Новости за 31.01.2020

Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Chicago needs to license places where people may smoke the marijuana they buy. | AP

“We’re hearing all sorts of stories about pop-up parties and traveling buses and vans,” the mayor said.

In this March 24, 2004, file photo, Kobe Bryant is seen during a break from proceedings in his sexual assault case in Eagle, Colo. | Ed Andrieski/AP

“While we understand the interest, our client will not be speaking at this time,” the woman’s attorney said.

The Pinna app is displayed on a computer, mobile phone and tablet. The on-demand streaming service offers podcast, audiobook and music compilations for kids. | AP

Audiobooks and music for kids have been around awhile, but podcasts made for the 3-to-12 set are relatively new, driving more parents to choose one-stop platforms that include all formats.

Tawanna Bryant | Chicago Police Department

Police canceled the alert Friday.

The White Sox equipment truck will depart for Glendale, Arizona where the team is set to begin Spring Training. | Annie Costabile/Sun-Times | Annie Costabile/Sun-Times

The truck was loaded up Friday morning in preparation for its nearly 1,800-mile trek to Glendale, Arizona, the team’s spring training home.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday accused Jussie Smollett’s legal team of trying to “shift the blame to somebody else” by seeking records about former Supt. Eddie Johnson. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times file photo

Mayor accuses Team Smollett of trying to “shift the blame to somebody else” with a subpoena for records about the internal investigation that got former police Supt. Eddie Johnson fired.

Members of The Era footwork collective perform at “The Bean” in Millennium Park. | The Era

The Era lives by the motto “Footwork saves lives.” Their passion for the dance artistry pushed them to pass along their history through Circle Up, the annual summer camp they conduct.

Adrian Dlogopolski | Chicago police

Police canceled the alert Friday.

A woman enters Chicago wearing a facemask, at the international terminal at O’hare airport, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in Chicago. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Two Chicagoans have contracted the coronavirus. O’Hare International Airport has been screening all patients coming from Wuhan, China.

Michael Cafferty in December 2003, when he appeared at a Cook County Board meeting as an attorney with the county Office of the Public Guardian. At right: his assistant Lily Berman. | Richard A. Chapman / Sun-Times

He went to law school, got married, had kids, worked at the Cook County public guardian’s office to help others — and survived deadly 2003 county administration building fire.

Sen. Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, shakes hands with Gov. J.B. Pritzker as he prepares to take the oath as Senate president on Jan. 19. | .Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP

The new state Senate president says he ‘did not get along’ with the disgraced former senator. Harmon says Sandoval might have kept a file on him as a political opponent.

Chicago police investigate near Madison Street and Karlov Avenue after an officer and another man were shot, Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 29, 2020. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times

Walter Johnson, 35, is charged with one felony count each of first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and aggravated battery with a firearm.

A woman runs along the Bloomingdale Trail (the 606) in Logan Square. | Sun-Times

An encyclopedia of the terms that define our city. In this edition, we cover some of Chicago’s neighborhoods and politicians.

A woman was arrested after allegedly crashing an SUV into a parked CTA bus Jan. 30, 2020, in the 3400 block of West Madison Street near Garfield Park. | Sun-Times file photo

She was driving a Chevrolet SUV east in the 3400 block of West Madison Street when it hit the rear driver’s side of the bus, which was parked on the street, police said.

Two people were dropped off at Stroger Hospital after being shot Jan. 31, 2020. | Sun-Times Media

Both men, 18, were shot about 2:20 a.m. by someone in a passing black car, Chicago police said.

Eight people were shot Jan. 30, 2020, in Chicago. | Sun-Times file photo

Five people were shot across the city between 6:30 p.m. and 8:05 p.m.

A man was sentenced to seven years in prison Jan. 30, 2020, for a DUI charge stemming from a fatal 2018 crash in Addison. | Adobe Stock Photo

Mario Gonzales was going about 86 mph at the time of the crash and his blood alcohol content was recorded at 0.19, more than twice the legal limit, prosecutors said.

A male is wanted for trying to lure a child Jan. 28, 2020, as she got off the bus near Kedzie and Carroll avenues. | Google Maps

The person approached the girl as she got off the No. 52 Kedzie bus in the 3100 block of West Carroll Avenue and offered her candy, Chicago police said.

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The firm, based in west suburban Lisle, said Volkswagen subsidiary Traton SE offered to buy the remaining part of the company it doesn’t already own for $35 a share.

Members of the General Assembly and other state officials wait Wednesday as Gov. J.B.Pritzker prepares to deliver his State of the State address at the Capitol in Springfield. File Photo. | Jerry Nowicki/Capitol News Illinois

“We do a have very casual attitude about conflicts of interests and reporting them and enforcing recusal and that sort of thing,” said Marie Dillon of the Better Government Association.

Fire Dept. Coffee logo on a mug (left) and the Chicago Fire Department mark (right). | Fire Dept. Coffee website/provided

The lawsuit alleges that the company “is intentionally attempting to improperly ride on the city’s coattails and trade on the city’s success and goodwill.”

Dylan Strome’s return would put the Blackhawks’ forward corps back at almost full health. | Getty

The forward could play for the first time since his Jan. 7 ankle injury on Saturday against the Coyotes.

After Chief Justice John Roberts did not read his question aloud, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) speaks during a brief news conference during the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images

By Friday, President Trump’s impeachment trial could end with an acquittal. Or it could enter a new phase with witnesses. Or the senators could be deliberating in private.

Homeless people living below Wacker Drive. | Sun-Times Media

The persistence of large numbers of homeless Americans is one of the signal policy failures of the past two generations.

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Facial recognition technology threatens the privacy of every American. The Chicago police should be allowed to use it only after others have set the ground rules.