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A key component to ensuring schools are safe is getting as many people vaccinated against COVID-19 as possible, especially now that students as young as 12 are eligible, Jackson said. Though COVID-19 is not on the current list of required immunizations for students, the district has been encouraging it, hosting vaccine events at schools that are open to students and their families, in partnership with the Chicago Teachers Union.
Abraham Ramirez, left, serves water to Candy Hanslik of Elgin and Lois Perry, right, of Naperville during lunch at Foxfire Restaurant in Geneva on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. FoxFire Tavern asked the Illinois Supreme Court in December to overturn an appellate court ruling in favor of Gov. Pritzker, but the court denied the petition Wednesday. (Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune)
The latter point was a nod toward — but not an explicit endorsement of — the thousands of protesters who last year began calling for U.S. police department budgets to be reallocated to other social services. That position, earlier nicknamed the “defund police” movement, has been criticized by Republicans and some Democrats, including Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, as unrealistic and dangerous for public safety. Obama, too, has said the “defund” slogan was counterproductive.
Melanie Pryor, 59, of Schererville, has not physically been able to drive since the crash due to injuries she suffered, including multiple rib fractures and a hip injury that required surgery, according to Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, the Chicago law firm that represented her.
Just hours before the Wednesday event, the mural itself was vandalized and painted over with gang symbols, a tactic of disrespect common among factions. An attorney for the family denounced the desecration during the news conference. And later, the artist, Milt Coronado, said he was sad to see the damage.
State Rep. Marcus Evans, 33rd District, delivers remarks at a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the opening of a Ford materials handling facility and development of the Commerce Park Chicago industrial campus in the Hegewisch neighborhood on Sept. 28, 2020. (Jos M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)
Tremell Williams holds a sign as Blaq Ice, a poet and activist, speaks in support of the renaming of Lake Shore Drive in favor of Jean Baptist Point DuSable during a news conference at the Thompson Center in Chicago on May 26, 2021. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)
Adam Toledo’s sister, Esmeralda Toledo, 24, left, delivers a message about her little brother during a news conference to announce Adam’s Place, a safe place for children between the ages of 10 and 14, in rural Wisconsin on May 26, 2021. (Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)
Officers are directed not to chase anyone suspected of committing less than a Class A misdemeanor, a crime that carries a sentence of less than a year in jail, the policy states. Examples are business license offenses, parking violations or trespassing. Actual Class A misdemeanors, which do allow officers to give chase, include aggravated assault, battery, domestic battery, among others.
The new fall date holds significance, as October is LGBTQ History Month. Organizers urge everyone to continue to celebrate and observe Pride Month in June, as well as explore LGBTQ history in the symbolic month of October, paying tribute to the activists of the past that have made progress possible. October is also when National Coming Out Day is, which influenced the decision to have the parade then, Frye said.