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That expansion continued last year, even as the pandemic devastated the restaurant industry. While restaurant industry sales fell roughly 22% in 2020, Portillo’s brought in an estimated $455 million in sales, down just 7% from 2019, according to data from Technomic, a Chicago-based food service research and consulting firm. Overall, sales at fast casual restaurants were down about 9%.

A previously announced shake-up of the NewsNation prime-time lineup debuts Monday. The network is rebranding “Early Edition” as “Rush Hour,” launching “On Balance,” a one-hour platform for former Fox News anchor Leland Vittert, and reducing its signature evening newscast, “NewsNation Prime,” to just one hour.

The extra allotments can continue to be paid as long as the federal government has declared a public health emergency, which is likely to remain for at least the rest of the year. But the state administering the benefits must also have an emergency declaration in place, and at least six states — Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota and South Carolina — have either ended or will soon begin to pull back that extra amount, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Tomato ketchup is so ubiquitous that it’s easy to dismiss it as a simple sauce to be paired with french fries, meatloaf, scrambled eggs and, if you’re far away from Chicago, a hot dog. (On that, we do judge: Don’t!) But there’s a deceptive complexity to ketchup. Chef Christopher Prosperi, my longtime friend in Connecticut, always said ketchup combined all five basic tastes: sweet, sour, bitter, salty and umami. The Food & Dining staff sampled 12 brands of ketchup, searching for that idyllic flavor profile. I was curious to see how all the ketchups would rate tasted side-by-side with no accompaniment. Although the brands sampled were regular tomato ketchup, there was a surprising variation in color, texture and flavor. A few tasted like cocktail sauce or canned tomato sauce. Some were sweet and some spicy. Textures ranged from a smooth paste to much more coarse. Clearly, not all ketchup is alike. This was a blind tasting, meaning tasters didn’t know which ketchup was which. Each participant in the tasting was asked to rate each brand on appearance, aroma, texture and flavor. I did not buy membership-only club brands because I wanted ketchup the general public had a reasonable chance of buying. Prices have been updated for 2021 based on listed prices at Chicago-area Jewel-Osco stores, Marianos, Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods Market. (Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune; Shannon Kinsella/food styling)

Tomato ketchup is so ubiquitous that it’s easy to dismiss it as a simple sauce to be paired with french fries, meatloaf, scrambled eggs and, if you’re far away from Chicago, a hot dog. (On that, we do judge: Don’t!) But there’s a deceptive complexity to ketchup. Chef Christopher Prosperi, my longtime friend in Connecticut, always said ketchup combined all five basic tastes: sweet, sour, bitter, salty and umami. The Food & Dining staff sampled 12 brands of ketchup, searching for that idyllic flavor profile. I was curious to see how all the ketchups would rate tasted side-by-side with no accompaniment. Although the brands sampled were regular tomato ketchup, there was a surprising variation in color, texture and flavor. A few tasted like cocktail sauce or canned tomato sauce. Some were sweet and some spicy. Textures ranged from a smooth paste to much more coarse. Clearly, not all ketchup is alike. This was a blind tasting, meaning tasters didn’t know which ketchup was which. Each participant in the tasting was asked to rate each brand on appearance, aroma, texture and flavor. I did not buy membership-only club brands because I wanted ketchup the general public had a reasonable chance of buying. Prices have been updated for 2021 based on listed prices at Chicago-area Jewel-Osco stores, Marianos, Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods Market. (Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune; Shannon Kinsella/food styling)

Robert Duckels at his home, July 9, 2021, near downstate Carlinville. Duckels, an attorney, is a recovering alcoholic who has experience with working from home prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a mode of work which can exacerbate substance abuse issues. “Work from home did create more opportunities to abuse alcohol,” he said. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)

Built in 2001 by homebuilder Paul Peterson, the house has 3-1/2 bathrooms, four fireplaces, a brick facade and a primary bedroom suite with custom cabinetry in the closets and a heated floor in the primary bathroom. The home also has a theater on the lower level and a rec room on the third floor with a wet bar, vaulted skylights, 10-foot-plus ceilings and a deck. The house’s kitchen has been remodeled and has a new backsplash, quartz countertops, an island, a touchless sink, Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances and a wine refrigerator.

A. Pursuant to Section 18.4(a) of the Condominium Act, the association’s declaration and bylaws, and applicable law, condominium boards of directors have a fiduciary obligation to maintain, repair and replace the common elements. As such, boards are well served to retain appropriate professionals to advise the board on the condition of its common element components and building infrastructure. The most common step a condominium board will take when dealing with aging infrastructure is to retain an engineer to perform a reserve study of the building infrastructure to assess the remaining useful life of the common element components. The reserve study is a guide for the board to understand the need for future repairs, and contains estimates for the funding of those future repairs. Section 9(c) of the Condominium Act requires condominium budgets in Illinois provide a reasonable reserve for capital expenditures and deferred maintenance, repair and replacement of the common elements.

The exhibit, run by New York-based Illuminarium Experiences, would transform Crystal Gardens, a one-acre botanical garden. In addition to changing the atrium’s exterior, a cafe, retail space and a lobby and ticketing area would also be added, according to a draft presentation submitted ahead of Thursday’s meeting.

FILE – In this June 3, 2020, file photo, demonstrators gather near the White House in Washington to protest the death of George Floyd. A report released Thursday, July 15, 2021, says more than 90% of donors who supported racial equity initiatives in 2018 have yet to report how much they gave in 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) (Alex Brandon/AP)