The sentencing for Munoz, who pleaded guilty to spending campaign cash on personal items, was the highest-profile cancellation so far due to the latest COVID-19 wave at either Chicago courthouse. Ricardo Munoz was supposed to have an in-person sentencing hearing Wednesday at Chicago’s federal courthouse, but instead the parties found themselves back on the telephone discussing what to do in light of the resurging COVID-19 pandemic. ‘How many people did I get sick?’ Testing positive for COVID-19 can bring feelings of guilt and shameĬhicago courthouses and jails again buffeted as latest COVID wave sweeps cityįormer Ald. But at the moment, there’s no indication in state data that the curve is about to bend.Ĭhildren’s hospitals see dramatic spikes in kids admitted with COVID-19, amid latest surge The situation is one more sign of the unprecedented strain on the Chicago area’s health care system during a surge in COVID-19 cases that public health officials hope peaks this month. Illinois hospitals running short on inpatient beds are increasingly housing patients in their emergency rooms, creating a situation some doctors say threatens the quality of care. Latest sign of hospitals’ COVID crisis: Patients kept waiting in ERs for beds 6 Capitol rioters shows growing threat of political violence ‘This is part of mainstream America’: Ordinariness of Illinois’ alleged Jan. 6, 2021, when the Trump mob laid siege to the Capitol and rioters tried to stop the routine, ceremonial certification of election results.
The president set the tone on a day of remembrance that brought fiery speeches, moments of silence and anguished accounts from lawmakers recalling the terrifying hours of Jan. Capitol, using the anniversary of the attack to warn that America’s system of government remains under urgent threat. President Joe Biden forcefully blamed Donald Trump and his supporters Thursday for holding a “dagger at the throat of democracy” with election lies that sparked last year’s deadly assault on the U.S. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.ĬOVID-19 tracker | More newsletters | Puzzles & Games | Daily horoscope | Ask Amy | Today’s eNewspaper edition Biden accuses Trump and supporters of holding ‘dagger at the throat’ of US democracy
In national news, the Supreme Court is taking up two major Biden administration efforts to bump up the nation’s vaccination rate against COVID-19.
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