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In 2020, Acevedo, a former Chicago police officer, told the Tribune he had worked as a consultant paid by John Bradley, a former House Democrat from Marion who was a contract lobbyist for ComEd until November 2019. Acevedo said then that he did not lobby for ComEd, but he said he was a consultant for Bradley about ComEd issues.
“Since March of 2020, we’ve followed all the rules from the governor to the Illinois Department of Public Health,” said Jim Pilmer, executive director of the Fox Valley Park District. “We continue to follow in that regard. But we’re now hearing that people are getting to meet other people for the first time – some of them are staff and some are customers and the mood is more upbeat. We still strongly encourage people to wear masks if they’re more comfortable but overall, I’ve noticed that things are more upbeat.
Classic Cinemas began in 1978 and has grown to include 15 locations in the Chicago area since then, gaining a reputation for being a firm that breathes new life into old theatre buildings, including its first location, the Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove, the Lake Theatre in Oak Park, and Elmhurst’s York Theatre.
Global liquor producer Diageo invested $110 million in a new canning facility it opened March 1, 2022, in Plainfield, which will add 50 jobs to the company’s roughly 600-person workforce southwest of Chicago. The plant is expected to produce 25 million cases annually of ready-to-drink cocktails, which have gained popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Diageo / HANDOUT)
People look at the charging technology from the Jeep Wrangler 4xe at the Stellantis booth during the CES tech show Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Las Vegas. The automaker said Tuesday it has set a goal for 50% of U.S. sales and all of its European sales be from electric vehicles by the end of the decade. (Joe Buglewicz/AP)
A pedestrian walks past the New York Stock Exchange, Jan. 24, 2022, in New York. Oil prices soared to more than $100per barrel and investors shifted more money into ultra-safe U.S. government bonds as Russia stepped up its war on Ukraine. (John Minchillo/AP)
“My grandmother Margaret Baxter Foster loved clothes, and she loved to buy clothes,” related Lake Forest resident Ellen Stirling, third-generation owner of The Lake Forest Shop. “She particularly loved to buy clothes from a woman named Coco Chanel.”
Built in 1910, the house has 51/2 bathrooms, high ceilings, a living room with a gas fireplace and a newly installed gas line, a first-floor laundry room and a white kitchen with an island, marble countertops, high-end appliances and an eat-in breakfast nook. Other features include a mud room, a basement with a rec room, bedrooms with custom built-ins and oversized closets, and a primary bedroom with a custom walk-in closet and a marble bathroom with a soaking tub and a dual vanity.
The agency later issued a correction, writing: “Effective today, Feb. 28, 2022, due to the CDC’s recommendation that masks are needed only in areas of high transmission, Governor J.B. Pritzker lifted the state’s indoor masking requirements, including the use of face coverings in day care settings.”
Plum Market invested millions into the location, he said. After those improvements and other expenses, the landlord’s decision to terminate the lease “without even having the decency to reach out to us,” and Dom’s decision to pursue the space, are “unconscionable, dishonorable and disgusting,” Jonna said.