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She and her family decorated the house, cooked a feast and gave out gifts. A few months later, she and her parents, who are scientists, watched news coming out of Wuhan, China, anticipating the novel virus would impact whether they could see one another ahead of expected lockdowns.
Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. speaks during a press conference on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 regarding Kyrin Carter, the 12-year-old autistic boy from Kansas City, Missouri, who went missing in Hammond earlier this month. His body was discovered Monday evening in the Little Calumet River. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune) (Michael Gard / Post-Tribune)
It’s not just a yearbook. It’s not just one school. It’s a pattern of behavior, perpetrated by overzealous, shaming adults, onto children. It’s girls sent home for wearing leggings. Or given school-issued T-shirts to cover their shoulders. It’s girls being told, over and over, that their bodies are distracting and shameful.
“This is all a part of me, and I hate to let it go at this age,” she said of the home. Her husband, who she said died about 20 years ago, built the cabinets in her kitchen; he painted a mural on a wall in her basement from one end of the room to another, depicting slaves being forced onto a ship.
The firm is leasing just under 10,000 square feet, a small fraction of the 2.5 million square feet of office space in the building. But Fyllo chose the sprawling riverfront building, redeveloped by 601W Cos., because it has plenty of office space for expansion in the years to come, said Bronstein, Fyllo’s CEO.
White, 86, is the state’s longest serving secretary of state and has been in the post since 1999. In addition to Giannoulias, others seeking the Democratic nomination include Chicago Alds. Pat Dowell, 3rd, and David Moore, 17th, as well as Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia and state Sen. Michael Hastings of Frankfort.
Floyd, 46, who was Black, died on Memorial Day 2020 after then-Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck, pinning him to the ground for about 9 1/2 minutes. Chauvin, who is white, was convicted last month of murder and faces sentencing June 25. Three other fired officers still face trial.
Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, speaks as he and members of the Floyd family meet with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 25, 2021. Gianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd, and her mother Roxie Washington, stand at left. (Greg Nash/The Hill)
Tuesday, some of Floyd’s family members were meeting with President Joe Biden and with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Washington, as congressional negotiators remain optimistic about the prospects for a national law enforcement bill, and say they’ve made progress toward an agreement. In Minneapolis, activists and others planned to gather at the intersection where Floyd died for a “Rise and Remember George Floyd” celebration, including a candlelight vigil at 8 p.m., capping several days of marches, rallies and panel discussions about his death and where America is in confronting racial discrimination.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms were forecast to move northeast beginning at 3 p.m. Tuesday, affecting areas northwest of Interstate 55 and the western and northern metro area, said meteorologist Mike Bardou of the weather service’s Chicago-area forecast office. He said there is a 30-40% chance of rain in the afternoon, and any “popcorn” showers may be short-lived. The likelihood of storms will increase through the evening, and thunderstorms were expected after midnight, Bardou added.