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Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday accused a hacker gang of demanding ransom from the city and a private law firm hired to investigate a botched police raid in exchange for keeping secret a massive cache of City Hall emails that are now getting widespread attention.
The ransom demands weren’t met and the emails were ultimately posted to the “dark web,” a shadowy portion of the internet that’s a haven for cybercriminals. Last month, Distributed Denial of Secrets, a nonprofit whistleblower group likened to WikiLeaks, republished the massive document dump, which lifts the veil on some of the inner workings of the Lightfoot administration.
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To further expand convenient opportunities for Illinoisans to get vaccinated, Governor JB Pritzker launched a new program today that offers building workers and returning office staff a chance to get their shot at work.
“Having vaccine available where you work makes getting vaccinated very convenient,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “SEIU and other area unions, local businesses, and the building managers have worked hand in hand with IDPH to make this as easy as possible. It’s exciting to see traffic in commercial districts across Illinois begin to pick up after a long year apart – an achievement only possible because of the life-saving protection of vaccines and the consequent reduction of cases and hospital admissions. More vaccinations will mean more of a return to normal for everyone.”
Published May 10, 2021 •
Updated on May 10, 2021 at 10:46 am
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Teams to vaccinate people against COVID-19 will be dispatched to workplaces and commercial buildings in Chicago and across Illinois, officials announced Monday.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the program in a joint news conference with health officials and other community leaders. Don t miss local breaking news and weather! Download our mobile app for iOS or Android and sign up for alerts.
The effort will begin in mid-May with 10 sites in Chicago, Schaumburg and Rockford in the first wave of the program. Those sites are:
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Merrill Road and Townsend Boulevard intersection improvements: $575,000
Mickler Road Widening: $330,000
Lone Star Road extension: (east of Mill Cove to Trednick Parkway): $3 million
University Boulevard complete street project (Arlington Road to Arlington Expressway) $7 million
University Boulevard/Merrill road complete street: $1 million
Traffic signal at Pulaski Road and Howard Road: $600,000
Traffic signal Airport Center Drive and Gillespie Avenue: $700,000
New Berlin Road (Cedar Point to Staratt/Pulaski Road intersection) $40 million
Cedar Point/Saw Pit Road (Industrial rebuild from New Berlin to Shark): $17.5 million
Hodges Boulevard intersections traffic signals: $2.2 million
San Pablo Parkway traffic signals: $2.4 million
Belfort Road widening (Touchton to Butler Boulevard) $7.2 million