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Hundreds of Muscovites line up outside the first McDonald’s restaurant in the Soviet Union on its opening day, in Moscow, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 1990. Two months after the Berlin Wall fell, another powerful symbol opened its doors in the middle of Moscow: a gleaming new McDonald’s. It was the first American fast-food restaurant to enter the Soviet Union. But now, McDonald’s is temporarily closing its 850 restaurants in Russia in response to the Ukraine invasion. (Anonymous/AP)
Attorney Brittany Robinson at her home office on March 11, 2022, in Chicago. Robinson was denied a job as an assistant public defender for Cook County after a medical screening that detected cannabis in her system. She has since started her own law business in Hyde Park. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Chris Weafer of Macro-Advisory, a consultancy specializing in Russia, said the Russian government “is adopting a carrot-and-stick approach to foreign business,” with talk of nationalization balanced out with government help for those who stay. A key reason, Weafer said, is the Kremlin’s desire to avoid mass unemployment.
In this March 22, 2013, photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building is seen in Washington. The IRS is announcing plans to hire 10,000 new workers to help reduce a massive backlog that the Biden administration says will make this tax season the most challenging in history. (Susan Walsh/AP)
As long as the current metrics remain in place, it is reasonable for community association boards to repeal their indoor mask mandates for indoor common areas and modify any temporary COVID-19 protocols, as appropriate, while continuing to monitor metrics for any changes that could require another pivot in COVID-19 protocols.
“To replace it, you have to find the land,” Levin said. “As Mark Twain said, ‘They’re not making any more of it.’ Once you do, you have to put in all the storm sewer systems, and then you have to design the golf course. This one is ready to go, and Waukegan is hot right now.”
The Chicago River is dyed green in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day on March 13, 2021, in Chicago. Mayor Lightfoot sanctioned the famous river dyeing to proceed last year, but the Riverwalk was closed to minimize the number of people gathering due to COVID-19. (Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)
Rivian, which launched production in September, produced 1,015 vehicles last year, coming up short of its 1,200-unit production target for 2021. Six months later, it’s been something of a bumpy ride for the company, which raised $13.7 billion through a massive initial public offering, but has been struggling to keep up with demand for its $70,000 EV trucks.
The house has a clay tile roof, 5½ bathrooms, three fireplaces, a private interior courtyard, a brick floor, a library with built-ins, a first-floor bedroom, two staircases, two primary bedroom suites on the second floor, a wine cellar and a kitchen that has been updated with European custom cabinetry, black onyx countertops and stainless steel Wolf, Sub-Zero, Viking and Miele appliances.
The manual details what is and isn’t allowed in a historic district, and covers such things as historically appropriate siding, windows and other building materials. Amendments being proposed should make it clearer and simpler for property owners in the city’s five historic districts to make repairs and improvements, City Manager Rick Kozal said.