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“This pandemic isn’t over and there are many, many people who have not been vaccinated yet,” Pritzker said Wednesday. “I talked a little bit about the fact that more than two thirds of people in Illinois have been vaccinated, but that leaves a third and we are not at herd immunity, where we need to get to. So we’re doing everything at the state level to try to incentivize people to go get vaccinated.”

Sailor Leslie P. Delles, 21, of St. Charles. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that the remains of Navy Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Delles, who was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that triggered the U.S. entry into World War II, were identified on Feb. 12, 2021. (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency)

Harvard, with a population of 9,500, has some amenities that other small towns don’t, like a Metra train station, a hospital, and a small private airport, but retains a rural feel. A fiberglass statue of Harmilda the dairy cow stands on guard in the heart of town, and its annual Milk Days festival is scheduled to return in October.

With air travel creeping up in recent months after a steep drop at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Airport Transit System is still not running. The contractor has not provided an updated completion date, said Christine Carrino, a spokeswoman for the Aviation Department.

Hadiya, a sophomore, was taking shelter from rain in Harsh Park after final exams at King College Prep High School when, prosecutors argued, Micheail Ward got out of a car driven by Williams and opened fire. The park is about a mile from then-President Barack Obama’s home in the South Side’s Kenwood neighborhood.

“It’s an issue I have seen no data on — none whatsoever,” Evers said. “In addition, we had trouble finding people to come to work before the pandemic, during the pandemic, and after the pandemic so I think this is an issue around making sure we have the best quality of life in the state of Wisconsin so we actually encourage people to move here — I think those are things we need to take a look at. But I am concerned we are seeking a solution to a problem that may not exist.”

Theodore Hilk, 30, was found in his seventh-floor apartment, at 240 E. Illinois St., March 24, after a relative — unable to reach Hilk for several days — called police to request a well-being check, Chicago police said at the time. A death investigation was launched to determine how the Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate had died, but initial autopsy results were inconclusive, the medical examiner’s office said.

“Virtually all of the Chicagoland area is running a precipitation deficit for the calendar year, and most of that deficit has come in the past 90 days. The deficits are much worse in the northern half of the area. For example, stations in Elgin, Mundelein and Barrington are running 8- to 9-inch deficits since Jan. 1, but around 90% of that deficit (7 to 8 inches) is only in the last 90 days.” Trent Ford, Illinois state climatologist

As the looting spread into other parts of the city, all manner of businesses were hit — shoe stores, clothing stores, nail salons, restaurants, auto dealerships, dollar stores, furniture stores, banks, cellphone stores, jewelry stores, auto parts stores, convenience stores, big-box retailers and grocery stores. Arsonists set fire to at least 71 buildings.

This is a return to form after the fair canceled most of its events last year and modified the few remaining ones to comply with public health guidelines related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fair will feature traditional events, including a parade, talent show, rodeo, demolition derby and more. —Andrew Adams, Effingham Daily News, via Tribune Content Agency