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A superseding indictment filed last year added new wire and mail fraud charges against Arroyo and also charged James T. Weiss with bribery, wire fraud, mail fraud and lying to the FBI. Weiss, who is married to Berrios’ daughter, former state Rep. Toni Berrios, has pleaded not guilty.

The decision, which drew restrained applause from residents in the meeting room, came as little surprise following steady criticism from officials who say the town of 9,000 can’t afford the projected public safety costs from the 240-bed facility, meant to be housed in a former Holiday Inn hotel.

Whether she’ll face criminal charges or simply questioning about her mother’s death remained to be seen, Claypool said. But either way, he accused federal authorities of making a “spectacle” out of her return to the U.S., which he said forced her to make alternate travel arrangements for her daughter, Stella, who is now 6.

The shooting happened in a residence in the 8500 block of West Winona Street in the Oriole Park neighborhood, according to Chicago police, the Chicago Fire Department and COPA, which investigates use of force by Chicago police. The man was pronounced dead at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, police said.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office said last week that more than 2,200 locations and providers statewide had signed up to offer the shots to children ages 5 to 11, including more than 700 pediatric and family practices, more than 700 pharmacy locations, about 100 urgent care locations, 112 local health departments and public health clinics, among others.

McGhee was “jealous” after seeing she was involved with another man, a longtime on-and-off boyfriend earlier that day and knowing he was the “side” relationship, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Infinity Westberg said. He planned to confront her after the concert, which turned violent and deadly, she said.

So far, only about 29,000 students have signed up, Martinez said Tuesday — and not all of them are participating regularly. Last week, COVID-19 testing capacity at CPS was around 23,000, Martinez said. But he said before Thanksgiving, that should ramp up to “well over 30,000, close to 40,000.”

Since then, the statewide weekly case rate per 100,000 residents has dropped notably, but is still not below the CDC’s “high” spread category, or even below the rate defined for “substantial” spread. And in the past two weeks, the statewide rate has risen slightly, from roughly 129 to 136.

Defense immediately puts men Rittenhouse shot on trial: During the defense team’s opening statement, Richards immediately pointed the finger at Joseph Rosenbaum, the first man shot. Richards showed pictures of Rosenbaum participating in a dumpster fire, confronting armed people and waving a chain prior to the shooting. “Mr. Rosenbaum could have stopped at any time,” Richards said.

The texts were released through a Freedom of Information Act request filed by Michael Kessler, a Vancouver man requesting records as part of an inquiry into a Portland, Oregon, police matter, working with Lucy Parsons Labs, a nonprofit transparency organization. An image of the portion of the FOIA records including Kempczinski’s texts was shared on Twitter.