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“We were really on the edge of not being able to open one of our schools on a Monday, and came very close, but we were able to pull it off,” said Sanders, who says the vaccine mandate, while imperative, did not give large districts enough time to arrange for in-house, weekly testing for unvaccinated employees.
An auction of Chicago Outfit boss Al Capone’s possessions brought in more than $3 million Friday night. Here’s a look at the lots that had the highest winning bids: Advertisement Capone’s favorite Colt .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol Estimate: $100,000-$150,000 Sold for: $860,000 Advertisement The gun Al Capone reportedly called “sweetheart,” a Colt .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol, sold at auction on Oct. 8, 2021 for $860,000. (Sheldon Carpenter/Witherell’s) img.full-width1{flex-shrink:0;object-fit:contain;min-height:50%;height:auto;width:100%} Capone’s Colt .38-caliber semi-automatic blue pistol Estimate: $30,000-$60,000 Sold for: $200,000 Capone’s monogramed Patek Philippe pocket watch Estimate: $25,000-$50,000 Sold for: $190,000 A platinum and diamond Patek Philippe pocket watch with the initials AC, that once belonged to mob boss Al Capone is seen on display at Witherell’s Auction House in Sacramento, Calif., on, Aug. 25, 2021. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP) img.full-width1{flex-shrink:0;object-fit:contain;min-height:50%;height:auto;width:100%} Al and Mae Capone’s decorative cigar humidor Estimate: $5,000-$10,000 Sold for: $120,000 Capone’s platinum diamond monogramed pocket knife Estimate: $2,500-$5,000 Sold for: $75,000 A platinum and diamond pocket knife with the name “AL” in diamonds that once belonged to mob boss Al Capone is seen on display at Witherell’s Auction House in Sacramento, Calif., on Aug. 25, 2021. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP) img.full-width1{flex-shrink:0;object-fit:contain;min-height:50%;height:auto;width:100%} Al and Mae Capone’s bed Estimate: $2,500-$5,000 Sold for: $70,000 Al and Mae Capone’s bed from their home in Florida was sold at auction in California on Oct. 8, 2021. (Witherell’s) img.full-width1{flex-shrink:0;object-fit:contain;min-height:50%;height:auto;width:100%} Capone’s diamond “AC” pendant Estimate: $2,500-$5,000 Sold for: $60,000 Al Capone’s 14K diamond monogram pendant was sold at auction on Oct. 8, 2021. (Sheldon Carpenter/Witherell’s/HANDOUT) img.full-width1{flex-shrink:0;object-fit:contain;min-height:50%;height:auto;width:100%} Al and Mae Capone’s marble Madonna bust Estimate: $5,000-$10,000 Sold for: $55,000 Personal letter from Capone to his son, Sonny, from Alcatraz Estimate: $25,000-$50,000 Sold for: $45,000 A personal letter to Sonny Capone from his father Al Capone when the elder was in Alcatraz for tax evasion. (Witherell’s) (Witherell’s) img.full-width1{flex-shrink:0;object-fit:contain;min-height:50%;height:auto;width:100%} Capone’s gold initialed “AC” money clip Estimate: $2,500-$5,000 Sold for: $45,000 Al Capone’s 14k yellow gold money clip is displayed at Witherell’s auction house in Sacramento, Calif. on Oct. 4, 2021. (Nick Otto/AFP via Getty Images/AFP via Getty Images) img.full-width1{flex-shrink:0;object-fit:contain;min-height:50%;height:auto;width:100%} Source: Witherell’s
Kevin Nagle, a Sacramento investor, business owner and philanthropist, describes attending the auction as a once-in-a-lifetime experience. He said the room was buzzing — the feeling was “incredible” when bids were flying for Capone’s firearms and “intense” for two cigar holders, both of which he acquired.
“I’ve met a lot of people, sometimes it gets a little annoying, like, I’ll be at the game, and there will just be random people. They come up and I don’t even know who they are. They say, ‘Hey, James,’ because they see me and people post memes with me on the page and stuff. So they recognize my face, and I’m like, ‘Who the hell are you?’” he laughed. “But I don’t mind, and it is nice because you get to know people.”
Gary Coleman, 32, of Bronzeville, faces multiple counts of aggravated battery related to the Oct. 8 attack at the Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line platform in the South Loop. He was ordered held without bail during a hearing broadcast on YouTube less than a week after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery involving another woman, according to prosecutors.
Glasper’s attorney, Assistant Public Defender Courtney Smallwood, asked the judge to discount the co-defendant’s accusations implicating her client and pointing out that the teen was initially released without charges. She added that Glasper, a high school student, lives at home with his mother and seven siblings, adding that the teen’s family could come up with $20,000 bail.
Almost exactly two hours later, a 20-year-old man and a girl, 16, and a boy, 16, were shot in the 3500 block of West 12th Place, police said. The trio had been in the street when a vehicle pulled up and at least one occupant started shooting at them. The man and boy were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and the girl to Stroger Hospital and all three had been in good condition.
Deborah Sims, a Democrat from Posen, has represented some south suburbs as well as parts of the South Side of Chicago since 1994. The 5th District’s commissioner’s decision to step down, first reported by the Sun-Times, comes after another veteran Cook County Board member, Evanston Democrat Larry Suffredin, also said he won’t run for reelection in 2022.
Natalie and Areli Garcia , both in their 20s, were rooting on their brother, Israel, and his girlfriend. Doreen Lew, of Vernon Hills, cheered on her son, Justin, and his fiance, Elizabeth Flores. Casey and Jim Bloomer traveled from New Hampshire to watch their son, Conor, a second-year student at Carle Illinois College of Medicine, run in the marathon.
“The culture of sexual abuse, harassment, and coercion that has become pervasive within the District’s Aquatics Department lifeguard program under his leadership, combined with the Superintendent’s lack of urgency or accountability as new facts have come to light, is unacceptable,” Lightfoot wrote on Saturday. “Therefore, in my estimation, it is time for new leadership immediately.”