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“Evictions are profoundly destabilizing not just for families that are directly impacted — affecting their ability to work, go to school, and find new housing for years to come — but for entire communities,” Daniel Hertz, policy director for Chicago’s Department of Housing, said in the email. “Eviction is also profoundly racialized, in particular affecting majority-Black communities at far higher rates than majority-white communities. If housing is a human right, then so is due process for being removed from your home, and due process requires a right to representation.”
CTA Red and Brown line trains approach the Belmont CTA station on Jan. 24, 2022, following a news conference in which Mayor Lori Lightfoot gathered with officials to celebrate the grand opening of the new CTA Red-Purple Bypass and to break ground on the next phase of work. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
In Evanston, Blakley took a slight loss on the town home, which he purchased from its builder for $672,500 in 2004. The town home has three full bathrooms, two half bathrooms, three levels above ground plus a basement, nine-foot ceilings, crown moldings, a tray ceiling, skylights, and a kitchen with 42-inch solid cherry cabinets, granite countertops and an island. Other features include a finished lower level, a primary bedroom suite with two walk-in closets, a brick patio off the kitchen and an attached and heated two-car garage.
A man wearing a face mask walks near a money exchange office in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. Asian markets mostly fell on Monday after a sell-off gave Wall Street its worst week since the start of the pandemic in early 2020. (Lee Jin-man/AP)
The next phase includes a number of key elements that may define the character and broader impact of Lincoln Yards. In addition to a 19-story commercial building and a 15-story residential tower, plans call for a 6 1/2-acre park, riverwalk, seawall, a canoe/kayak launch, athletic fields, a children’s play area and a dog run, among other amenities.
Chicago-area billionaire J. Christopher Reyes and his wife, Anne, are the mystery buyers who paid $36 million for the late investment manager Richard Driehaus’ 14,145-square-foot, Georgian-style mansion on 40 acres in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. (Andrew Miller)
“I opened an investigation into the Center for COVID Control in response to our residents contacting my office to report a number of concerning issues at the Center for COVID Control’s pop-up COVID-19 testing locations throughout Illinois. Complaints have ranged from testing results being delayed or not received at all, to results being provided to individuals who were never administered a test, to tests being stored improperly, and staff incorrectly using PPE and face masks,” Attorney General Kwame Raoul said in a statement released Thursday.
A photo of M&M candies on March 19, 2019. Candy maker Mars is giving a makeover to its six M&M’s characters as a way to promote inclusivity. The company said that it will provide a modern take on the appearances of the characters — which Mars calls “lentils” — and give them more nuanced personalities. The lentils, which are featured in red, green, orange, yellow, brown and blue, will also come in different shapes and sizes. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)
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 fell broadly in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as investors review the latest batch of corporate earnings and continue monitoring rising inflation and the virus pandemic. (Mary Altaffer/AP)
This Nov. 19, 2019 file photo shows the logo on a Peloton bike in San Francisco. Peloton’s shares tumbled on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, after a media report said the exercise and treadmill company was temporarily halting production of its connected fitness products amid waning consumer demand. (Jeff Chiu/AP)