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In written statements and interviews with Pioneer Press/Chicago Tribune, Beyer alleged that an off-duty, civilian police department employee appeared to be unconscious behind the wheel of his car at a McDonald’s drive-thru speaker and that responding officers did not follow proper procedures on the call. Beyer alleged that they failed to conduct field sobriety tests on the driver, call for medical help and compile a detailed report of the incident. Beyer also alleged that improper protocols involving body cameras were followed and a member of the department drove the employee to his home 40 miles away in a police vehicle.

Jose Torres, left, looks on as Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, announces the selection of Torres as incoming interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools, pending approval by the Chicago Board of Education, during a press conference at Richardson Middle School in Chicago on Monday, June 14, 2021. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)

The privately owned company helped create a market for “on-demand” video interviews. Its known customers have included retailers like Target and Ikea, major tech companies like Amazon, banks like JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs, oil giants, restaurant chains, supermarkets, airlines, cruise lines and school districts. The Associated Press reached out to numerous brand-name employers that use the technology; most declined to discuss it.

That switch will also likely help reduce the supply shortages that have plagued some parts of the economy and pushed up inflation. There are signs this is already happening: With car prices rising, auto sales have slowed. Vehicle sales soared in the pandemic, which means fewer people need new cars. And according to a separate government report Tuesday, automakers ramped up production in May, after it fell in two of the previous three months.

Flanagan, who has a 2017 attempted burglary conviction, was free on electronic monitoring last year after having been arrested Oct. 7, 2019, on a charge of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon in the 11900 block of South Wentworth Avenue, according to court and police records. He eventually was indicted on charges of being an armed habitual criminal in that case. In October, months before the killing, a warrant was issued for Flanagan’s arrest after he twice missed court dates in the case, according to court records.

The Crawfords’ unit’s interior 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 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, and the living room has built-ins, a custom honed marble fireplace and 20-foot Nana retractable doors.

The Crawfords’ unit’s interior 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 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, and the living room has built-ins, a custom honed marble fireplace and 20-foot Nana retractable doors.