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Under the arrangement, the federal government has paid the county $117 million since 2003 to hold detainees while they await hearings in immigration court in Chicago. That revenue, which the sheriff’s office reported at $10 million in fiscal year 2019, dropped to $7 million in FY 2020, and was less than $1 million in the first quarter this year, as ICE held fewer immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Merritt said one person was taken in serious to critical condition to the University of Chicago Medical Center with wounds to the neck, leg and back. The second victim was shot in the abdomen and arm, and was pronounced dead at the same hospital, Chicago police said.

The pilot, 39-year-old Jason Bufton, took three female passengers, all of whom are from Wilmington, up in a “small, white Beechcraft airplane,” which landed on the southbound lanes of I-355 near Interstate 80 about 11:18 a.m., according to Master Sgt. Brian McKinney of the state police 15th District.

It’s a profession that, like many, has seen unparalleled hardships over the past 14 months, starting when COVID-19 caused an abrupt shutdown of schools. Though teaching music remotely to young children has had its particular challenges, Spears credits his colleagues, his students and their families with rising to the occasion, noting that being adaptable is one of the school’s core values. His students now either are still remote full-time or are in school two days a week.

Retaliation that would be prohibited includes firing, denying a promotion, issuing negative evaluations or assigning undesirable work schedules in direct response to getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Employees could not be required to use sick or vacation days to make up for missed work time, though they could request so if they wish, nor must they find a replacement for their shift, under the proposal.

So does Ald. Matt Martin, 47th, who told Freishtat that when, for instance, a two-flat is either demolished or converted into a single-family home, there’s less foot traffic in a neighborhood for local businesses, fewer students in schools and fewer affordable options in the area. Full story here.

The poll was conducted by finding respondents online using targeted ads on Facebook and Instagram and text messages inviting people to click through to a survey. 454 people citywide responded, with 127 identifying as Black, 145 identifying as white and 131 identifying as Latino. The poll has safeguards, such as monitoring IP addresses, to ensure respondents don’t take the survey twice.

Michael Gonzalez, city spokesman, confirmed Thursday the city recently was struck by a ransomware attack. He declined to comment on when the attack began, how the ransomware was introduced to the system or the exact number of servers and computers impacted, citing the ongoing investigation. Gonzalez said the city has multiple servers and not all were affected.

“It’s been nearly a decade since the region’s last significant drought in 2012 brought broiling temperatures, withered vegetation and parched, cracked soil. Chicago’s precipitation for all of 2012 totaled just 26.91 inches, and the area was locked in moderate to severe drought much of the summer and fall. The warm dry pattern began with a remarkable March 2012 that featured eight days in the 80s, followed by a very hot summer with 46 days of 90-degree plus heat that included four days with triple-digit highs. The drought quickly vanished in 2013, which logged more rain through June 30 (28.46 inches) than fell in all of 2012.” Tom Skilling, WGN-TV chief meteorologist

Jahn, 81, was riding his bicycle northeast on Old Lafox Road, approaching a T-shaped intersection with Burlington Road, about 3:30 p.m. Saturday and “failed to stop at the posted stop sign,” Campton Hills police said in a news release. He was pronounced dead at the scene.