2 men shot and seriously wounded while riding in car in Princeton Park – Chicago Sun-Times

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The men were attacked in the 300 block of West 95th Street, Chicago police said.
Two men were shot and seriously wounded Tuesday night while riding in a car in Princeton Park on the South Side.
The men, both 25, were attacked about 9:35 p.m. in the 300 block of West 95th Street, according to Chicago police.
Their car crashed into a tree in the 9300 block of South Harvard Avenue, where emergency crews responded, police said.
One man was struck in the back and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said. The other man suffered gunshot wounds to the side of his body and both legs and was transported to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said.
Both men were listed in serious condition, police said.
No one was in custody.
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Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin said he personally saw “25 bullet shots in the glass window of the retail space” in the building he lives in, adding that someone “tried to carjack the security detail” that sits outside his house.
Aldermen are furious. And well they should be. One person was killed. Two were wounded. More than 70 shell casings were found.
One adult was found on the ground near the building and may have jumped from the unit, fire officials said.
What Republicans label as “socialist” would simply provide American families with the kind of basic shared security that is enjoyed by families in industrial nations across the world.
Plus, a look at the tight ends’ minimal production in the passing game and a penalty to which Matt Nagy believes he overreacted.
Trenton Cornell-Duranleau had a pierced spleen, stomach and lungs, a punctured liver and a foot-long wound on his neck that spanned nearly ear-to-ear, Dr. Ponni Arunkumar testified at Wyndham Lathem’s murder trial.

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Name Dropping | Danville woman soars in her quest to help others – Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

One of Editor & Publisher’s ‘10 That Do It Right 2021’
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Wendy Lambert is seemingly always on the move: semi-truck, motorcyle or hot air balloon.
Wendy Lambert on her 800 Suzuki Intruder.
Scenes from a previous Scout jamboree in Rantoul.
A Boy Scout prepares to go under the water to earn a scuba diving merit badge at a prior Scout jamboree in Rantoul.
Michael Charles
Danville Noon Rotary Sergeant-at-Arms Tonya Hill joins Darrin Fletcher after he spoke to the club July 26.
Michaela J. Eickhoff, left, with her adviser, Bonnie L. Bassler.
Board members are being sought for Urbana’s Station Theatre.
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One of the hobbies of Wendy Lambert, left, is hot air ballooning.

