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As part of a new college action plan to address racial disparities in access, Chicago State University will house a Center for Education Equity that will reach across business, education and policy sectors to address the higher education equity gap. (Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune)
Features in the unit include 2-1/2 bathrooms, a floating staircase, tall ceilings, an open floor plan, hardwood floors and a primary bedroom suite with a dual vanity, a steam shower and a two-person whirlpool. The unit also has a wet bar and an upgraded kitchen that has quartz counters, Scavolini cabinets and Sub-Zero, Wolf and Miele appliances.
People drink outdoors March 31, 2021, on the patio of Big Dean’s Ocean Front Cafe in Santa Monica, California. The $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund has only been processing and funding requests from businesses owned by women; veterans; or socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. As of May 12, the Small Business Administration said those businesses had already applied for $29 billion, more than the fund’s total amount. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)
“I think we’ve become too dependent on Taiwan and Korea, that’s the point, we need a more balanced global supply chain,” Pat Gelsinger, chief executive officer of Silicon Valley’s Intel Corp., the world’s biggest chipmaker, said in an interview. The U.S. and Europe should act “more aggressively” to counter the “imbalance” of Asia’s lead in manufacturing semiconductors that are mostly consumed in the west, he said.
A Peloton logo is seen Nov. 19, 2019, on the company’s stationary bicycle in San Francisco. Peloton plans to break ground on its first U.S. factory in Troy Township, Ohio, over the summer. The exercise equipment maker said the Peloton Output Park will make the Peloton Bike, Bike+ and Peloton Tread starting in 2023. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
A Peloton logo is seen Nov. 19, 2019, on the company’s stationary bicycle in San Francisco. Peloton plans to break ground on its first U.S. factory in Troy Township, Ohio, over the summer. The exercise equipment maker said the Peloton Output Park will make the Peloton Bike, Bike+ and Peloton Tread starting in 2023. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
Pedestrians walk along Michigan Avenue May 22, 2021, in downtown Chicago. The city will no longer require masks for fully vaccinated people in most settings. With viral cases dwindling nationwide, consumers increasing spending and more businesses reopening, economists have been upgrading forecasts. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
Travelers on United Airlines make their way through Terminal 1 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Nov. 20, 2020. United has joined the list of companies offering incentives to encourage customers to get COVID-19 vaccinations. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)
Brent Jones, company president, and attorneys for the company and the bottler, AffinityLifestyles.com, did not immediately respond Friday to email messages about a U.S. District Court order issued Wednesday. The order stopped the production and distribution of the product marketed primarily in Nevada, Arizona, Utah and California.
The John Marshall Law School is seen Jan. 31, 2018, in downtown Chicago. The school merged with the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2019 and now it is dropping the John Marshall name, citing Marshall’s slaveholding and racist views. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)