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Skokie police were called to the Nordstrom department store in Old Orchard Shopping Center shortly after 11 a.m. Tuesday on a report of a retail theft and assault, said Franklin. On arrival, officers determined that four females entered the store and quickly left with display racks holding high-end handbags, scarves and socks.
Megan Steffen, 24, at Berger Park in Chicago on May 26, 2021. Steffen, a lesbian, said faculty members raised objections to her graduation from Moody Bible Institute in 2020, even though she had fulfilled the requirements. She said she was called into a meeting where she was asked if she had ever had a romantic or sexual relationship with a woman. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)
Janet Wolf, Rohe’s sister, said her baby brother’s enthusiasm for learning was apparent from a young age. When Rohe was 13, Wolf, who is 16 years older, was living in Gilgil, Kenya, with her husband, who was researching Kenyan birds. Rohe came to live with them for two months.
The outdoor fundraising concert will take place at McMichael’s restaurant, Mongo McMichaels, in Romeoville (1101 N. Independence Blvd.) from 3 to 8 p.m. Organizers are asking for a suggested donation of $20 per person to help alleviate the cost of McMichael’s ALS care.
The four Grand Slam tournaments reacted to Osaka’s withdrawal by pledging to do more to address players’ mental health issues. The episode also could serve as a tipping point for the professional tennis tours — and leagues in other sports — to safeguard athletes’ mental, and not just physical, health, said Windy Dees, professor of sport administration at the University of Miami.
“With COVID, one thing we looked at is the density,” said Tim Walbert, Horizon’s chairman, president and CEO. “Even if you overcome the pandemic, there are lingering views that you want to have more space. I would say we’ve de-densified the campus by about a third of its previous capacity.”
“We’ve recently seen a significant, rapid decline in COVID-19 testing demand, and anticipate this trend will continue,” Stoffel said. “Our site in Gurnee helped Abbott deliver millions of rapid tests during the height of the pandemic and we’re proud of the contributions made to our country by workers at the facility.”
“Although it is recommended that the number of visitors be reduced to those essential for the pregnant individual’s well-being,” the guidance states, “ACOG encourages facilities to consider innovative solutions and localized, collaborative approaches that ensure patients have the support and stability they need while pregnant, during labor, and postpartum if in-person support must be limited.”
Businesses such as restaurants and bars will face no capacity limits or other restrictions, though masks will still be required on public transit, airports, schools and hospitals — or during most public settings for those are unvaccinated. Large gatherings of all sizes can return, meaning there will be no COVID-19-related caps on parties, festivals, weddings, places of worship, conferences and sports events.
Volunteers Carole McCurdy, from left, Carrie DeVries, Christy Prassas and Hope McGee carry groceries to a vehicle during a Care for Real drive-thru food pantry event at Misíon Cristiana Elim on May 27, 2021, in Rogers Park. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)