadily ever since. Still, claims are high by historic standards. Before the pandemic brought economic activity to a near-standstill in March 2020, weekly applications were regularly coming in below 220,000.
Davis, of the 1700 block of West Maypole Avenue, was arrested by members of the Great Lakes Regional Task Force about 11:45 a.m. Wednesday on the block where he lives, police said in a news release Thursday. He was expected to appear in Cook County Bond Court midday Thursday.
During the pandemic, the Aon Center fell to fourth on the list of Chicago’s tallest skyscrapers, with the completion of the Jeanne Gang-designed St. Regis Chicago condo and hotel tower, formerly known as Vista Tower. The 101-story skyscraper is 1,191 feet tall. The Aon Center is 1,136 feet tall.