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Dave Hinton is editor of The News-Gazette’s Our County section and former editor of the Rantoul Press. He can be reached at dhinton@news-gazette.com.
Wendy Lambert is seemingly always on the move: semi-truck, motorcyle or hot air balloon.
Wendy Lambert gets just as big of a kick out of helping others as she does hopping on her 800 Suzuki Intruder, driving a Freightliner semitrailer or soaring with friends in a hot-air balloon.
The Danville resident has used her hard road recovering from drug and alcohol abuse as an inspiration to help those who are in the same boat she was in years ago.
Lambert, 55, started Soul Recovery Center in 2014 and has since started STEP Recovery Center two years ago.
In just a few days — Aug. 14 — she will celebrate 30 years of continuous sobriety. Lambert never ceases to be thankful for that fact.
“That is a miracle,” she said, looking back on a life, that included being raised by a single mother.
“Somewhere along the line, I got in with the wrong crowd. That’s where drugs and alcohol came in. It was the beginning of a downward slide.”
Lambert ended up in Florida and later began treatment in Tennessee and Mississippi treatment centers.
“My foundation is Alcoholics Anonymous,” Lambert said.
Others have noticed her willingness to give back. Lambert was named the 2020 recipient of the annual First Citizen Award handed out by the Danville chapter of the AMBUCS. (The chapter will give two First Citizen awards this year due to last year’s stay-at-home order.)
“Wendy is a phenomenal woman, who outside of maintaining Lamberts Photography, she somehow finds time to make a difference in the lives of others,” said Natalya Bourn, First Citizen chair and AMBUCS past president. “Wendy has spent many years helping individuals who are struggling with addictions and providing them with the resources that can help them.”
Wendy Lambert on her 800 Suzuki Intruder.
Lambert’s goal in starting Soul and later STEP recovery centers was to help find people safe and sober homes to stay in that will help them to be held accountable and stay on the path to recovery.
She became a certified recovery life coach to pass on the knowledge she has gained to others in need.
Lambert has driven a semi-truck for Herzog Trucking out of Covington, Ind., since 2018. In 2019, she started Jesse Hatchett House of Hope, a safe house for sober men until they get back on their feet when they come out of treatment or incarceration. To those in need, she gives rides to and from treatment centers, food pantries, meetings and other locations.
Lambert attends Valley Vineyard Church in Danville, where she has been taught to try to love “others, no matter where they are in life, and bring them the gospel.”
She previously served as a volunteer firefighter for the Lynch Fire Department and is trained in search and rescue.
Lambert is a member of the Danville chapter of the Patriot Guard Riders supporting local veterans.
And what does she do in her spare time?
“I don’t stay still very long,” she admits. “Once in a while, I try to get some sleep.”
One of the hobbies of Wendy Lambert, left, is hot air ballooning.
Lambert called the award “quite an honor.
“It humbled me greatly,” she said.
She credits God and Narcotics Anonymous for being clean nearly three decades.
The second annual Ride for Recovery for the nonprofit STEP Recovery Center will be held Aug. 21 to raise money for a larger building. The 106-mile event is “for motorcycles, cars, anything with wheels.”
The ride will hit the back roads of Indiana and end at Catlin Community Center, where there will be two live bands “and a bunch of food,” Lambert said.
Donations are accepted through PayPal and may be sent to the recovery center’s post office Box 286 in Danville or through Facebook.
Scenes from a previous Scout jamboree in Rantoul.
A Boy Scout prepares to go under the water to earn a scuba diving merit badge at a prior Scout jamboree in Rantoul.
Boy Scouts return to RantoulSpace Jam, a jamboree for Boy Scouts, makes a return to Rantoul today.
This year’s event, to be held on the grounds of the Rantoul Aviation Center, has been shortened to a one-day event. Coordinator Denny Anderson said COVID-19 safety precautions will be observed. (No overnight camping, no evening films, for instance, face masks, social distancing.)
A Scoutmaster for 20 years, Anderson said Scout leaders “had no idea this would catch on as well as it has” as the jamboree hits its 15th year.
This year’s jamboree will be smaller than previous ones as the Scouts get back on their feet after last year’s state-at-home order.
“We call it ‘Space Exploration.’ That’s our core event,” Anderson said.
Boys and girls will be able to participate in a variety of activities from welding to underwater robotics to kayaking and a high-altitude balloon launch.
“There’s lot of computer technology staff — 3D printing, 3D programming for animation,” he said.
