Kade Heather
General Assignment Reporter
El índice de positividad a la prueba del COVID-19 en Chicago durante la semana que finalizó el 19 de julio fue del 9.8%, por encima del 7.6% de la semana pasada. Las hospitalizaciones también han aumentado, pero no al mismo ritmo, según las autoridades.
The COVID-19 test positivity rate in Chicago for the week ending July 19 was 9.8%, up from 7.6% the previous week. Hospitalizations also have increased, but not quite at the same rate, officials say.
McClain, a longtime confidant of Madigan, is set to go on trial with him Oct. 8 on racketeering, bribery, fraud and attempted extortion charges, but his lawyers argue that Madigan’s apparent defense strategy involved blaming McClain.
Nearly 35,000 ComEd customers are still without power Wednesday evening and Interstate 55 remains closed in both directions near Channahon. A high-wind advisory is in effect for Wednesday evening.
For 50 years, Mrs. Duncan ran Sue Duncan Children’s Center, an after-school program serving kids on the South Side. ‘She really felt that education was a way to ameliorate the injustices in society,’ her daughter said.
Three chicks were confirmed at the nest of piping plovers Imani and Sea Rocket, but the fourth chick was missing under ‘unknown circumstances,’ the Chicago Piping Plovers group said.
Taylor Casey, 41, was last seen June 19 at a yoga retreat in Paradise Island, Nassau. Her mother, Colette Seymore, says the local authorities have done ‘the bare minimum’ in their effort to find her.
Delasol died after her geriatric health issues worsened in recent weeks, leading zoo officials to euthanize her. The average lifespan of a female Bolivian gray titi monkey is around 11 years, the zoo says.
Three of four eggs hatched Thursday. The fourth egg was still being incubated and monitored by officials. The bird species is considered endangered in the Great Lakes region.