On Friday morning, Texas’ top Republican officials, including Gov. Greg Abbott, had condemned for proliferating conspiracy theories on Facebook. The posts, from chairs of some of the largest counties in Texas, suggested George Floyd’s death was staged to erode black support for President Donald Trump.Meanwhile, a fifth chairperson, Harris County GOP chair-elect Keith Nielsen, Saturday he will not take office as planned after coming under fire for posting a Martin Luther King Jr. quote — "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" — on a background with a banana.On Friday...…On Friday morning, Texas’ top Republican officials, including Gov. Greg Abbott, had condemned for proliferating conspiracy theories on Facebook. The posts, from chairs of some of the largest counties in Texas, suggested George Floyd’s death was staged to erode black support for President Donald Trump.Meanwhile, a fifth chairperson, Harris County GOP chair-elect Keith Nielsen, Saturday he will not take office as planned after coming under fire for posting a Martin Luther King Jr. quote — "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" — on a background with a banana.On Friday...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneApr 26, 2021 at 4:26 pmA 17-year-old boy was killed in a rifle shooting Monday morning in the Little Village neighborhood, authorities said.About 10:15 a.m., the teen and a female friend were walking north on the east side of the street in the 2700 block of South Drake Avenue when they heard gunshots, police said.AdvertisementThe two dropped to the ground, but the boy was shot in the head and died at the scene, police said.The female, who wasn’t injured, told police she saw a small white vehicle drive away right after they heard the shots, but she didn’t see...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneApr 26, 2021 at 4:26 pmA 17-year-old boy was killed in a rifle shooting Monday morning in the Little Village neighborhood, authorities said.About 10:15 a.m., the teen and a female friend were walking north on the east side of the street in the 2700 block of South Drake Avenue when they heard gunshots, police said.AdvertisementThe two dropped to the ground, but the boy was shot in the head and died at the scene, police said.The female, who wasn’t injured, told police she saw a small white vehicle drive away right after they heard the shots, but she didn’t see...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneApr 26, 2021 at 8:22 amA man was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead on a Red Line train in Lakeview early Monday, police said.About 4:55 a.m., the man was found unresponsive on a train when it stopped at the Addison CTA station, Chicago police spokesperson Sally Bown said.AdvertisementThe Chicago Fire Department responded to the station with reports that the man was unconscious but breathing, said spokesperson Larry Langford. But by the time the Fire Department reached the station, the man had died, Langford said.The man was pronounced dead about...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneApr 26, 2021 at 8:22 amA man was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead on a Red Line train in Lakeview early Monday, police said.About 4:55 a.m., the man was found unresponsive on a train when it stopped at the Addison CTA station, Chicago police spokesperson Sally Bown said.AdvertisementThe Chicago Fire Department responded to the station with reports that the man was unconscious but breathing, said spokesperson Larry Langford. But by the time the Fire Department reached the station, the man had died, Langford said.The man was pronounced dead about...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneApr 16, 2021 at 1:37 pmA 17-year-old girl was fatally shot in the head Thursday evening in the Little Village neighborhood by someone firing at the car she was riding in, police said.About 7:45 p.m., the girl was riding in the passenger seat of a car driving east in the 4100 block of West 25th Place when a man in all black and wearing a mask leaned out of the passenger window of a vehicle just ahead and began firing, according to a Chicago police report that cites preliminary information.AdvertisementThe girl was shot and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneApr 16, 2021 at 1:37 pmA 17-year-old girl was fatally shot in the head Thursday evening in the Little Village neighborhood by someone firing at the car she was riding in, police said.About 7:45 p.m., the girl was riding in the passenger seat of a car driving east in the 4100 block of West 25th Place when a man in all black and wearing a mask leaned out of the passenger window of a vehicle just ahead and began firing, according to a Chicago police report that cites preliminary information.AdvertisementThe girl was shot and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in...WW…