“We are trying to prepare them for the future, to see if they have an interest in … anything that has to do with” science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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Sports aren’t the only activities going on at the new Rantoul Family Sports Complex, 744 S. Murray Road. A job and career fair sponsored by the Rantoul Area Chamber of Commerce will be held there from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12.
The chamber is dubbing it “Rantoul’s first ever family-friendly job fair.”
It will be held near the center’s splash pad, and parents are encouraged to drop off their children at the splash pad or playground for up to an hour while they interview.
People are encouraged to “dress to impress” and can meet prospective employers, learn about companies that are hiring and apply for jobs. All skill levels are welcome.
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Blues artist to appear locallyAustralian-born blues artist Michael Charles and his band are getting ready to hit the road for the first of their North American tour dates since the pandemic hit, and Champaign will be one of the stops.
They will appear at One-T’s Cornerpocket at 123 S. Mattis Ave. in Champaign on Aug. 28.
Charles, a Chicago Blues Hall of Fame artist, is signed to the Moonlight Label and has released a two CD/DVD boxset to coincide with the start of the tour.
Charles came to the U.S. via invitation of blues legend Buddy Guy and management in 1990. He has shared stages with the likes of Buddy and Phil Guy, James Cotton and Junior Wells.
He and his band are on their 14th international tour and are performing original material from a repertoire of 37 releases.
Danville Noon Rotary Sergeant-at-Arms Tonya Hill joins Darrin Fletcher after he spoke to the club July 26.
Former Illini major leaguer swings away at RotaryFormer Major League all-star catcher Darrin Fletcher spoke at the July 26 meeting of Danville Noon Rotary
Fletcher told a few of his many stories about his baseball career.
Fletcher, of Oakwood, spent 14 years in the majors with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos and Toronto Blue Jays.
He is a University of Illinois graduate and was named to the 1994 National League All-Star team.
Michaela J. Eickhoff, left, with her adviser, Bonnie L. Bassler.
Reunion scheduled for Class of 1975The Farmer City-Mansfield Class of 1975 will hold a one-year delayed 45th class reunion Aug. 28 at Woodlawn Country Club, Farmer City.
The reunion will begin with check-in and a cash bar available at 5 p.m., followed by a buffet dinner at 6 p.m.
For reservations, contact Elaine (Botkin) Helm via email at eph0057@gmail.com, Joy Pilchard at gracieatjl@gmail.com or Bob Wells at npkbob@hotmail.com.
An optional icebreaker meet and greet will also be held Aug. 27 at Good Spirits Pub, Farmer City.
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Oakwood resident a high academic achieverMichaela Eickhoff of Oakwood has earned a Ph.D. in molecular biology from Princeton University.
The 2011 Oakwood High graduate received a bachelor of science degree in molecular and cellular biology from the University of Illinois in 2015 and a master of science from Princeton in 2017.
She is a daughter of Joe and Cindy Eickhoff of Oakwood.
Michaela has accepted a microbiology fellowship position as a research scientist at the New Jersey Department of Health, Public Health Environmental Laboratory.
She is a granddaughter of Bev Pigg of Oakwood, the late Walt Pigg, the late Carl “Ike” Eickhoff of Ridge Farm and the late Pat Eickhoff of Sidell.
Board members are being sought for Urbana’s Station Theatre.
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The Celebration Company at Urbana’s Station Theatre is seeking nominees to join its board of directors.
Needed are strong leaders to help guide the company in putting out live theater.
A theatrical background is not required. Candidates with other relevant skills and experiences are also sought — nonprofit expertise; grant writing, fundraising or marketing experience; accounting; design work; theoretical or organizational diversity; equity and inclusive experience
Nominations should be presented by Aug. 15. For details, visit stationtheatre.com.
Sarah Riskind has been appointed music director for Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana (BACH).
Riskind is the group’s third director, succeeding Joseph Baldwin, who served for four years. Before him, founding Director Chester Alwes served for 21 years.
Said Riskind: “In the last year, many of us felt more deeply than ever how vital group singing is to the human experience. I am overjoyed to begin a new chapter of music-making with the wonderful community of Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, an ensemble that celebrates the music of the past by connecting it to the present.”
Dave Hinton is editor of The News-Gazette’s ‘Our County’ section. He can be reached at dhinton@news-gazette.com or 217-249-2404.
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Where Can You Get the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine in Illinois? – NBC Chicago

