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“For months, lies and conspiracy theories have been spread, threatening our self-governance. For months, I have said that the American people deserve transparency and truth on how and why thousands showed up to attack our democracy, and ultimately, what led to the insurrection,” Kinzinger said in a statement.
A Chicago firefighter sprays water and firefighting foam on the street at the site of a 3-11 Alarm and level 1 Hazmat at Car 1 Auto near the intersection of 51st Street and Ada Street in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on July 25, 2021. (Vashon Jordan Jr. / Chicago Tribune)
At least 12 people were involved in the crash, according to Larry Merritt, a spokesman for the Fire Department. Three men were taken to hospitals in serious-to-critical condition; two people were taken to hospitals in fair-to-serious condition and one person was taken for observation. Six other people refused to be taken to a hospital.
Sister Jennifer Ramirez, left, and mother Lourdes Lara of Chrys Carvajal, the 19-year old National Guard member killed over the July Fourth weekend, hold a banner with Carvajal’s photo on it during a rally for peace at Riis Park in the Belmont-Cragin neighborhood of Chicago on July 24, 2021. (Vashon Jordan Jr. / Chicago Tribune)
Shortly after 10:30 p.m., a 20-year-old woman was eastbound in a 2012 Nissan Altima on 59th Street near Parnell Avenue, when she was struck head on by a driver of an Oldsmobile sedan that crossed over in her lane, police said. The woman was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where she was listed in fair condition.
Around 11:30 p.m. Friday, a 59-year-old woman was standing on the sidewalk after parking her vehicle in the 2600 block of West Haddon Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, when she was approached by two males who demanded her keys at gunpoint. When she refused, one of them punched her in the face and took her purse.
Police said two boys, ages 15 and 17, were in the back yard of a residence when shots were fired, striking them both. The younger teenage boy was hit in the abdomen, and was taken in serious condition to the University of Chicago Medical Center. The other teen was shot in the chest and was taken to the same hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
But he said they’d be pushing not only for the referendum, but for stronger policies, “until we get a future where our city invests more in schools, education, jobs, mental health service, health care and all the things that keep us safe, rather than police and prisons.”
Abigail Loving receives her first dose of COVID-19 vaccination from nurse Marquesha Morrow at the Orr Building in the Illinois State Fair Grounds Friday, July 9, 2021, in Springfield. The vaccination site administered as many as 1,500 daily shots at its peak and was averaging about 50 daily doses in recent days, according to officials from the Sangamon County Department of Public Health. The site will close after Saturday’s hours of operation. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
The new figures released by the state Friday also showed an increase in the state’s case positivity rate, up to 3.5% from 1.9% last week. Hospitalizations in regions across the state also continue to show a slight increase, with the highest average in west central Illinois, roughly 10 hospitalizations per 100,000 people.