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Southwest Airlines jets are seen March 13, 20219, at Midway Airport in Chicago. On June 16, 2021, passengers on Southwest continued to deal with canceled flights and delays as the airline tried to recover from technology problems. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Thunderstorms and showers are forecast for Thursday evening and overnight north of interstate 88 with a potential of isolated flash flooding, said Brian Leatherwood of the weather service’s Chicago-area office. Some storms could get severe with strong winds and hail, he added.
Paul scored 37 points in Game 4 of the West semifinals against Denver, helping Phoenix finish off a four-game sweep. He has only played in the West finals once in his career, doing so in 2018 with Houston against Golden State. The Rockets held a 3-2 lead in that series when Paul injured a hamstring and had to miss Games 6 and 7; Houston lost both and the Warriors went on to win the NBA title.
On June 7, three inmates declared a hunger strike, “to protest the lack of video conference kiosks and weak Wi-Fi connection in the temporary space,” Hess wrote, adding that the strike ended June 9, after the women were moved back to their regular housing unit.
Jacqueline Creekmore, 44, of the 7400 block of South Eggleston Avenue, was arrested in the same block in which she lived, about 10 a.m. Monday, police said. Creekmore “was identified as the individual who fatally shot” a 43-year-old man about 5.5 hours earlier, in the 6500 block of South Perry Avenue in Englewood, police said in a news release.
Mark Loafman: It’s a moving target. What’s making everybody in the public health world a little bit cautious is that there are a small percentage of people that are vaccinated who will contract the infection. What we’re telling people in low-risk settings, like being outdoors, physically distanced with people that are vaccinated indoors, an outdoor dining experience, even going to the ballpark or out to a picnic event in the open, it’s generally very safe right now. It’s not 0% risk. So, if you have a loved one at home who is incredibly susceptible, those folks should continue to use the mask. We just need to get comfortable with this level of variability.
The bills are working their way through the Legislature a year after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. Floyd, who was Black, died after white police Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into his neck for 9 minutes, 29 seconds. Chauvin lost his job and was found guilty of murder. Numerous other shootings of Black people by white police officers across the country, including in Wisconsin, have placed greater attention on policing policies and accelerated calls for change.
The move marks a step forward in the Biden administration’s effort to clear a backlog of claims in the borrower defense program, which provides loan forgiveness to students who were defrauded by their colleges. Claims piled up during the Trump administration, which stalled the program and only started processing claims after a federal court demanded it. There are now more than 100,000 pending claims.
The move marks a step forward in the Biden administration’s effort to clear a backlog of claims in the borrower defense program, which provides loan forgiveness to students who were defrauded by their colleges. Claims piled up during the Trump administration, which stalled the program and only started processing claims after a federal court demanded it. There are now more than 100,000 pending claims.
“It’s easy for us to say, ‘Oh, just back off on the velocity and you’ll be fine,’ ” Hottovy said. “When you’re out there competing, the last thing you want to do is feel like you’re not attacking, you’re not using your best stuff, right?