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People pick out pumpkins on Oct. 17, 2021, at Jack’s Pumpkin Pop-Up, 1467 N. Elston Ave., Chicago. Illinois is the leading producer of pumpkins in the country but if the region keeps warming due to climate change, crops may not be able to grow as well here. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)
In October, The Gwen began rolling out a series of new events and amenities. On its rooftop, Upstairs at The Gwen, guests are offered hot cocktails and warm blankets to hold off the crisp fall air. For drinks, the property’s beverage manager crafted a tarot card-themed menu, where each cocktail accentuates the traits the cards possess. “Tipsy tea” is offered for couples and small groups to sit around to chat or “spill the tea.” These boozy beverages will be offered with light snacks such as candy apple-flavored macaroons and pumpkin choux, a type of pastry.
Co-owner of Two Brothers Jason Ebel has a cup of coffee at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora in 2019. Two Brothers Coffee Roasters has teamed up with the Field Museum in Chicago to produce a modern take on a historic coffee blend. (David Sharos / The Beacon-News)
Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan (11) handles the ball during the first half of the first preseason game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at the United Center Tuesday Oct. 5 2021, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Matteson’s partners include Oklahoma’s Choctaw Nation, with plans for a casino on the former Lincoln Mall property, southeast of U.S. 30 and Cicero Avenue. The first phase would be a 123,000-square-foot casino, with a 200-room hotel and convention center to built later, representatives said.
In this July 31, 2018, file photo, a Union Pacific train travels through Union, Neb. Union Pacific and its labor unions are suing each other to determine whether the railroad has the authority to require its employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. (Nati Harnik/AP)
A Southwest Airlines flight lands at General Mitchell International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Milwaukee. Southwest will let unvaccinated employees keep working past early December instead of putting them on unpaid leave if they apply for an exemption on medical or religious grounds. (Morry Gash/AP)
Travelers well up as agents confer at the United Airlines ticketing counter in Denver International Airport Friday, July 2, 2021, in Denver. United Airlines reported a $473 million profit for the third quarter thanks to more than $1 billion in federal pandemic aid that helped pay airline employees this summer. The airline said Tuesday, Oct. 19, that bookings started to stabilize last month as the spike in COVID-19 cases eased. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Ethics board executive director Steve Berlin in a statement said the board “hopes that all who read about this matter realize that when they contact City officials to ask for support for or to persuade them about specific matters, they may well be engaging in lobbying, and, under City law, may need to register, and that they then register or contact our office with the specifics so we can advise them.”
“What we decided, after careful consideration, was we couldn’t really offer exemptions to anyone permanently because it would be putting our patients at risk,” Fulwiler said, noting that even if people are being tested weekly for COVID-19, they could still get infected and spread the illness between tests. Esperanza has five clinics on the city’s West and Southwest sides.