Filed under:Mark Flessner, who served as corporation counsel for the city, sent an email to the law department Sunday announcing his resignation.Chicago’s top lawyer, Mark Flessner, has resigned over the Anjanette Young raid.Flessner sent law department employees a brief email announcing his resignation, the mayor’s office confirmed.In a statement issued Sunday afternoon, Lightfoot said she accepted Flessner’s resignation “effective immediately” and said she was committed to a “full review of everything that occurred surrounding this incident, will take corrective action where appropriate,...…Filed under:Mark Flessner, who served as corporation counsel for the city, sent an email to the law department Sunday announcing his resignation.Chicago’s top lawyer, Mark Flessner, has resigned over the Anjanette Young raid.Flessner sent law department employees a brief email announcing his resignation, the mayor’s office confirmed.In a statement issued Sunday afternoon, Lightfoot said she accepted Flessner’s resignation “effective immediately” and said she was committed to a “full review of everything that occurred surrounding this incident, will take corrective action where appropriate,...WW…

SHARECustomers paying in cash at Mariano’s and other Kroger grocery stores will no longer receive coin change.Cashiers can load coin change onto loyalty cards to go toward a future shopping trip, or customers can opt to round up their total and donate to the grocer’s public charity, the Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation, which helps reduce waste and hunger in communities. Or they can abandon paying in cash all together and instead use a credit or debit card.The new policy is connected to the coronavirus pandemic, but only indirectly. “The Federal Reserve is experiencing a...…SHARECustomers paying in cash at Mariano’s and other Kroger grocery stores will no longer receive coin change.Cashiers can load coin change onto loyalty cards to go toward a future shopping trip, or customers can opt to round up their total and donate to the grocer’s public charity, the Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation, which helps reduce waste and hunger in communities. Or they can abandon paying in cash all together and instead use a credit or debit card.The new policy is connected to the coronavirus pandemic, but only indirectly. “The Federal Reserve is experiencing a...WW…

Texas is running out of money to pay the growing number of people lining up for unemployment relief, economic experts say.If you just lost your job, don’t worry. State officials say you’ll get your check.But if you’re an employer, you might see taxes hike in the future because the state will have to borrow federal money to plug the hole.More than from March 15 to April 11 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The Texas Workforce Commission has paid out more than $400 million in benefits so far and is expected to pay hundreds of millions more based on the mounting claims filed.The Texas...…Texas is running out of money to pay the growing number of people lining up for unemployment relief, economic experts say.If you just lost your job, don’t worry. State officials say you’ll get your check.But if you’re an employer, you might see taxes hike in the future because the state will have to borrow federal money to plug the hole.More than from March 15 to April 11 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The Texas Workforce Commission has paid out more than $400 million in benefits so far and is expected to pay hundreds of millions more based on the mounting claims filed.The Texas...WW…

Texas is running out of money to pay the growing number of people lining up for unemployment relief, economic experts say.If you just lost your job, don't worry. State officials say you'll get your check.But if you're an employer, you might see taxes hike in the future because the state will have to borrow federal money to plug the hole.More than from March 15 to April 11 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The Texas Workforce Commission has paid out more than $400 million in benefits so far and is expected to pay hundreds of millions more based on the mounting claims...…Texas is running out of money to pay the growing number of people lining up for unemployment relief, economic experts say.If you just lost your job, don't worry. State officials say you'll get your check.But if you're an employer, you might see taxes hike in the future because the state will have to borrow federal money to plug the hole.More than from March 15 to April 11 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The Texas Workforce Commission has paid out more than $400 million in benefits so far and is expected to pay hundreds of millions more based on the mounting claims...WW…

Mary Lou Ketchum, a substitute teacher in San Antonio, has been calling the Texas Workforce Commission for six weeks and still hasn’t been able to talk to a representative.Ketchum, 59, filed a claim in early April and was denied, but she thought she’d be eligible for unemployment benefits under the federal coronavirus relief bill, which .After appealing the decision, she said she is still waiting to hear back. She said the commission’s website is “primitive” and outdated. Pages load extremely slowly, and whenever she uses the backspace key, the system logs her out, she said.“It definitely...…Mary Lou Ketchum, a substitute teacher in San Antonio, has been calling the Texas Workforce Commission for six weeks and still hasn’t been able to talk to a representative.Ketchum, 59, filed a claim in early April and was denied, but she thought she’d be eligible for unemployment benefits under the federal coronavirus relief bill, which .After appealing the decision, she said she is still waiting to hear back. She said the commission’s website is “primitive” and outdated. Pages load extremely slowly, and whenever she uses the backspace key, the system logs her out, she said.“It definitely...WW…