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FILE – This June 18, 2014 photo shows the control screen on Harley-Davidson’s new electric motorcycle, at the company’s research facility in Wauwatosa, Wis. Special purpose acquisition company AEA-Bridges Impact Corp. is buying Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire unit in a deal that will makes the division the first publicly traded electric motorcycle company in the U.S. (M.L. Johnson/AP)
Looking beyond this holiday season, the North Michigan Avenue district is taking steps to improve safety and reduce crime in the new year by forming a special service area, which will assess additional property taxes effective Jan. 1, pending City Council approval. The new taxing district would raise an additional $742,033 annually, with $472,194 dedicated to “public health and safety programs.”
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FILE – Lydia Winters shows off Microsoft’s “Minecraft” built specifically for HoloLens at the Xbox E3 2015 briefing before Electronic Entertainment Expo, June 15, 2015, in Los Angeles. Security experts around the world raced Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, to patch one of the worst computer vulnerabilities discovered in years, a critical flaw in open-source code widely used across industry and government in cloud services and enterprise software. Cybersecurity experts say users of the online game Minecraft have already exploited it to breach other users by pasting a short message into in a chat box. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) (Damian Dovarganes/AP)
In this Sunday, July 25, 2021, the Mercedes Benz company logo is shown a Mercedes Benz dealership in Littleton, Colo. A few days after reports surfaced that Tesla allows drivers to play video games on dashboard touch screens while vehicles are moving, Mercedes-Benz has issued a U.S. recall for a similar issue. The German automaker said in documents posted Friday, Dec. 10, by U.S. regulators that the issue affected 227 vehicles and already has been fixed by updating an internal computer server. (David Zalubowski/AP)
The tax of 0.05% on the value of property within the district, which includes North Michigan Avenue and some nearby blocks where high-end boutiques are clustered, is expected to bring in $742,033 annually, with $472,194 dedicated to “public health and safety programs.”
“Throughout this difficult period, the threat of COVID-19 variants has persisted and evolved even as many of America’s largest food and retail companies have relaxed their safety measures,” wrote UFCW president Marc Perrone in a letter furnished by the union. “Now, with the delta variant driving a dangerous winter surge of COVID-19 cases in 39 states and new variants like omicron further raising fears about public safety, we believe it is critical for our nation’s largest retail and food employers….to take immediate steps to protect essential workers and members of the public during this holiday season.”
Gasoline prices are displayed at a station in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.8% in November compared with a year earlier as surging costs for food, energy, housing and other items left Americans enduring their highest annual inflation rate since 1982. (Matt Rourke/AP)
Most condominium declarations expressly state that a unit owner is responsible for the maintenance, repair and replacement of the limited common elements serving their units. Additionally, such provisions also customarily state that the board of directors may perform the required maintenance, repair and replacement and assess the costs back to the unit owner.
When the permanent casino is complete in approximately two years, Stolyar said there will be 1,800 permanent jobs. A 1,500-seat entertainment venue is planned then, along with a boutique hotel with 20 luxury villas between 1,500 and 2,500 square feet.