Health officials are expecting an increase in Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID vaccine in Illinois in the coming days, but where will you be able to find it?
Though the state hasn’t specified where the influx of doses will be delivered specifically, there are already some locations offering the option to receive the vaccine.
For a complete list of places where you can sign up for a COVID vaccine appointment in Illinois click here. To see a breakdown of who is eligible and where click here.
Jewel-Osco for example, is providing the option for customers to choose which vaccine they would like to book an appointment for, when they are available.

On the grocery chain’s vaccine scheduler, customers can select whether they would like to check for appointments with the Pfizer or Moderna two-shot vaccines, or the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
“Osco Drug Pharmacy offers customers a choice of vaccines based on the allocation receive,” a spokesperson for the company told NBC 5. “We are adding appointments for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as supply becomes available.”
Meanwhile, Illinois announced Friday that it is sending “Rapid Response Vaccination Teams” to five counties where epidemiologists “have determined there is a need to administer doses quickly to blunt increasing trends,” IDPH said. Those teams will administer single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccinations to residents on top of what the counties are already allocated.
Those counties are: Carroll, Ogle, Boone, Lee and Whiteside. Details on doses and how to make an appointment can be found here.
For a comparison of the three vaccines, click here.
Residents can also watch for vaccine events or mass vaccination sites across the state.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker received his COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday at the Illinois State Fairground, where he said he was given a Johnson & Johnson shot.
Earlier this month, Aurora held a one-day mass vaccination clinic in partnership with Walgreens where participants were given the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and Des Plaines launched a mass vaccination site that initially administered the single-shot vaccine.
According to Pritzker, doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are expected to increase heavily in the coming days.
“We expect to see a significant number, millions of doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine coming beginning very shortly in the next few days,” the governor said during an unrelated press conference Friday. “And then hopefully a sustaining increase in Johnson & Johnson as well as we are continuing to see an increase in Pfizer and Moderna.”

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East Hazel Crest crash: Francine Johnson killed at 171st and Halsted – Chicago Sun-Times

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Francine Johnson, 60, was involved in a crash about 11:40 a.m. at 171st and Halsted streets, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
A 60-year-old woman died after a pickup truck crashed into her vehicle Wednesday in south suburban East Hazel Crest.
Francine Johnson was driving south about 11:40 a.m. near 71st and Halsted streets when a pickup truck crossed the center line and struck her vehicle, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office and East Hazel Crest police.
Johnson died about 20 minutes later at Ingalls Memorial Hospital, the medical examiner’s office said. An autopsy ruled her death an accident.
The South Suburban Major Accident Team is investigating the crash.

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With Chicago Police Supt. David Brown on the hot seat at City Council budget hearings, aldermen complained about the rise in homicides, shootings and carjackings from last year’s already troubling levels.
Carlos Rodon is a question mark, but a team depleted by injuries all season heads to postseason quite healthy.
Wallace is in his first season driving for 23X1 Racing, a team co-owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan.
This will be Biden’s second visit to the Chicago area as president. He boosted his “Build Back Better” agenda at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake on July 7.
DeBrincat has already proved himself one of the NHL’s elite goal-scorers, but he hopes what he worked on this summer will improving his playmaking.
The woman was shot in her head in an apartment Monday afternoon the 1200 block of South Kolin Avenue, police say.

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Two more arrested on drug charges by Mt. Vernon Police & Jefferson County Sheriff's Office HRT task force – wmix94.com


MT. VERNON, IL — Two people were arrested on drug charges Tuesday after the High-Risk Team executed a search warrant on a residence in the 2300 block of Brownsville Road in Mt. Vernon.
According to the Mt. Vernon Police Department (MVPD), 35-year-old Princeton T. Turner was arrested at the residence and charged in Jefferson County Court Wednesday with Class X felony aggravated delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine from a protected structure. He remains in the Jefferson County Jail and is next scheduled to appear in court March 24th for a preliminary hearing and first appearance with his court appointed attorney. Turner was additionally arrested on a Jefferson County warrant charging him with Possession of Methamphetamine. Bond on the warrant is set at  $30,000

Also, arrested at the Brownsville Road home Tuesday was 31-year-old Kassi B Williams. She was charged Wednesday in Jefferson County Court with Class 3 felony Possession of less than 5 grams of Methamphetamine and is next scheduled to appear in court March 24th for a preliminary hearing and first appearance with her court appointed attorney. She was also arrested on an outstanding Washington County warrant for Possession of Methamphetamine. Bond on the warrant is set at $20,000.

Police say the arrests were the result of an on-going investigation by the MVPD/Jefferson County Sherriff’s Department Joint Narcotics Unit who had received a narcotics related search warrant for the residence. During a search of the residence, detectives also reportedly located quantities of methamphetamine.

