Good afternoon! It’s Thursday — and Opening Day for the White Sox and Cubs. Right here’s what else you might want to know at the moment.
The cuts are a part of $12 billion in grants the federal Division of Well being and Human Companies canceled throughout the nation this week, citing the top of the COVID-19 pandemic, my colleagues Tina Sfondeles and Mitchell Armentrout report.
State officers mentioned they realized this week of $28 million in beforehand accepted grants which have been slashed from the Illinois Division of Human Companies, whereas $125 million has been pulled again from the state Division of Public Well being.
The Trump administration can also be blocking one other $324 million in future public well being division grants Illinois had been set to obtain underneath the CARES Act, handed by Congress throughout Trump’s first time period within the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“If allowed to face, this funding minimize will set again vital upgrades to our public well being labs, expertise used to trace infectious ailments like H5N1 avian flu and measles, vaccination efforts and our ongoing work to higher put together for the subsequent public well being emergency,” IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra mentioned.
The cash additionally helped assist behavioral well being disaster responses, substance abuse restoration houses and prevention companies, and help for folks experiencing early signs of psychosis. [Chicago Sun-Times]
Inside-Out is a program taught in lots of of jails and prisons throughout the nation, and its DePaul College class this quarter is about homelessness, WBEZ contributor Charlotte West studies.
“There are deeply embedded societal beliefs about unhoused neighbors, simply as there are assumptions about folks impacted by the carceral system,” mentioned Jen Kouba, an adjunct professor of peace, justice and battle research. “And the within college students are the primary to acknowledge that they’d assumptions about me and the skin DePaul college students.”
Molly, an outdoor pupil within the group and a journalism main, mentioned she usually talks about points like homelessness and the jail system in school, however these usually really feel separate from college students’ actuality on campus.
Taking a category on the jail has made these matters rather more actual. As a future journalist, “having the ability to discuss to folks from so many alternative backgrounds is absolutely useful,” Molly mentioned. [WBEZ]
3. Chicago will waive late charges and again prices on car stickers subsequent month
As a part of the Workplace of the Metropolis Clerk’s Amnesty Month, residents will be capable of purchase stickers for his or her motorbikes, automobiles and vehicles with out late charges or again prices, Block Membership Chicago studies.
Late charges for car stickers or renewals are normally $60, or $30 for certified seniors. Chicagoans are required to buy stickers inside 30 days of transferring to the town in the event that they personal a car or inside 30 days of shopping for one.
This 12 months’s annual stickers value $53.04 for motorbikes, $100.17 to $159.12 for passenger automobiles and $235.71 to $530.40 for vehicles. [Block Club Chicago]
Right here’s a listing of all places the place you should buy a sticker. [Office of the City Clerk]
4. Chicago cops dress down over their sloppy look
Chicago Police Division leaders are cracking down on the looks of some district officers who may face reprimands, in response to an inner e-mail despatched out this week by a police chief and obtained by my Chicago Solar-Instances colleagues.
Supervisors and officers have been instructed to shave their stubble, put on impartial nail polish colours and keep away from “faddish” haircuts. These out of step have been threatened with self-discipline.
“The division has had look requirements perpetually,” mentioned John Catanzara, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge 7. “The superintendent [Larry Snelling] made it very clear that was going to be considered one of his predominant motivations or focuses coming in.” [Chicago Sun-Times]
Different performers set for the three-day weekend, which runs June 20–22 at Bridgeview’s SeatGeek Stadium, embody Sexyy Crimson, Lil Yachty, Soulja Boy and Quavo.
The competition, considered one of hip-hop’s largest showcases, additionally spotlights Chicago hometown heroes G Herbo, Saba, Well-known Dex and Probability The Rapper.
Tickets and parking passes go on sale at midday tomorrow at thesummersmash.com and the DICE cellular app. Installment cost choices are additionally out there. Single-day ticket gross sales shall be introduced at a later date. [Chicago Sun-Times]
Right here’s what else is occurring
- President Donald Trump positioned a 25% tariff on imported automobiles, anticipating to boost $100 billion in tax revenues however worrying automakers who depend on world provide chains. [AP]
- At the very least six folks died after a submarine carrying vacationers on a reef tour within the Crimson Sea sank off Egypt’s coast. [AP]
- Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin is underneath hearth from progressives over voting for the GOP spending plan. [Chicago Sun-Times]
- Chicago immigrant advocates blasted a leaked draft of the Trump administration’s journey ban. [Chicago Sun-Times]
Oh, and yet another factor …
Chicago indie band Free Vary’s forthcoming second album explores themes of rising up, all whereas showcasing a band maturing into type, WBEZ contributor Andrew Meriwether writes.
Misplaced & Discovered, out Friday on Mick Music, comes just a little over a 12 months after Follow, Free Vary’s first full-length file.
Follow was created in bits and items, in a really DIY style. A lot was finished in flats or basements, with bandmates Jack Henry and Sofia Jensen studying file and blend as they went. The trouble took two and half years.
The creation of Misplaced & Discovered couldn’t have been extra totally different. Free Vary partnered with musician and producer Tommy Reed, who runs a studio referred to as Lazy Bones in rural Silsbee, Texas. That centered inventive interval was integral not solely to the standard of the recordings but in addition formation of a band id. [WBEZ]
Inform me one thing good …
I used to be simply in India and noticed the Taj Mahal, and it completely lived as much as the hype as one of the stunning buildings on the planet. That has me questioning, what’s one thing that left you in awe whereas touring, whether or not it’s an iconic landmark or a singular expertise?
Jonathan writes:
“Iguazu Falls on the Argentine-Brazilian border. Immortalized within the 1986 movie, The Mission (which has an incredible soundtrack), the actual factor was much more wonderful.”
Sandra writes:
“One of the wonderful websites I visited was the Cistern in Istanbul, shocking principally as a result of I used to be simply not anticipating a cistern to be an incredible website. It was an instance of historical Roman engineering, with big columns with big upside-down Medusa heads on the bases. Why they thought to place superbly carved columns on the backside of a cistern is past me. Maybe they knew that in a pair thousand years, it could not function a water supply, and could be an unimaginable vacationer attraction, full with a light-and-sound exhibit and a small cafe.”
And Tony writes:
“One of many solely instances I had my breath taken away was the primary time I noticed Flamenco seaside on the island of Culebra, a part of PR. Pals moved there from Chicago and the primary time I visited they needed to present me one of many the reason why they might promote all their belongings and depart a 2 bed room in Ravenswood to a Caribbean island. I’m not a seaside individual however after I walked up and noticed the view, I actually had my breath taken away.”
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