Daywatch: ‘Class of COVID’ graduates
Good morning, Chicago.
For the first time in its 146-year history, the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago is tackling crime, looking to bring business leaders to the table in a bid to make the city safer.
The influential organization, which has spearheaded everything from the city’s parks system to modernization of O’Hare International Airport, is outlining a plan to reduce homicides and gun violence in Chicago over the next decade with the backing of the broader business community.
Read the full story from The Tribune’s Robert Channick.
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‘Class of COVID’: For this year’s graduating seniors, the pandemic dominated and defined high school
Jaylin Green was still adjusting to a new school in a new neighborhood when his barely rooted new life was uprooted in March of his freshman year. Something called COVID-19 was abruptly shutting down schools and hurtling students into one of many unknowns: remote learning.
Green and his peers have been dubbed by some the “class of COVID” — freshmen when the pandemic hit and, as it happened, seniors on the verge of earning their diplomas when the public health emergency formally ended in May.
Brother of reputed Chicago gang leader charged with intimidating a federal witness during trial
The brother of a reputed Chicago gang leader on trial on racketeering conspiracy charges was charged with threatening a key cooperating witness during testimony this week.
Rosco Blackman, 30, of Streator, was charged in a criminal complaint with one count of attempting to intimidate a federal witness. The threat was allegedly directed at Alvin Vaughn, one of the founding members of the violent Goonie gang allegedly headed up by Blackman’s older brother, Romeo “O-Dog” Blackman.
Going once, going twice ... couple plans to sell their multimillion-dollar Naperville-area estate to the highest bidder
Horses have been a part of Sandra and William Barclay’s life since the 1980s, and their English manor-style home and red barn set on more than five acres in unincorporated Naperville reflects their passion. Now retired, the couple wants to spend more time riding and showing their equines.
To expedite plans to follow their dream, they are opting for an unorthodox way to market their house and property.
6 things we learned at Chicago Bears OTAs, including QB Justin Fields continuing to impress with his leadership
The Chicago Bears held their fifth practice of organized team activities Wednesday at Halas Hall, moving through their offseason program with the goal of building continuity and chemistry before training camp.
Here are six things we learned from the on-field session as well as interviews with coaches and players.
Taking my daughter to her first concert, and what I learned
This summer is looking like a big summer for first-time concertgoers. Mostly because of Taylor Swift, playing three very sold-out shows at Soldier Field.
“Anticipating Taylor-geddon, and maybe to alleviate any potential Taylor-centric ticket angst, last winter I took my 6-year-old daughter to see her first concert,” writes Christopher Borrelli. “We saw Carly Rae Jepsen at the Aragon Ballroom, and the moment the lights went down, the state-of-the-art stage effects pulsed out a moody halo, and Carly bounded out — physically small yet larger than life — my daughter’s jaw dropped and eyes bugged. Like some cartoon wolf.”
