Новости за 27.10.2020

A marijuana leaf | AP Photos

Marijuana DUI laws in many states are an irrational hangover from pot prohibition.

Abner Mikva, after having his South Side congressional district gerrymandered away, announced in 1973 he would run for Congress in the northern suburbs. | Sun-Times file

WTTW documentary on the longtime Chicago leader stresses the value of political involvement among the young.

Jeremiah Farmer | Lake County, Indiana Sheriff’s Department

U.S. District Judge Philip P. Simon sentenced Jeremiah Farmer to life for his role in a conspiracy that involved the 1999 murders of Marion Lowry, 74, and Harvey Siegers, 67.

A nurse in Salt Lake City performs a coronavirus test on Oct. 23. President Trump, write the authors, has only “disdain” for those who “risk their health” by going to work “in hospitals, grocery stores and union workplaces” every day. | AP Photos

Trump’s fantasy of restarting the economy to end the pandemic is exactly backward.

Waukegan police shooting victim Tafara Williams speaks on Zoom from her hospital bed Tuesday. | Screenshot

Tafara Williams, 20, spoke to reporters during a Zoom call from her hospital bed as she described the shooting Oct. 20 killed 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette.

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Here’s what we know today about the continuing spread of the coronavirus and its ripple effects in Chicago and Illinois.

Supporters of President Donald Trump wait in the rain for his arrival at a rally on Tuesday in Lansing, Michigan. | Getty

Trump’s efforts to undermining the credibility of anyone who disagrees with him is nothing new.

In 2010, the city held a contest for the design of its vehicle sticker and residents cast their vote for one of 10 designs by Chicago high school students. Now, aldermen are looking at what appears on the stickers as a chance to bring in revenue and avoid raising taxes. | Sun-Times file photos

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to raise taxes on gasoline, computer services and property, followed by annual property tax increases tied to inflation, has aldermen wracking their brains for revenue-raising alternatives. Читать дальше...

A 41-year-old man was fatally shot Oct. 27, 2020, as he sat at a table in the kitchen of a home in the first block of East 121st Place. | Sun-Times file

The 41-year-old man was sitting at a table in the kitchen of a home in the first block of East 121st Place, when shots were fired from outside, through a window.

On “Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine,” the comedian plays the anchor of a morning TV show, among other roles. | Netflix

On her Netflix comedy special, the viral video favorite brings in big names and makes sketches that work, more often than not.

A 53-year-old man was seriously injured Oct. 26, 2020, in a crash in the 2700 block of West 31st Boulevard. | Sun-Times file photo

The 53-year-old struck a guard rail and then the side of a building when he crashed in the 2700 block of West 31st Boulevard.

Quarterback Nick Foles kneels near the end of the Bears’ loss to the Rams. | Kelvin Kuo/AP

Brace yourselves Bears fans, it only gets more difficult from here.

(From left) Chicago Police Department First Deputy Supt. Anthony Riccio, Supt. David Brown and Chief of Operations Fred Waller on June 29 after a news conference about that weekend’s violence. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia / Sun-Times

First Deputy Supt. Anthony Riccio and Chief of Operations Fred Waller retired in August. They’ll join other former Chicago police brass at Monterrey, which provides security at Soldier Field, Allstate Arena, Lollapalooza and the Chicago Marathon.

A bus driver was shot with a paintball gun Oct. 26, 2020, in Chatham. | Adobe Stock Photo

The attack is the latest in a series of paintball shootings reported recently across Chicago.

It’s the second season together for Nagy (left) and Foles (right), but they appear to be a ways away from being in sync. | AP Photos

Griese said in the fourth quarter that Foles told the ESPN crew he sometimes knows he won’t have time to execute Nagy’s play calls.

Moon Alert

Avoid major decisions and shopping after 7:30 p.m. Chicago time. The moon is in Pisces.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

This is an excellent day to do research because you have the persistence and the drive to dig deep for whatever it is you want to learn or know more about. You have an orderly frame of mind and you will pay attention to detail.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Someone older or more experienced might have excellent advice for you today. This could relate to social media... Читать дальше...

The Rams break up a pass intended for Bears receiver Darnell Mooney on Monday night. | Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

In a debacle that was by no means as close as the score, they were finally beaten, to paraphrase coach Matt Nagy, for being themselves: a team with a good, sometimes-great defense that can never be perfect enough to carry an offense with all the rhythm of a high school reunion dance floor after the open bar has closed.

Mack, already playing with a sore back, went down with an apparent ankle injury but stayed in the game. | Getty

The final score says it all, but here are some other important notes from the Bears’ game Monday.

Jackson State’s Hall of Fame football coach W.C. Gorden has died at age 90. | Jackson State University

Gorden led Jackson State to a 28-game Southwestern Athletic Conference winning streak while building a league power in the late 1980s.

In 1968, retired baseball great Jackie Robinson said he would support Democrat Hubert Humphrey for president rather than the “racist” Nixon-Agnew Republican ticket. | AP

Sixty years ago this month, the celebrated baseball player and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. found themselves at a crossroads with the Republican Party.

A man was shot dead Oct. 25, 2020, in Brainerd. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times file

The 64-year-old was talking to someone he knew in a car in the 9000 block of South Laflin Street when shots were fired, police said.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released video and audio of an officer shooting from Aug. 29, 2020. | Screenshot of COPA video

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released video of the Aug. 29 incident in which no one one was shot.

A man walks near the Thompson Center at West Randolph and North Clark streets in the Loop as the first snowfall of the season hits Chicago, Monday morning. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times file

The state imposed similar restrictions Friday on bars and restaurants in DuPage, Kane, Kankakee and Will counties.

Chicago City Hall. | Sun-Times file

On opening day of City Council budget hearings, Ald. Harry Osterman noted the city’s increase will be “on top of” a citywide reassessment certain to wallop homeowners and business owners with increases up to 70%.

Property-tax collections from homes and businesses in Cook County have increased faster than the rate of inflation, a study reports. | Rich Hein/Sun-Times file

It’s a challenging message for local government leaders. The pandemic-induced recession has hammered state and local government budgets.