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“We regularly represent Chicagoans who bear the brunt of CPD’s unlawful, racist policing,” the letter says. “Our clients don’t just want to be free from state violence — they want to live in safe, healthy, thriving communities. But for the reasons described further below, the Victims Justice Ordinance will only further the inequities that plague our city.”
The workers, who arrived at the hospital Monday, include doctors, pharmacists, nurses, paramedics and other specialists, who are part of a National Disaster Medical System team from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The team will help the Harvey hospital for two weeks, at the state’s request.
The 708 area code serves most of western and southern Cook County and eastern and southern Will County. Affected communities include Alsip, Beecher, Bellwood, Berwyn, Blue Island, Bridgeview, Broadview, Burbank, Calumet City, Chicago Heights, Chicago Ridge, Country Club Hills, Crest Hill, Crete, Dolton, Elmwood Park, Evergreen Park, Flossmoor, Forest Park, Glenwood, Harvey, Harwood Heights, Hazel Crest, Hickory Hills, Homewood, Justice, La Grange, Lansing, Lyons, Markham, Matteson, Maywood, Melrose Park, Midlothian, Mokena, Norridge, Northlake, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Orland Park, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Park Forest, Richton Park, River Forest, River Grove, Riverdale, South Holland, Steger, Tinley Park, Westchester, Western Springs and Worth.
“Kari has not sought Ald. Gardiner’s endorsement, and would not accept his endorsement if it was offered. His actions towards women are deplorable, and frankly he should not be a voting member of the Cook County Democratic Party,” Dienstag said in a statement. “His name was inadvertently included in a list of Kari’s supporters ahead of the Party’s slating sessions.”
At Laurel Hill Elementary School in Hanover Park, music teacher Lynne Schefke, who normally works at Huff Elementary School in Elgin, dismisses her students after substitute teaching in a dual language kindergarten classroom on Jan. 4, 2022. A surge of COVID-19 cases forced Elgin-based Unit School District 46 to close five of its 57 schools due to staffing shortages, including Huff Elementary. (Chicago Tribune)
A UCPD officer who was on patrol saw a man with a handgun while walking near the corner of 53rd Street and South Woodlawn Avenue, according to a statement from Eric Heath, associate vice president for safety and security at the University of Chicago.
Aurora mayor Richard Irvin speaks out at the Aurora police station, on the police involved shooting in which one person was killed and two officers injured near Galena Blvd. and Lasalle St. in Aurora, Friday, March 23, 2018. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune / Chicago Tribune)
He was originally charged with operation of a vehicle with a specified amount of alcohol in body, a class A misdemeanor, operating while intoxicated endangering a person, both class A misdemeanors, and operating while intoxicated, a class C misdemeanor.
Vic Mensa, 28, arrived at the Virginia airport about 7 a.m. on board a flight from Ghana, according to a news release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. During a secondary examination of his baggage, customs officers found the drugs, including about 41 grams of liquid LSD, about 124 grams of psilocybin capsules, 178 grams of psilocybin gummies and six grams of psilocybin mushrooms, the release said.
Volunteer Selina Hilliard, of the Chicago Sky, paints a hallway on Jan. 17, 2022 at Kellman School in North Lawndale as AmeriCorps members and volunteers teamed up on City Year Chicago’s Day of Service for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)