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Ramirez, 32, appeared in court Wednesday before Judge Mary Marubio, who set bail at $50,000, according to Cook County state’s attorney’s office spokeswoman Tandra Simonton. Ramirez, who was also ordered on electronic monitoring, will need to post $5,000 in order to be released.
A Spanish quote is featured in the new entrance to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec. 1, 2021, in Des Plaines. The concrete structure includes a quote in three languages (Spanish, Nahuatl and English) and a stone floor from the holy land in Jerusalem. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)
And a Tribune analysis shows this surge is predominantly felt by the unvaccinated, more so than at any point since mass vaccination began. In the most recent week ending Wednesday, those who weren’t fully vaccinated were being admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 at a rate of 38 per 100,000 residents. That’s higher than the peak of the fall 2020 surge, when no one was vaccinated, and the weekly admittance rate topped out at 35 per 100,000 residents.
Mohammed M. Ghouse, 47, presides over criminal matters in the Bridgeview courthouse, according to the Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County website. The division handles a variety of misdemeanors, including DUI charges, in the fifth municipal district.
Demonstrators gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, a case about a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, in Washington on Dec. 01, 2021. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
She also dismissed criticism that she should’ve been in the city working on a deal, sarcastically saying, “Let me see. I could come to Washington, D.C., and advocate on behalf of the city about getting hundreds of millions of dollars to support residents’ recovery from COVID or I could preside over a City Council meeting … that ended up with just the filing of a map.”
“The Office of Prevention and Accountability will ensure that the Chicago Park District meets its commitment to provide an equitable, inclusive, safe and respectful recreation and work environment free from discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, workplace violence, abuse and neglect of children and adults with intellectual disabilities, and retaliation,” Wednesday’s news release said.
The city attributes the decrease to increased messaging to Chicagoans across multiple platforms, including a winter weather preparedness news conference, media advisories, social media posts and Notify Chicago alerts. As a result, the city was able to reduce the number of vehicles towed by 17% compared with 2020 and 22% compared with 2022.
The explosion took place around noon, sending a plume of red smoke into the air and setting several small fires within the mill’s massive property. No one was injured in the incident, which could factor into whether Indiana Occupational Safety & Hazard Administration conducts an investigation, according to Indiana Department of Labor spokeswoman Stephanie McFarland.
Joseph R. Pridemore, 32, of Lake Station was charged with murder Nov. 24. His fiance Kylie E. Fugate, 23, the boy’s mother, of Gary’s Miller section, was charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in death, a level 1 felony, according to recently unsealed court documents.