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Year-long manhunt for suspect in deadly Princeton shooting ends, says police – WQAD.com

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PRINCETON, Ill. — The search for a shooter who killed one person and left another injured in Princeton, Illinois has come to an end, according to a statement from the city’s chief of police. 
Two people were shot on July 1, 2020 at the Hillview Mobile Home Park, located on the west side of Princeton, said Princeton Police Chief Tom Kammerer. Both were taken to the hospital; Caleb Conrath died from his injuries. His mother’s wounds were not life-threatening.
Kammerer said the man accused in the shooting, Davijon Robinson from Kewanee, was arrested on Monday, August 9, more than a year after the shooting. 
Robinson was identified by witnesses at the scene, said Kammerer. Witnesses also described seeing a dark-colored Nissan Altima.  During their search, police saw the Nissan and tried to pull it over to no avail. After searching for several more hours, Robinson was located, but he eluded arrest. 
The Princeton Police Department and the US Marshal’s Service investigated tips and continued seeking Robinson’s whereabouts.  He was ultimately found more than a year later in Decatur, Illinois, which is about 130 miles northwest of where the crime took place.
Kammerer said Robinson was arrested and was expected to be taken to the Bureau County Jail. 
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More rain in the forecast after flash flooding reported Thursday morning north of Peoria – Peoria Journal Star

Heavy rain was plentiful last weekend around Peoria. Tornadoes spawned south of Peoria from those storms, too.
Get ready for at least a partial replay Thursday afternoon and night. Although as of Thursday morning, some areas north of Peoria already had plenty of precipitation.
Portions of Marshall, Peoria, Stark and Woodford counties were under a flash flood warning for much of Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service office in Lincoln.
As of about 6 a.m., Illinois Route 17 at Sparland was closed because of water on pavement, the weather service reported.
The bridge that carries Route 17 over the Illinois River between Sparland and Lacon also was closed temporarily, according to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office. By 10:30 a.m., the bridge had reopened.
A vehicle was swept off Illinois Route 29 in the Sparland area when a culvert washed away. Nobody was injured, per the weather service.
Flooding was reported on the Route 29 viaduct at the north edge of Chillicothe.
Rainfalls of 2 to 4 inches were reported in the flash-flood area. Almost 3 inches of rain was reported in Lacon. Chillicothe reported 2.33 inches. Kewanee reported 1.52 inches, Princeton reported 1.12 inches and Galesburg reported 1 inch.
In Peoria, at least 2 inches of rain is possible through sunset Friday, according to Kirk Huettl, a meteorologist with the weather service.
That total would match what was measured officially from July 10 through Monday at the Peoria international airport. Some local totals were higher.
Such might be true again Thursday and Friday, according to Huettl.
“We’re still in that same type of air mass,” he said Wednesday. “We’re not quite out of the woods yet.”
The heaviest rains in Peoria were expected to begin about 2 p.m. Thursday. A storm front pushing eastward through the Illinois River valley was expected to spike rainfall totals.
About one-half inch of rain was likely Thursday afternoon in Peoria, with three-quarters of an inch possible in Galesburg, Huettl said. Another inch was expected Thursday night in Peoria.
Totals might vary wildly.
“With the thunderstorms this year, it’s almost like Florida weather,” Huettl said. “A couple of miles down the road could be an inch difference.”
The most severe weather was expected to stay north of Peoria, in eastern Iowa and southern Wisconsin. It would be a contrast to last weekend, when tornadoes were reported across the southern fringe of the Peoria area.
A tornado touched down briefly about 2 p.m. Saturday on a farm about 3 miles northeast of Littleton, in Schuyler County, according to the weather service. The tornado traveled about one-tenth of a mile, reached wind speeds of 74 mph, downed a few large tree limbs and damaged an old barn.
There were two other tornadoes reported a few minutes later in Cass County. One damaged the porch of a house in Virginia, as well as a bus barn at that community’s high school. Significant tree and agricultural damage was reported south of Chandlerville.
Previously:Weather could bring up to 6 inches of rain to the Peoria area. Here’s what to expect
Heavy rain the next few days north of Peoria could signal rising levels next week on the Illinois River. According to Huettl, the upper basin of the river drains from southeastern Wisconsin.
Local flood warnings had been canceled only recently.
As of about 7:30 a.m. Thursday, the Illinois River level at Peoria was 15.9 feet, about 2 feet below flood stage. One week earlier, the river was at 18.4 feet.
Thus far in July, Peoria had received 2.18 inches of rain officially, as of Wednesday. That’s about six-tenths of an inch above normal. Since June 1, about 7½ inches of rain has been reported, about 2¼ inches more than usual.
For 2021, total Peoria rainfall is almost 26 inches, more than 5 inches above typical.
As far as near-term rain and humidity are concerned, the Peoria picture becomes drier and more temperate as the weekend approaches.
There is about a 30% chance of rain Saturday, and just a slight chance is forecast for Sunday, Huettl said. Monday and Tuesday are expected to be dry and less humid.
“It’s been pretty humid for a while,” Huettl said. “Not terribly warm, but the humidity has been pretty high.”
High temperatures this weekend are expected to be in the low 80s. More seasonal temps, in the upper 80s, are forecast for Sunday.

