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The removal of Indiana — two weeks after it was reinstated on the travel order — means none of Illinois’ neighbors are subject to additional coronavirus restrictions, although Midwestern states Minnesota and Michigan are still on the list. In total, 11 states and Puerto Rico moved from the “orange” tier to the “yellow” one, according to a Tuesday Chicago Department of Public Health news release.

“What’s up Chicago? I’ll see you this summer with my good friends, the Foo Fighters,” frontman Dave Grohl says in a video that features Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Lollapalooza co-founder Perry Farrell and Chicago public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady announcing festival dates. The video, nearly two minutes long, also features music from rumored act Journey and Chicago rapper Polo G, a past performer.

In this second phase of reopening for Navy Pier, the indoor hallways and spaces will reopen Thursday, with select businesses and retail stores following, according to the Tuesday announcement, “with the goal of being fully open by Memorial Day weekend.” Happy summer news for tourists and Chicagoans unafraid of looking like tourists.

The woman had been walking along the trail west of Kings Road, north of Prairieview Boulevard and south of Trails End Lane, and southwest of the Lily Cache Sports Fields West, when a coyote approached about 9 a.m. Sunday, according to Bolingbrook police Lt. Anthony Columbus. The trail along the creek is the Lily Cache Greenway, according to the Bolingbrook Park District.

According to the news release from Lt. Anthony Columbus, the man had been inside his home “when he heard a noise outside and saw the dome light lit on his vehicle.” He grabbed a handgun and went outside and saw what appeared to be more than one person rifling through his vehicle, which police did not provide a description of.

Officers in an unmarked police vehicle tried to stop the driver of a white Jeep SRT in the 2100 block of South Wabash Avenue about 10:50 p.m., according to a statement from police. After activating lights and sirens, an officer approached the Jeep but its driver tried to speed off, hitting the officer and three unmarked police vehicles.