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The healthcare.gov website is seen, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021 in Fort Washington, Md. Consumers seeking government-subsidized health insurance for next year have through Wednesday to sign up if they want their new plan to start Jan. 1. It’s the first of two deadlines for HealthCare.gov coverage, with increased financial assistance available through President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief legislation. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, on Nov. 8, 2021. Buttigieg is vowing help to stem a rising U.S. epidemic of car fatalities with a broad-based government strategy aimed at limiting the speed of cars, redesigning roads to better protect bicyclists and pedestrians and boosting car safety features such as automatic emergency braking. Buttigieg indicated to The Associated Press that new federal data being released next week will show another spike in traffic fatalities through the third quarter of 2021. (Susan Walsh/AP)
This June 25, 2019, photo shows the sign outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Pittsburgh. McDonald’s ended 2021 on a high note, with U.S. customers spending more and fewer restaurant closures in Europe. The burger giant said Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, that global same-store sales rose 12.3% for the quarter. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
American flags fly outside the New York Stock exchange, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in the Financial District in New York. Stocks are off to a solid start on Wall Street Thursday, Jan. 27, as markets settle down following several days of whiplash moves both up and down. (Mary Altaffer/AP)
FILE – Prospective employers and job seekers interact during during a job fair on Sept. 22, 2021, in the West Hollywood section of Los Angeles. California’s unemployment rate dipped a half-percentage point in December as the most populous state added 50,700 nonfarm jobs, accounting for more than a quarter of the nation’s 199,000 job growth for the month, according to new data released Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)
The Fire, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Ald. Jason Ervin, 28th, and Chicago Housing Authority CEO Tracey Scott on Thursday announced the start of preliminary discussions for the team to build in Addams/Medill Park. The space is roughly bordered by Roosevelt Road to the north, 14th Street to the south, Ashland Avenue to the east and Loomis Street to the west.
Container ship Ever Far, left, sails down river past the Georgia Ports Authority’s Port of Savannah, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, in Savannah, Ga. A World Trade Organization arbitrator has decided that China can impose retaliatory tariffs on imports from the United States totaling up to $645 million a year, capping a decade-long dispute over U.S. duties on some Chinese goods. The dollar-value award issued Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, follows a decision in July 2019 from the WTO’s dispute resolution process, which the United States has since gummed up by refusing to allow for new judges to be appointed to its body that acts as a sort of appeals court. (Stephen B. Morton/AP)
The developer is seeking to rezone 14 parcels formerly known as Lake Sandy Jo from residential to a planned unit development in the 3600 block of West 25th Avenue in Gary in order to construct a light industrial complex similar to the Ameriplex development in Merrillville. (Michelle L. Quinn / Post-Tribune)
“This is going to be an absolute game-changer for the Little Village community and the Southwest Side of Chicago,” Ald. Michael Rodriguez, 22nd, said at a news conference following the approval Wednesday. “It will bring education, recreation and business opportunities to our community.”
The Wall St. street sign is framed by the American flags flying outside the New York Stock exchange, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in the Financial District. Stocks are opening with solid gains on Wall Street Wednesday, Jan. 26, led by technology stocks after Microsoft reported standout results for its latest quarter. (Mary Altaffer/AP)