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RKM, based in Edwardsburg, Michigan, was paid $24,999 for the display, according to a contract signed in May. It also received an additional $8,750 when the park district was forced to postpone the show from June 26 to June 27 because of the weather.
In December 2016, Wilson allegedly texted one contractor a picture of kitchen cabinets that Austin wanted installed; a few months later, Austin said she would support resurfacing city streets within the development. After that, a contractor paid for Austin’s new kitchen cabinets, claiming they were for an address within the development.
The boy, Victor Lobato Ochoa, died July 23. That day, Victor and his siblings — ages 9, 5 and 2 at the time — were on a 16- to 17-foot Bayliner Capri motorboat with their parents, Mariana Ochoa and Jesus Lobato Hernandez, their adult friend and the boat operator, the complaints stated. All of them except the adult friend were wearing life jackets.
Ald. Carrie Austin arrives for the announcement of Summer for Change, Chicago’s new community based program for the city’s most vulnerable youth during a press conference at Percy Julian high school in Chicago, Wednesday, June 19, 2019. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune) (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
Authorities said least eight people were injured and at least 225 structures were damaged, many severely, from a tornado that tore through Naperville, Woodridge and Darien late Sunday. Meteorologists said the damage was consistent with an EF-3 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale, meaning it had wind speeds of 136 to 165 mph. “We suspect it was one tornado,” said Matt Friedlein, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “We don’t know that for certain, but based on the nature of the information and what we know about the character of this event, that’s what we’re leaning toward.”The weather service said it was the first significant tornado to hit the Chicago metropolitan area since 2015, when an EF-3 tornado ravaged Coal City, about 60 miles southwest of the city.On the ground, signs of the tornado’s might were everywhere. A fence post was driven through a roof like a javelin. A backyard trampoline, metal frame and all, was wrapped around the branches of a tall tree. One car was flipped on its roof, while another nearby was so damaged it looked as though it had been bombed.The tornado sirens began blaring in DuPage County at 10:48 p.m. Sunday, according to Woodridge police. The National Weather Service said emergency alerts also screeched on mobile devices in Naperville, Darien and Woodridge, with the goal of waking any sleepers.When the tornado formed, it first hit Naperville about 11:10 p.m., in the area just south of 75th Street and Ranchview Drive in the southeast section of the town, according to Linda LaCloche, spokeswoman for the Naperville city manager’s office. Sixteen homes were deemed uninhabitable by city engineers, she said.At least 125 damage reports came from Naperville alone, Schultz said.
When Weier petitioned Bohren for conditional release in March, she said she had exhausted all her treatment options at Winnebago and she needed to rejoin society. Prosecutors countered that Weier remains dangerous and will have a hard time making friends, which could lead her to associate with mentally disturbed people.
Police said he then crashed into a vehicle that was not involved in the chase while westbound on Jefferson. The ambulance rolled over the guardrail on the North Side of the roadway, and crashed into a ditch near Interstate 55, the police report said. McCall escaped on foot, but was caught shortly after.
Some big employers have already adopted a $15 per hour minimum wage nationwide, including Target and Best Buy, which announced the increases last year. Costco raised its minimum wage to $16 per hour earlier this year and Amazon, which raised starting wages to $15 per hour in 2018, said its open roles now average at least $16 per hour, plus sign-on bonuses of up to $1,000.
“To (my family) this flag means honor, and pride, and love, and kinship. It means the same thing to me,” Schaps said at the June 15 meeting. “The way now, that we have seen in the last year, that people of color have been treated by police officers, if you think that doesn’t enrage us and anger us, you are wrong, because the men and women here in Mount Prospect do not treat our citizens that way.”
Will, Kankakee and Grundy counties are under a flood advisory for the Kankakee River until Saturday evening at 7 p.m. At 8:45 a.m. Thursday, the stage was 5.5 feet and slowly falling, and the water levels on the river are expected to continue falling. Minor lowland flooding begins at 5 feet in areas near the river.