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Banek said Causey was given far too great an amount of Propofol given his health concerns, which included cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity and sleep apnea, and that the oral surgeon failed to properly monitor Causey during the surgery at Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons of Lake County, which is located in Gurnee.

“What that means is if you’ve been vaccinated, generally, you’re good to go in terms of not having to wear a mask, except for certain circumstances,” she said, adding that this follows Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for those who’ve been fully inoculated against COVID-19.

Medical technologists prepare samples for the saliva-based Covid-19 test at the Molecular Pathology Laboratory at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. UI Health, which includes University of Illinois Hospital, said Wednesday it will require its employees to get COVID-19 vaccines. (Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune)

The line in the sand remains, however: Those backing the civilian say this is about police reform and, ultimately restoring police-community relations and trust; opponents, including leaders of the police union and their backers, suggest the panel’s work will be duplicative, will hurt department morale and could even drive up crime if officers become wary of doing their jobs.

Even a six-month delay in screening could lead to an increase in deaths from breast cancer based on modeling studies, Friedewald said. In recent weeks, she said, their pathologists have noticed the percentage of positive biopsies has increased. It’s hard to know why that is, whether it’s because they are prioritizing testing after screenings that look highly suspicious, or if it is due to patients who have more concentrated cancer because they skipped a year.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot gives a speech before the City Council votes on the civilian oversight panel at City Hall in Chicago, July 21, 2021. A civilian oversight structure for Chicago police was one of Mayor Lightfoot’s goals early in her term. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)

A “voluminous” batch of 90,000 documents and secret recordings will soon be sent to defense lawyers handling the perjury and obstruction case against Tim Mapes, the longtime chief of staff for House Speaker Michael Madigan, a prosecutor said in court Wednesday.

Librarian, Donna Block speaks during Tuesday evening’s “Save the Niles Library Rally” at Nico Park, July 20, 2021. Organizers gathered at the park and then marched to the library for the public hearing to speak on the subject of the tentative budget and appropriations ordinance. (Brian O’Mahoney for the Pioneer Press) (Brian OMahoney / Pioneer Press)

But a new bill called the Support Through Loss Act, introduced Tuesday by Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, might provide some respite for families undergoing difficulties related to family expansion, including miscarriage, surrogacy, IVF and adoption issues, and people who have had difficulties related to fertility.

The fires have burned over 1.2 million acres, and according to the National Interagency Fire Center, over 19,000 firefighters and support workers have been deployed to handle the blaze. Places hardest hit include southern and central Idaho and Oregon, Northern California, the northern Rockies, areas where reports have identified “extraordinarily dry fuels.”