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Islands and Lakes, also known as the north gallery, at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago as seen on Jan. 7, 2022. This is one of the three areas that will be part of renovations to take place at the Shedd via its Centennial Commitment strategic vision, which will require $500 million in investment and eight years to complete. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)
Hannigan, who said he’d recently discovered notes he took of his conversation with Thompson, testified it was the first time he’d heard that the $219,000 in outstanding loans Thompson had from Washington Federal wasn’t a mortgage at all, but “some kind of line of credit” that appeared to be interest-free.
“The establishment of a community-led commission for oversight of the Chicago Police Department and its relevant agencies is a historic milestone for our city, and I am thrilled to announce that Adam Gross will serve as its first executive director,” Lightfoot said in a statement. “Under Adam’s leadership, the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability will become a critically important piece of our city’s police accountability infrastructure and empower our communities to take the lead in this incredibly important work. I have the utmost confidence in Adam’s experience and ability to support and guide this new commission, and look forward to working with him as we work to make Chicago a national leader in police reform.”
Police said he had been at a bar near the intersection of Illinois 60/83 and Taylor Lake Road, near Diamond Lake, and was likely walking home at around 10:50 p.m. Sunday. For an unknown reason, police said, he laid down in the southbound lane of the highway and was subsequently struck by two motorists, neither of whom was hurt.
Grace Chan McKibben, executive director with the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community, speaks at a community town hall at Chinese Christian Union Church to discuss crime and safety in Chinatown on Dec. 21, 2021. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
A coyote paces in his cage at the River Trail Nature Center in Northbrook on Jan. 5, 2022. Forest preserve officials said the coyote was found in Tennessee by people who took him for an abandoned dog and brought him to a domestic animal shelter. He was kept there for three weeks, socialized and trained to be adopted like a pet. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
In negotiating with CTU, Lightfoot faces several challenges and has relatively little leverage. Her administration has filed an unfair labor practices complaint against the union, which seeks to have the work action stopped, though that could take significant time to resolve (the union also filed an unfair labor practices complaint against the district). Lightfoot also has called on teachers to return to their classrooms, despite the union’s vote, which is unlikely to sway the opinion of a significant number of educators. About 13% of CTU teachers showed up to buildings late last week, the district said.
Karin Norington-Reaves, CEO of Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, answers questions during a news conference in Chicago on Sept. 14, 2020. Norington-Reaves has announced her candidacy for the 1st Congressional District. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
That sibling, Jeremiah R. Perry, 20, was charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm to a child younger than 12, concealing a homicidal death and obstructing justice, according to authorities. A judge ordered him held on $3 million bail during the hearing, said Jim Newton, a spokesman for the state’s attorney’s office in Lake County, Illinois.
Jannie M. Perry, 38, was charged with first-degree murder, concealment of a homicidal death, and obstructing justice in the death of Damari Perry, 6, whose body was found early Saturday in an abandoned house in the 700 block of Van Buren Street in Gary, Ind., according to a statement from the Illinois state’s attorney’s office in Lake County.