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Sergio Sida-Valdez, left, of Alivio Medical Center administers a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to Maria Beltran at a Chicago Department of Public Health COVID-19 vaccination site at Swap-o-Rama in Chicago on Aug. 8, 2021. (Vashon Jordan Jr. / Chicago Tribune)
The company had also been focusing on “meeting consumers where they are already spending their time” by placing Disney shops in other stores, said Stephanie Young, president of consumer products, games and publishing at Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, in a statement in March.
One of the plaintiffs in that case, Wah Group, won rights to licenses in the lottery, and its attorney and manager, Mazie Harris, indicated the group would drop its lawsuit. That left the other plaintiff, Haaayy, to continue to challenge the constitutionality of giving military veteran owners bonus application points, which were required to receive a perfect score to qualify for the final lottery.
United Yards, pictured here in a rendering, is a $51.5 million multiuse redevelopment planned near Ashland Avenue and 47th Street in the New City neighborhood. The city of Chicago on Monday announced new mixed-use projects valued at $200 million for South Chicago, North Lawndale, Bronzeville and New City as part of its Invest South/West initiative to spur development in disadvantaged communities. (City of Chicago / HANDOUT)
When the pandemic permanently closed American restaurant Merchant in Logan Square, former executive chef Sebastian Vargo, 31, and his fiancee, Taylor Hanna, 33, finally had a chance to sit back and reconsider what they wanted to do with their time. The two first met when they worked at Dixie, a Southern restaurant in Wicker Park, under chef Tony Quartaro. Vargo had always been interested in the flavor and health benefits that fermentation offers, but it was at Dixie that his passion for it started to take off.
A parking lot north of the Metra station near Fifth Avenue sat empty on Dec. 10, 2020, because so many workers were not commuting to work in Chicago due to the pandemic. Because commuter habits have changed, Naperville is weighing the phasing out quarterly permit parking to maximize the use of commuter lots near the city’s two Metra stations. (Rafael Guerrero / Naperville Sun)
“The public can be very confident that this vaccine meets the high standards for safety, effectiveness and manufacturing quality the FDA requires of an approved product,” acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock said in announcing full approval, which comes as the U.S. battles the most contagious coronavirus mutant yet, the delta variant.
The mansion has 9-1/2 bathrooms, four fireplaces, a large butler’s pantry with custom cabinetry, a kitchen with granite countertops, a heated indoor swimming pool and spa, a large family room with a wet bar, a two-story sport court, a home office, rooftop balconies, hardwood floors, and a walkout lower level with a second kitchen, a wine cellar, a recreation room with media space and a game room. Outside are a one-story guesthouse and more than 260 feet of private beach.
The McDonald’s restaurant on Larkin Avenue in Elgin, which dates back to 1966, was the site of the company’s first dual-lane drive-thru system in the country, designed by owner Jerry Bear. The store’s original sign can be seen on the back of the building. (Gloria Casas / The Courier-News)
“Today was the first day that the market didn’t have to deal with disappointing economic data,” said Willie Delwiche, investment strategist at All Star Charts. “We also need to remember it’s a Friday in August, not typically an environment where we look for big signals out of the market.”