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Gov. J.B. Pritzker is seeking support for rules to require businesses to enforce compliance with the requirement that people wear masks in public if they cannot maintain a 6-foot social distance. Here he is speaking Tuesday in Carbondale on the importance of masks.

Illinois | Gov. Pritzker pushes mask compliance as Illinois announces 1,382 new virus cases

Gov. J.B. Pritzker Sunday urged a committee of legislators to approve proposed Illinois Department of Public Health rules to bring businesses into compliance if they are not enforcing the May 1 requirement for people to wear masks in public if they cannot maintain a 6-foot social distance.
Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico and police Chief Robert Marshall preside over a recent swearing-in ceremony for new Naperville police officers. The department follows a lengthy recruitment and hiring process that includes background checks, interviews and medical and psychological exams.

News | Naperville aiming for police diversity from large hiring pool

Naperville police made two changes to their recruitment process this year that have resulted in a large increase in candidates, despite the lack of in-person job fairs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
LeViis Haney is Stevenson High School’s new director of equity, diversity and inclusion.

News | Stevenson High hires diversity director after racial controversies

With racial disparity at front of the nation's consciousness, Lincolnshire's Stevenson High School has hired a director of equity, diversity and inclusion.
Batavia has put up barricades blocking North River Street to vehicular traffic, offering space for additional outdoor seating for restaurants and shops along the downtown corridor. But aldermen and business owners say the blockades are confusing for passersby. City officials now hope to make some fast and flexible improvements to help attract patrons to businesses.

News | How Batavia plans to draw more visitors to North River Street businesses

Outdoor dining tables, umbrellas, lighting and additional signage are among the fixtures Batavia officials believe could help beautify and draw visitors to North River Street.
Rob Rayl, manager of M & M Cyclery in Mundelein, wheels a customer’s bike with a flat tire past his empty shelves and racks.
Transportation | COVID-19 puts the brakes on bike sales, repairs
Demand for bikes and parts outweighs supply as bicycling becomes a popular antidote to coronavirus restrictions.
Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford hoists the Stanley Cup trophy after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning in June 2015.
Columns | Rozner: Crawford vs. Lehner adds to Blackhawks drama
This odd NHL postseason will become even more so when Corey Crawford faces off against Robin Lehner.
A proposed five-story, 76-unit apartment building on the northwest corner of Kensington Road and Hickory Avenue in Arlington Heights was approved by the village board two years ago. But the project has faced delays amid financing problems related to COVID-19 and soil contamination on the site.
News | Financing, soil problems delay Hickory-Kensington apartments in Arlington Heights
The developers of a proposed five-story, 76-unit apartment building east of downtown Arlington Heights are having trouble getting a shovel in the ground, amid financing and soil contamination problems.
Grayslake native Jo Jorgensen will represent the Libertarian Party on the November presidential ballot.
Politics | From Lake County to the Libertarian ticket: Presidential candidate says both sides want change
Legalize all recreational drugs, let individuals decide about wearing face masks and end all foreign military entanglements, Libertarian presidential nominee Jo Jorgensen says. That's the "issues" side of the candidate, who recalls some of her views taking shape as she was growing up in Grayslake.
Crime | Shots fired as crowds clash with police in downtown Chicago
Hundreds of people smashed windows, stole from stores and clashed with police early Monday in Chicago's Magnificent Mile shopping district and other parts of the city's downtown.
Tony Hunter
Columns | Feder: Former Tribune publisher Tony Hunter to head McClatchy newspaper chain
In a stunning announcement Friday, former Chicago Tribune publisher Tony Hunter was named CEO of McClatchy Co., the bankrupt newspaper chain acquired in a court-approved sale last week by New Jersey hedge fund Chatham Asset Management. Since 2019 Hunter has been chairman of Revolution Enterprises, a multi-state cannabis firm based in west suburban Elmhurst.
News | Wrong-way driver killed in Crystal Lake crash
A wrong-way driver died at the scene in Crystal Lake Sunday afternoon after causing a five-car crash that sent three to the hospital.
Toni Preckwinkle
Columns | Preckwinkle: Dramatic rise in suicides among Cook County's Black population
Cook County is seeing a dramatic increase in suicides among Black residents. "There have been more suicides so far this year in the Black community than in all of 2019," Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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