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Former Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton now officially part of OSF HealthCare Ministry – HOI ABC

PEORIA (HOI) — The former Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton is now officially a part of the OSF HealthCare Ministry.
The transfer of ownership became official on July 1. OSF HealthCare officials in January announced the affiliation agreement.
The hospital in Bureau County, a 25-bed critical access facility, has now been relabeled OSF HealthCare Saint Clare Medical Center.
According to the press release, it is one of the county’s largest employers.
“While the signs may change, the care that’s going to be provided is still from those same people that have been serving the community for years and they’re still taking care of their friends, family, and neighbors and that’s not going to change. That caring and compassion is going to be here but now supported by the OSF Mission and values across the Ministry that’s able to support us and help serve the community,” said Jackie Kernan, president of OSF Saint Clare Medical Center in the press release.
Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Peoria Louis Tylka held a blessing and dedication ceremony. Additionally, OSF said it was pleased to welcome nearly 300 new employees.
The Princeton-based hospital is now the 15th hospital in the Peoria area.
Discussions to explore the partnership that ultimately led to the transfer of ownership began in August of 2019 with representatives of Perry Memorial Hospital, the City of Princeton, which owned the hospital, and OSF HealthCare. The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved the change of ownership exemption application in January of 2021.
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🌱 Lakefront Warning + Local Joins SNL + Best Burger – Patch.com

Happy Tuesday, Lakeview! Find out what’s new in the neighborhood with Patch’s daily newsletter.
First, today’s weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 70, low: 60.
Here are the top stories today in Lakeview:
1. COVID-19 test positivity in Illinois is the lowest it’s been since July. The state positivity rate is down to 3.2 percent, with the Illinois Department of Public Health announcing 2,029 new cases of COVID-19 and five related deaths Monday. (ABC7)
2. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are in town today to break ground on the Obama Presidential Center. President Joe Biden will also be in Chicago tomorrow to promote the importance of COVID-19 vaccines. (Yahoo)
3. Dangerous wave conditions and currents were reported yesterday at Chicago beaches. The National Weather Service issued a warning for people to “exercise caution” near the lake shore and stay out of the water through today. (Block Club Chicago)
4. Chicago comic Sarah Sherman is joining the cast of “Saturday Night Live,” which premieres Oct. 2 on NBC. Most known for performing as her alter ego Sara Squirm, the Long Island native has been “a fixture of Chicago comedy since 2015.” (Paid source: Sun-Times)
5. A Chicago Public Schools father and alum has created a carpooling network as school bus driver shortages continue to plague the CPS system. Princeton-educated software engineer Ismael El-Amin launched the “Piggyback Network” to assist parents scrambling for transportation. (WGN)
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