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Flint was arrested in police raids more than 16 times, according to Baim’s book. A lawyer helped him expunge his arrest records after defending him in a particularly onerous case. Then, in 1969, he started a bar of his own in River North. With the Baton struggling in the early days, he assembled a makeshift stage out of plywood and beer cases, and held his first drag show. By then, he was performing as Felicia, his roller-skating drag alter ego.
Just a day before the lottery, though, a judge ordered that the licenses can’t be awarded until he rules on a lawsuit challenging the process. Cook County Judge Moshe Jacobius allowed the state to hold the lottery, which allows winning applicants to start proceeding with business plans, but the licenses may not yet formally be awarded.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot, center appointed Miguel del Valle, left, as her Board of Education president as one of her first acts in office. She opposes a bill, signed into law Thursday, to create an elected school board for Chicago. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
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.
Thomas Summerwill, 23, of the 40W block of Willowbrook Drive, was sentenced to four years on probation, 200 hours of community service and will have to wear an alcohol monitor for up to a year, according to the plea deal accepted by Judge Salvator LoPiccolo.
We’ll be at Lollapalooza all weekend long, from the scrum at the entry gates to checking out the vendors to being your eyes and ears at all seven stages. Chicago’s biggest live music event is back for 2021, open and running through Sunday. Tweets from Thursday:
Signs alert people to COVID restrictions on the first day of the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago’s Grant Park on July 29, 2021. Attendees are required to show a COVID-19 vaccination card or a negative COVID test for entry. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)
Samantha Trampush had never been to the Lollapalooza music festival before, but this year was different. She and her five friends, some donning face sparkles, all in their early 20s, decided to buy tickets this year. On the first day the sales were available, the squad agreed to snag their tickets. They’d been waiting outside the entrance 20 minutes before opening and are most excited to see the performances of Olivia O’Brien and Miley Cyrus.
“This decision was not taken lightly, but the rapid increase in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations requires us to be especially proactive at a time when highly-effective vaccines are widely available,” said Dan Fulwiler, president and CEO of Esperanza, in a news release. “Preserving the health of our personnel, patients and employees is our top responsibility and we believe this measure will help us better protect our families and communities.”
From left, Duke the dog, Sam, 10, Megan, Charlie, 4, and Chris Lierman in their backyard on July 28, 2021, in Arlington Heights. The Liermans, who live in School District 25, support mask wearing and the following of CDC guidelines in COVID-19 prevention. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)