Chicago Tribune
Jun 29, 2021 6: 43 AM
An outbreak of at least 85 COVID-19 cases has been linked to a summer camp in central Illinois, according to state health officials. At the summer camp, which was held in mid-June, the state health department said it was aware of “only a handful” of campers and staff who received COVID-19 vaccines.
— Nicole Stock, audience editor
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Police work at the scene where six people were shot, one fatally, on June 27, 2021, in the 2000 block of East 71st Street. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Two mass shootings rocked Chicago over the weekend, at a time when the city continues to struggle with violence. From Friday afternoon through early Monday, at least 77 people were shot across Chicago, seven of them fatally, according to Tribune data.
Vehicles drive south along Jean Baptiste Point DuSable Lake Shore Drive near 41st Street. The Chicago City Council voted to rename Lake Shore Drive to honor the first non-Indigenous settler of Chicago. (Vashon Jordan Jr. / Chicago Tribune)
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said yesterday she will move forward with plans to direct $40 million toward developing a park named for Jean Baptiste Point DuSable and hold yearly programming in his honor, even after aldermen voted to rename Lake Shore Drive for the Haitian explorer known as Chicago’s founder.
A photo of Anthony Alvarez on his memorial April 28, 2021, near where he was fatally shot by Chicago police. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)
A spokeswoman for the Chicago Police Department confirmed Monday that Officer Evan Solano had been stripped of his police powers pending an investigation by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability. Solano has been identified as the officer who shot 22-year-old Alvarez, who was carrying a gun during a foot chase.
Seen from a side mirror, traffic rolls down Ida B. Wells Drive on June 25, 2021, during rush hour in downtown Chicago. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
Horn honking and traffic delays are returning to Chicago-area expressways and city streets, as the area reopens and drivers hit the road.
Traffic on expressways, tollways and city streets is ticking back up toward pre-pandemic levels, data shows. But there are some key differences in when traffic is picking up and who is most likely behind the wheel, a sign that habits have changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Holiday specials at Mac’s Wood Grilled include a slow-cooked pulled pork sandwich. (Terri Mooney/Mac’s Wood Grilled)
Chicago is primed for a July Fourth filled with backyard grilling, glorious fireworks displays and time spent with loved ones. Ditch the routine pack of hot dogs and go all out with restaurant-level steak grilling kits, or enjoy a stress-free holiday meal with dine-in specials like unlimited crab legs and burgers; tapas; and frozen cocktails perfect for a patriotic patio toast. Here’s our list.
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