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Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff jokes with a teen during a vaccination at a Esperanza Health Center vaccination site in the Englewood neighborhood ,as part of the “We Can Do This” vaccination awareness bus tour, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)
“I’m a weekend Fire fan, doesn’t matter if they’re home or away, it doesn’t matter if it’s fall, winter, spring, doesn’t matter,” she said. “I wear Fire gear on the weekends. And people have stopped me, and you know what I do? I educate them. Like, it’s a soccer team. It’s like the Bears or the Cubs. It’s our soccer team, it’s the Chicago Fire.”
The approximately 3-acre, 1.2 million-square-foot site interests developers because an ordinance, introduced in March by a downtown alderman, would allow the site to be zoned to accommodate one of the tallest skyscrapers in the city, according to city officials. If the measure is approved by City Council, the building’s square footage could be replaced by a tower of more than 2 million square feet — enough space to reach 100 stories or more.
Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff jokes with a teen during a vaccination at an Esperanza Health Center site in the Englewood neighborhood as part of the “We Can Do This” vaccination awareness bus tour on June 23, 2021. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)
“Fitch’s improved outlook for Illinois is yet another sign of positive momentum for our state’s fiscal condition, a testament to strong financial management and responsible actions by the General Assembly and my administration, and a product of the state’s economic resilience,” Pritzker said. “The story of Illinois in 2021 is that in the face of a crisis, fiscal discipline and smart economic policy pays off.”
Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, right, presents a proclamation to Mike Singletary, a Pro Football Hall of Famer and a member of the 1985 Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears. Singletary attended this week’s Aurora City Council meeting to announce an initiative he and Irvin are partnering in designed to reward young people for making good life choices. (Steve Lord / The Beacon-News)
About 58% of applicants were approved in the first round, and the agency expects to approve more of the applications in this second round, Faust said. Many of those denied did not meet the requirement that they were behind on rent, or indicated they had not lost income because of COVID-19, according to the agency. In this round a process to review and catch application mistakes is built in, and more funding is available.
Still, Arcia-Diaz said families who have gotten behind on their children’s routine vaccinations can get caught up on required shots like the DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis), the MMR, a vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella, and other required immunizations by scheduling a visit to their local pediatrician.
Underwood, of Naperville, and U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, a Downers Grove Democrat, are co-sponsors of legislation that would increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $15,000 for individual filers and allow people married and filing jointly to double their deduction up to $30,000. Future deduction amounts would be indexed to inflation.
When he filed for bankruptcy in 2015, however, Saleh didn’t mention any work for a Galaxy Properties. Instead, he said in the sworn paperwork that he was a sales manager at Galaxy Furniture, a discount furniture store on the 3400 block of West Montrose Avenue, where he earned about $2,600 a month.