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Pedestrians walk along Michigan Avenue May 22, 2021, in downtown Chicago. The city will no longer require masks for fully vaccinated people in most settings. With viral cases dwindling nationwide, consumers increasing spending and more businesses reopening, economists have been upgrading forecasts. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
Travelers on United Airlines make their way through Terminal 1 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Nov. 20, 2020. United has joined the list of companies offering incentives to encourage customers to get COVID-19 vaccinations. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)
“Indeed, in contrast to past Memorial Days, the only creatures prone on the beach Monday were thousands of dead alewives, the only picnickers the scores of seagulls dining alfresco.” Steve Johnson and Michael A. Lev, Chicago Tribune, May 26, 1992 Share quote & link
Brent Jones, company president, and attorneys for the company and the bottler, AffinityLifestyles.com, did not immediately respond Friday to email messages about a U.S. District Court order issued Wednesday. The order stopped the production and distribution of the product marketed primarily in Nevada, Arizona, Utah and California.
“Over the course of this incredibly difficult year, our residents, especially our most vulnerable ones, have faced unimaginable loss that is compounded by a systemic poverty and lack of access to safe, affordable housing,” Lightfoot said in a statement. “The Emergency Rental Assistance Program will not only help to relieve these residents of the fear of losing their homes and being thrown further into uncertainty and socioeconomic instability but allow our city to make significant progress in our mission to provide our communities with resources they need to thrive long after this pandemic is over.”
“The Review Board has concluded that there is no reason to suspect Father Pfleger is guilty of these allegations. Having given careful consideration to their decision, which I accept, I now inform you that I am reinstating Father Pfleger to his position of Senior Pastor of the Faith Community of St. Sabina, effective the weekend of June 5-6, 2021,” Cupich wrote in the latter. “I have asked Father Pfleger to take the next two weeks to prepare himself spiritually and emotionally to return, realizing that these months have taken a great toll on him. He has agreed to do so.”
The shooting took place shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday outside Theater 47, near the Park Forest Village Hall, and stemmed from an altercation that took place inside the venue, Mannino said. He said police have not determined whether the shooters had attended the party.
John P. Ruane, a 78-year-old Elmhurst resident, suffered from numerous medical conditions and had recently been staying at his brother’s home in Arlington Heights, police said. Ruane’s brother discovered on the morning of May 18 that his vehicle and brother were missing, police said, adding that Ruane’s brother contacted the Arlington Heights Police Department to report him missing.
“Throughout the pandemic, I’ve been committed to following public health protocols,” Whitmer said in a statement Sunday. “Yesterday, I went with friends to a local restaurant. As more people arrived, the tables were pushed together. Because we were all vaccinated, we didn’t stop to think about it. In retrospect, I should have thought about it. I am human. I made a mistake, and I apologize.”
Longstreet appeared before Judge David Navarro on Monday afternoon for a bond hearing. At the hearing, a prosecutor said Longstreet threw water at the woman, punched her and threw her to ground before retrieving a gun, pointing it at her and threatening to kill her. He then fired multiple shots into the group, with a bullet piercing the woman’s liver and lodging under her heart, the prosecutor said.