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Rachel Patterson, nature and healing coordinator for the Southeast Environmental Taskforce, attends a press conference denouncing the proposal to replace a shuttered scrap shredder on the North Side with a similar facility on the South Side. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)
The mansion has six full bathrooms, two half bathrooms, four fireplaces, a library, a pub, an elevator, a family room with a coffered ceiling and a fireplace with marble surround, and a kitchen with marble countertops, custom cabinets and Sub-Zero, Wolf and Miele appliances. The mansion’s lower level has a theater room, wine cellar, second kitchen, exercise room and office, while the 0.54-acre property has two pergolas, a new basketball court, an outdoor kitchen with a barbecue and a fire pit.
A 50-page indictment filed in November 2020 alleged that beginning in 2011, Michael McClain, a former legislator and longtime friend of Madigan, and the others “arranged for various associates” of the Speaker — including his political allies and campaign workers — to “obtain jobs, contracts and monetary payments” from ComEd even in instances where they did little or no actual work.
Marriott human resources recruiter Mariela Cuevas, left, talks to Lisbet Oliveros, during a job fair at Hard Rock Stadium, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits for the second week in a row after three straight weeks of increases. The Labor Department reported Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 that jobless claims fell by 23,000 to 238,000 last week, from 261,000 the previous week. (Marta Lavandier/AP)
Shown is a Walmart location in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. Walmart is reporting strong fiscal fourth-quarter results that exceeded analysts’ expectations as the nation’s largest retailer defies higher inflation and supply chain issues. (Matt Rourke/AP)
A worker selects avocados at a packing plant in Uruapan, Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Mexico has acknowledged that the U.S. government has suspended all imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threat. (AP Photo/Armando Solis) (ARMANDO SOLIS/AP)
The pandemic has fueled a major shift to online grocery shopping, with nationwide sales growing by 64% in 2020, and another 12.3% last year, to more than $122 billion, according to research firm eMarketer. Farmstead, a California-based online grocer, joined the competition in Chicago this week, launching its service with free delivery to the city and suburbs out of a 30,000-square foot warehouse in Franklin Park.
“We’re waiting for the city to make their decision, and they know we’re waiting,” said Larita Clark, CEO of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, which owns McCormick Place. “Once they get to the point where either they’ve shortlisted or made a decision, if it includes our property, we expect them to then come and have a conversation with us.”
A man places a bet at the sportsbook at the Ocean Casino Resort, on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Atlantic City, N.J. The American Gaming Association estimates more than 31 million Americans will bet on this year’s Super Bowl NFL football game. (Wayne Parry/AP)
“The store is owned in trust and I’m the trustee and this has been my decision. At this juncture of the Blue Goose I am the sole decision-maker, and I spoke with some of my advisors,” Lencioni, 47, said. “I realized late last summer that some of the goals that I had for Blue Goose to get it in a place where it could be stable, I didn’t have confidence I could get it there so at that point, I didn’t want to get into a spot where I was doing business in a way that would be irresponsible.”