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The interior of the Crawfords’ unit was designed by Kelly Hurliman. It makes up half the building’s top floor and has a private elevator entry, 4-1/2 bathrooms, a kitchen with quartzite countertops and Wolf appliances, a living room with built-ins, a custom honed marble fireplace, a private office, a home gym, a walk-through pantry, a back kitchen and an 850-square-foot private terrace. The second level has a primary bedroom suite with two large custom walk-in closets.
Chicago Public Schools clerk Judy Mahoney exits her home in La Grange on May 12, 2021, on her way to work in Chicago. Mahoney is fighting to keep her job, which is being eliminated at Byrne Elementary School. Mahoney uses a wheelchair after her car was struck by a drunk driver in 2017. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
The CARES Act, signed into law last March, expanded unemployment benefits due to income loss related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among other things, the law added $600 to regular unemployment checks, and expanded unemployment funds to workers, such as independent contractors, who aren’t usually eligible for the benefits.
“This mixing is not permitted under the Governmental Ethics Ordinance,” the board said, citing an advisory opinion on social media use. “Our board’s opinion states that political/campaign content cannot be posted to an official city social media account, in this case, an official ward Facebook page.”
Among the items Nitzkin bought with the ill-gotten funds: luxury vacations with his family to Ireland, Las Vegas, Puerto Rico and Florida; personal golfing expenses; thousands of dollars in tickets to Chicago Bulls games and other sporting events; personal medical expenses; health club dues; meals; car maintenance; and real estate taxes on his private residence, according to the plea agreement.
“Getting through and beyond economic recovery requires a steady grip, focus and expertise,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in the news release. “Michael brings that and more to the City of Chicago. Time and time again, Michael has demonstrated his passion for inclusive economic development and investment while simultaneously creating eye-catching and memorable marketing initiatives that center the authenticity of our residents.”
“Some markets served by Colonial Pipeline may experience, or continue to experience, intermittent service interruptions during the start-up period,” the company said in a statement. “Colonial will move as much gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel as is safely possible and will continue to do so until markets return to normal.”
Biden, who was a longtime Delaware senator, and McConnell have traded expressions of friendship, but their ability to find political common ground seems limited. In a capital where Democrats hold control by the slimmest of margins, it’s unclear whether they actually need each other to accomplish their political goals.
Kiki Lechuga-Dupont Gardening keeps Milton Sewell grounded. The 56-year-old North Park resident embraced the isolation brought on by the pandemic by leaning on his hobby. Throughout…
Recent research focuses on inferior screening as one of the reasons African American women are more likely to die of breast cancer than white women. For instance, Black women are less likely to get 3D mammograms, according to studies published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology and JAMA Network Open, and should be getting screened at an earlier age, according to Linda Goler Blount, one of the authors of the JAMA paper.