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Striking mechanics from Automobile Mechanics’ Local 701 picket outside Berman Infiniti and Nissan Chicago in the Avondale neighborhood on August 9, 2021. About 800 Chicago auto mechanics went on strike last week after failing to reach an agreement on a new four-year labor contract, shutting down service work at 56 dealerships in the city and the suburbs. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)
In Evanston, the Fardons paid $1.634 million in 2007 for the 5,900-square-foot stucco house. Built in 1910 and designed by architect Dwight H. Perkins, the mansion has 4-1/2 bathrooms, two fireplaces, a sweeping staircase, leaded glass casement windows, and a primary bedroom suite with a new marble bathroom and a custom-built office.
“The safety of our patients, many of whom are too young to receive the vaccination, and our workforce is our top priority,” said Dr. Thomas Shanley, Lurie president and CEO, in a news release. “This vaccination requirement stresses our commitment to the community to help slow and stop the spread of COVID-19.”
“As folks come back to the city, the impact goes far beyond the borders of our campus,” McCafferty said. The 234 events that were canceled at the McCormick Place since March 2020 represent $3.09 billion in lost economic impact for the state and city as well as $236.3 million in lost state and local taxes, McCafferty said.
Workers exit an office tower at 151 N. Franklin St., Aug. 6, 2021, in Chicago. Facebook Chicago moved into offices in the building during the pandemic. The social media giant, which has about 500 employees in Chicago, reopened its offices Aug. 2. at 25% capacity and plans to phase employees into the office throughout the fall. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Built in 2016, the house has 4½ bathrooms, a family room with a fireplace, a finished basement with a wet bar and a recreation area, a primary bedroom suite with an expansive walk-in closet, and a kitchen with a large center island, quartz countertops, designer lighting and stainless steel appliances, including a wine refrigerator in the butler’s pantry.
In this Thursday, Aug. 19, 2004 file photo, The price of shares of the Internet search engine giant Google are shown shortly after trading began midday at the NASDAQ marketsite in Times Square in New York. The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved Nasdaq’s groundbreaking proposal to boost the number of women, racial minorities and LGBTQ people on U.S. corporate boards, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. The new policy requires most of the nearly 3,000 companies listed on Nasdaq to have at least one woman on their board of directors, along with one person from a racial minority or who identifies as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer. (KATHY WILLENS/AP)
Some big casino operators, like MGM, have announced they would not bid. Local companies Related Midwest and Rush Street Gaming have expressed interest in a potential casino, which could raise politically uncomfortable questions if they’re chosen due to Lightfoot’s long friendship with Rush Street Gaming chairman Neil Bluhm’s daughter, Leslie, who has given more than $100,000 to Lightfoot’s political funds.
The Thalheimer family, including Jadyn, 6, from left, Chad, Harley, 10, Betsy and Colby, 8, fish in their backyard pond on Aug. 5, 2021, in North Barrington. The entire family has coronavirus and has been quarantining for the last 10 days. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)
“If the pace of hiring over the last three months continues, all jobs lost due to the pandemic would be regained in seven months,” Leslie Preston, senior economist at TD Economics, wrote in a research report. “However, the pace is likely to cool a bit and the risk of the delta variant looms.’’