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Giovanni Ramirez, 22, of the 3000 block of West 78th Street, Chicago, and Edward Williams, 18, of the 15000 block of Briar Lane, Oak Forest, were also charged with home invasion, aggravated battery/discharge of a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and aggravated fleeing and eluding by the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Forecasters say northern Illinois is in for the coldest night of the season so far Sunday into Monday, with the wind chill factor making it feel as cold as 20 below in some places, according to the National Weather Service. Even the “actual air temperatures will drop below zero,” the weather service warned in a post on social media Sunday.
“The morning was so warm that overcoats, mufflers and furs were almost entirely discarded, and in some of the up-town dwellings ladies received callers with open parlor-windows, something that has hitherto been unknown in Chicago.” Chicago Tribune, Jan. 2, 1876 Share quote & link
Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, holds up Senate Bill 2048, a comprehensive energy proposal, to note how much work was done on the bill as he gives his closing remarks on the floor of the Senate at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield on Sept. 13, 2021. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register/AP)
“State Street, ordinarily a caldron of howling hospitalers of New Year’s Eve, was a dignified stolid thoroughfare,” the Tribune reported. “Out in Evanston, Chief Charles W. Leggutt issued orders to his force to arrest any person seen drinking in any place. He said the town was drier than the Sahara.”
“This is a playbook that’s been run time and time again,” said Jeffrey Cramer, a former federal prosecutor who is now senior managing director of Guidepost Solutions. “A year may seem like a long time, but in the Dirksen Federal Building, especially during a pandemic where things slowed down for a while, it’s not unreasonable.”
Faced with yawning pandemic-related holes in the city’s revenue, Lightfoot opted to use part of the $1.9 billion Chicago got from the feds to pay back a $465 million pandemic bank loan, while also increasing funding for programs favored by activists such as mental health services, affordable housing and anti-violence efforts.
Raskin said he understands why city officials are instituting the mandate, but he’s not comfortable with his staff asking customers for what he considers to be private health information. He’s worried checking vaccine cards will slow down business, leading to frustrated customers. And, he said, the mechanics will be tricky to navigate, including the cost of extra labor, as he’s already struggling to hire enough workers.
The heaviest snow rates were predicted to occur between 3 to 11 p.m., making conditions extra dangerous after sunset by diminishing visibility, especially along the Lake Michigan shoreline, according to officials. Motorists were cautioned of blowing snow.
Tyrone Muhammad, executive director of Ex-Cons for Community and Social Change, left, talks with local resident Keith Fort, right, on April 12, 2021, in front of Sunnyside dispensary in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. Muhammad and others in ECCSC hosted a demonstration against big money dispensaries muscling out would-be minority owners outside the dispensary. (Raquel Zaldivar / Chicago Tribune)