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As part of a plea deal, Patrick Zimmerman, 51, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft tied to falsifying records to obtain money for work he did not perform. The theft was related to a traffic enforcement program, known as “STEP,” administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation, according to a news release from the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Ronisha Preckwinkle is charged with murder, tampering with evidence and false imprisonment in connection with the death of Mirsha Victor, 23, in suburban Atlanta, according to a clerk with Henry County magistrate court. Victor went missing on July 8 and her body was found July 19, officials have said.
Also on Tuesday, the city’s public health department added eight states and Washington, D.C., to its optional travel advisory. Newly entering the list are Minnesota, New Jersey, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.
Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, has been charged with fatally shooting two men and injuring a third during protest in Kenosha in late August. The rifle used in the Kenosha shooting was seized from the trunk of his friend’s car hours after the shooting, according to police reports. (Antioch Police Department)
“Faculty are so excited to begin the fall semester in-person with our students, and we certainly hope to stay that way,” said Keith Nyquist, instructor of business communications and president of the non-tenured faculty union. “But in the event the surging delta variant makes that too dangerous, we believe the agreement our union bargained will help ensure the greatest level of safety possible for our students, our families, and our neighbors.”
The Lake County Health Department said that most people infected with West Nile virus have no symptoms of illness. Officials also said that some people may become ill, usually three to 15 days after the bite of an infected mosquito. Common symptoms include fever, nausea, headache and muscle aches. In some individuals, severe illness including meningitis or encephalitis, or even death, can occur.
On July 18, Weissbluth was driving eastbound in a Hyundai Santa Fe SUV to a Lincolnwood restaurant to pick up food, police said. Morris was walking alone around 9:06 p.m. going westbound in the 3300 block of Touhy Avenue, near the Lincolnwood Town Center Mall, police said.
Tangtang Zhao, 34, allegedly sold 125 vaccination cards from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for $10 each during March and April 2021. Zhao is accused of taking the cards from his employer, an unnamed national pharmacy chain that administered vaccines, and sold them online to 11 different buyers, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
McClain and the other defendants also conspired to have ComEd hire a Madigan-favored law firm and lawyer, previously identified in public testimony as Victor Reyes of Reyes Kurson, and to accept into ComEd’s summer internship program a certain number of students who lived in Madigan’s 13th Ward, according to the charges.
The coalition includes 16th Street Theater, A Red Orchid Theatre, About Face Theatre, Aguijón Theatre, Albany Park Theatre Project, American Blues Theater, Apollo Theater Chicago, Artemesia Theatre, Artistic Home, Aston Rep Theatre Company, Athenaeum Theatre, Auditorium Theatre, Babes with Blades, Black Button Eyes Productions, Bluebird Arts, Brightside Theatre, Broadway in Chicago, Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble, Chicago Humanities Festival, the Chicago Latino Theater Alliance (CLATA), Chicago Magic Lounge, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, Chicago Youth Shakespeare, Court Theatre, First Floor Theatre, First Folio Theater, Goodman Theatre, Greenhouse Theatre Center, Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Hell in a Handbag, Her Story Theatre, High Concept Labs, House Theatre of Chicago, International Voices Project, the Joffrey Ballet, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Marriott Theatre, Midsommer Flight, the Neo Futurists, the New Coordinates, Northlight Theatre, Oak Park Festival Theatre, Oil Lamp Theater, Old Town School of Folk Music, Paramount Theatre, Piven Theatre Workshop, Pivot Arts, Playmakers Laboratory, Porchlight Music Theatre, Pridearts, Promethean Theatre Ensemble, Raven Theatre, Red Tape Theatre, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, Saint Sebastian Players, Saltbox Theatre Collective, Second City, Shattered Globe Theatre, Skokie Theatre, Stage Left Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Theatre Wit, Three Brothers Theatre, Timeline Theatre Company, UrbanTheater Company, Victory Gardens Theater, WildClaw Theatre, Williams Street Repertory Theatre and Writers Theatre.