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The Lake County commission, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, has preferred to use green infrastructure and “nature-based solutions” to remedy stormwater management problems since its inception in the 1990s — a revolutionary philosophy for its era, according to Woolford. As awareness of climate change and aging infrastructure has increased, so has a greater acceptance of alternative urban planning techniques, he said.
In her letter to Pritzker, Lightfoot pointed out that all Chicago residents, regardless of immigration status, can vote in Local School Council races. A traditional Local School Council — which hires and evaluates the school’s contract principal — is typically composed of the principal, six parents, two community residents, two teachers and one nonteacher staff member, plus one student if it’s a high school.
One victim was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious to critical condition. The other two, both listed in fair condition, were also taken to Northwestern, according to the Fire Department. The victims’ ages weren’t immediately available.
The Chicago Police Marine Unit rescued all six passengers on the boat, called the Red Baron, the agency said on social media Sunday morning. The two injured passengers received medical care while en route to Burnham Harbor before they were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for additional treatment.
At 9:23 p.m., in the 6400 block of South King Drive, two men were shot by someone who came up to them on foot and opened fire. A 35-year-old man was shot in the right shoulder and a 36-year-old man was shot in the buttocks. They were dropped off at Saint Bernard Hospital and University of Chicago Medical Center, respectively, and both had been listed in fair condition, police said.
The Village of Wheeling Fire Department at 3:30 p.m. was called to Richelieu Foods, 120 W. Palatine Rd., where they found about 70 employees outside the building, according to a news release from the fire department. Three people were taken to local hospitals afterward.
The Village of Wheeling Fire Department at 3:30 p.m. was called to Richelieu Foods, 120 W. Palatine Rd., where they found about 70 employees outside the building, according to a news release from the fire department. Three people were taken to local hospitals afterward.
The driver of the red Ford, 33-year-old Alcantar Castellanos of Chicago, has been charged with several violations, including driving under the influence and a violation of Scott’s Law, which requires drivers to slow down and move over when approaching an emergency vehicle with its lights on.
The final day of Lollapalooza began with a change to the musical lineup. The rapper DaBaby would no longer headline the Bud Light Seltzer Stage at 9 p.m. Instead, according to posts by the festival on social media, Young Thug, previously slated for 4 p.m. on the T-Mobile stage, would take his spot, with Chicago rapper G Herbo taking over T-Mobile stage afternoon duties.
Arwady sought to put the rising case numbers in context, noting that they’re not approaching the rates seen in a series of previous surges, and to dispel myths about the vaccine, such as that thousands of people have died from the shots, that they cause infertility or that they implant microchips.