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“As an alumni I have slowly been losing my faith in the direction of Ohio State, oh to go back to the days of the leadership we had under Gordon Gee,” one emailer wrote, referring to the former Ohio State President, currently at West Virginia University.
Officers examine a vehicle at the scene where a 23-year-old woman and 26-year-old man were shot in a vehicle on the 1700 block of East 57th Street near the Museum of Science and Industry Wednesday May 26, 2021 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
“I want to talk about Trevor. He was fantastic today. I mean, he was sensational. That was really fun to play behind him. He was working quick, zipping though the zone, A couple times I would look up there and see 91 (mph for a pitch), but it looked a lot harder. … He was pretty special tonight.”
A key component to ensuring schools are safe is getting as many people vaccinated against COVID-19 as possible, especially now that students as young as 12 are eligible, Jackson said. Though COVID-19 is not on the current list of required immunizations for students, the district has been encouraging it, hosting vaccine events at schools that are open to students and their families, in partnership with the Chicago Teachers Union.
Abraham Ramirez, left, serves water to Candy Hanslik of Elgin and Lois Perry, right, of Naperville during lunch at Foxfire Restaurant in Geneva on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. FoxFire Tavern asked the Illinois Supreme Court in December to overturn an appellate court ruling in favor of Gov. Pritzker, but the court denied the petition Wednesday. (Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune)
The latter point was a nod toward — but not an explicit endorsement of — the thousands of protesters who last year began calling for U.S. police department budgets to be reallocated to other social services. That position, earlier nicknamed the “defund police” movement, has been criticized by Republicans and some Democrats, including Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, as unrealistic and dangerous for public safety. Obama, too, has said the “defund” slogan was counterproductive.
Melanie Pryor, 59, of Schererville, has not physically been able to drive since the crash due to injuries she suffered, including multiple rib fractures and a hip injury that required surgery, according to Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, the Chicago law firm that represented her.
Just hours before the Wednesday event, the mural itself was vandalized and painted over with gang symbols, a tactic of disrespect common among factions. An attorney for the family denounced the desecration during the news conference. And later, the artist, Milt Coronado, said he was sad to see the damage.
Edge Athlete Lounge, in the West Town area, asks people interested in working out without a mask to upload an image of their vaccine card online. At their next visit, they get a wristband notifying staff and other people working out that they passed a vaccination check, said co-owner Robyn LaLonde.
State Rep. Marcus Evans, 33rd District, delivers remarks at a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the opening of a Ford materials handling facility and development of the Commerce Park Chicago industrial campus in the Hegewisch neighborhood on Sept. 28, 2020. (Jos M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)