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White, 86, is the state’s longest serving secretary of state and has been in the post since 1999. In addition to Giannoulias, others seeking the Democratic nomination include Chicago Alds. Pat Dowell, 3rd, and David Moore, 17th, as well as Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia and state Sen. Michael Hastings of Frankfort.
Floyd, 46, who was Black, died on Memorial Day 2020 after then-Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck, pinning him to the ground for about 9 1/2 minutes. Chauvin, who is white, was convicted last month of murder and faces sentencing June 25. Three other fired officers still face trial.
Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, speaks as he and members of the Floyd family meet with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 25, 2021. Gianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd, and her mother Roxie Washington, stand at left. (Greg Nash/The Hill)
Tuesday, some of Floyd’s family members were meeting with President Joe Biden and with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Washington, as congressional negotiators remain optimistic about the prospects for a national law enforcement bill, and say they’ve made progress toward an agreement. In Minneapolis, activists and others planned to gather at the intersection where Floyd died for a “Rise and Remember George Floyd” celebration, including a candlelight vigil at 8 p.m., capping several days of marches, rallies and panel discussions about his death and where America is in confronting racial discrimination.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms were forecast to move northeast beginning at 3 p.m. Tuesday, affecting areas northwest of Interstate 55 and the western and northern metro area, said meteorologist Mike Bardou of the weather service’s Chicago-area forecast office. He said there is a 30-40% chance of rain in the afternoon, and any “popcorn” showers may be short-lived. The likelihood of storms will increase through the evening, and thunderstorms were expected after midnight, Bardou added.
Between 9:15 and 10:10 a.m., the Roseland Pumping Station experienced “two power issues” affecting water pressure flowing from the station, the city Water Management Department said in a news release. The exact cause of the outages is under investigation, but Water Department officials are not issuing a boil order due to the “temporary nature” of the outage, according to the release.
“I stand in support of Israel and look forward to meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu to continue forging an even stronger Israel-Indiana bond,” Holcomb said in a statement. “When I was invited, I did not hesitate to make this trip to meet in Israel during such an hour of need.”
Evidence technicians collect evidence at the scene where a 28-year-old man was shot during a carjacking on the 4700 block of West 64th Street in the West Lawn neighborhood near Midway Airport Monday May 24, 2021 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Housing providers and landlords who have rental units in Kane County may initiate a joint application with their tenants through Monday, June 7, Kane County officials said in a press release Monday. Tenants will have until Monday, June 14, to complete their portion of a landlord-initiated application.
Kyrin and his family, of Kansas City, Missouri, were in Hammond to visit relatives for the May 15 weekend, and a hotel camera caught the boy running from the Best Western Hotel just west of Cline Avenue shortly after noon May 15. Kyrin’s great-aunt, Patricia Duckworth, said May 17 that Kyrin and his grandmother were in the room together May 15 when the grandmother dozed off for a bit. Kyrin left their room, first to the front of the hotel, she said.