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The statement says the Archdiocesan COVID-19 Task Force is taking a “hopeful, yet cautious, approach” to easing capacity restrictions, adding that most pandemic protocols like physical distancing, sanitation and registration to attend church are still in effect.
Earlier last summer, Preckwinkle broke from Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Gov. J.B. Pritzker when she announced support for curtailing law enforcement spending — a movement that the mayor has called a “hashtag.” The footprint of the county sheriff’s police force, however, is much smaller than that of Chicago police’s. Ultimately, both the city and county slightly cut the 2021 budgets of Chicago police and the Cook County sheriff’s office, respectively, citing the financial strain of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A witness saw something in the water in the 500 block of West Montrose Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood and called 911, police said. Just before 8:30 a.m., the Chicago Fire Department and the Chicago police marine unit responded and pulled an 80-year-old man out of the water.
IU officials announced the requirement for its campuses across the state Friday, saying it will allow the university to lift most coronavirus-related restrictions such as face masks and physical distancing. The university says knowing that the vast majority students and employees are vaccinated is the only way it “can confidently return to in-person classes, more in-person events and a more typical university experience.”
Kaufman, who believed the undercover officer to be a bouncer from Gingerman, wound up getting in a scuffle with Mirus before Dakuras, who was also in plainclothes, approached and allegedly struck him repeatedly. As Kaufman tried to record the incident on his cellphone, Dakuras allegedly grabbed the phone and ran.
Gurnee police said they began an investigation into stolen school equipment in November. The school district had begun receiving calls from people who had bought gear on eBay, police said, but the equipment was locked and displayed messages that it belonged to the Woodland district. Officials compared serial numbers to confirm that the equipment did come from District 50.
“Dr. Soon-Shiong abstained from voting,” said Hillary Manning, a spokeswoman for Soon-Shiong. “For the past several years, Tribune Publishing has been a passive investment, as he has remained focused on the leadership roles he holds across his companies. When he made the investment in 2016, he hoped it would be a pathway to local newspaper ownership in Southern California. In 2018, he and his family were proud to acquire the Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union-Tribune from Tribune Publishing, creating the California Times. Their focus is and will be on the continued rebuilding and revitalization of The Times and Union-Tribune.”
“At that time I tried to administer a stunning blow, but he ducked to the — he flopped to the bed,” Gause told COPA, according to the Police Board. “So, I never made contact with him when I tried to give him a stunning blow in order for us to be able to remove a handcuff without us getting — without, I believe me getting — without us getting attacked again.”
Upon their arrival, officers interviewed the victim and began an investigation, Berlin’s office said. Through the course of their investigation, officers learned that at approximately 11:20 a.m., Ramsey forced the victim at gunpoint into a vacant room, where he sexually assaulted her on several occasions, put the gun to her head and threatened to kill her, Berlin’s office said.
In the latest killing, police were called to the 4700 block of West Jackson Boulevard in the West Garfield Park neighborhood about 6:25 a.m. and found a man dead with a gunshot wound to the head in an empty lot, according to a police media notification. The man was initially unidentified, and responding officers believed the man had been shot “a while ago,” according to police.