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Although it’s too soon to deduce the damage the storms could cause, residents are advised to stay indoors and avoid windows, according to the weather service. In particular, residents of Wisconsin towns such as Green Bay, Milwaukee and Racine and potentially those in the Chicago area should bring in any outdoor furniture or loose structures, and ensure that they have backup power supplies, said AccuWeather meteorologist Smerbeck.

Lucas, who authorities say had multiple warrants for his arrest, was armed with a pistol and pointed the gun at the officers, according to a statement from state police. The officers then fired at Lucas, striking and killing him, state police said. Lucas was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead at 4:19 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Statewide, 27,155 vaccine doses were administered Tuesday, the most in a single day since July 2. But over the past week, the state is averaging just 17,982 doses per day, with nearly 44% of the eligible population still unvaccinated. During the week ending July 1, the state average was 41,150 doses per day.

Horvat and his colleague, Assistant State’s Attorney Paul Fangman, were acting as civil attorneys, they argued. As members of the office’s Civil Actions Bureau, they were not prosecutors in the traditional sense, Assistant State’s Attorney Amy Crawford said, and Horvat had no idea about Trutenko’s relationship with the witness until the night before the testimony.

In Waukegan, residents gather outside Pine Grove Apartments, where gusts tore off parts of the roof on two buildings. “I was crying and trying to go downstairs,” one resident said. “Everything was flying. A tree right in front burst. I ran out with my shoes off, barefoot.” Despite the damage throughout the Chicago area, the storm caused only a few injuries. (Chris Walker/Chicago Tribune)

One of the two vehicles involved in a fatal accident with a semi-truck, left, on the inbound Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) near Damen Avenue in Chicago on July 28, 2021. The accident shut down the expressway for at least 5 hours. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)

Around 1:40 a.m. in West Englewood, a 24-year-old woman also suffered a graze wound to her leg as she was driving in the 1900 block of West 74th Street, police said. The woman arrived at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in a private vehicle, where she was treated and released, officials said.

Langford said the department evaluates each case when a firefighter is charged with a crime to determine whether it would impact their ability to interact with the public. For this particular case, Langford said, the fact that the allegations are domestic in nature “does make a difference,” and based on those facts, the department allowed the firefighter to return to work.

Unsuccessful applications objected and filed suits, claiming the process was unfair, because identical exhibits were scored differently. Wealthy, clouted, white male applicants won a significant portion of perfect scores, instead of the Black and Latino applicants who were meant to get an advantage as “social equity” applicants from areas hurt by the war on drugs.

Barring the closure of the warehouse, protesters demanded Target electrify its truck fleet within the first year of operation there, pay its workers at least $20 to $25 an hour with benefits, as opposed to the current $18 starting wage, and hire 50% of its workers from two ZIP codes that encompass parts of Little Village and other neighborhoods, including Archer Heights, Brighton Park and North Lawndale.