Erin Allen: Good Morning, welcome to Friday. I am Erin Allen and that is The Rundown.
Prepared or not, the vacation season is upon us and I hope your journey plans, when you have them, are collectively as a result of the prolonged turkey day journey interval begins at this time and does not cease till November 27. And y’all, we out right here. The Transportation Safety Administration expects airport safety checkpoints to be busier than they have been final 12 months and presumably near pre pandemic ranges. TSA Midwest spokesperson Jessica Mayle says Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday will likely be particularly busy on the airport, each nationwide and in Chicago. Mayle says checkpoints transfer faster if passengers pack good. That is you, pack good. And for those who’re touring with Thanksgiving fixings, gravy and cranberry sauce are thought-about liquid, so put them in your checked luggage. Or possibly threat it and purchase them after you land? As much as you.
And the vacation season can also be the beginning of flu season. This 12 months some well being care professionals are particularly involved about what they’re calling a triple-demic. Dr. Larry Kociolek of Lurie Kids’s Hospital is becoming a member of public well being officers to warn of us about COVID, RSV and the flu. There is not any vaccine for RSV, however they’re urging of us to get vaccinated towards COVID 19 and the flu forward of the vacation season. Illinois Well being officers say we must always actually be involved about kids due to their lack of immunity and so they anticipate an infection charges to rise which is able to put a giant pressure on hospitals.
Cook dinner County Commissioners permitted a price range of greater than $8 billion yesterday for 2023 with no new taxes, however they’re involved about spending tied to the sheriff’s workplace. My colleague Kristen Schorsch has extra on that.
Kristen Schorsch: Commissioners oversee an enormous courtroom and jail system. However they’ve overwhelmingly supported redirecting cash away from policing after George Floyd’s homicide. Throughout a board assembly, Commissioner Brandon Johnson voted towards hiring to social staff who would deal with 911 calls throughout a psychological well being disaster. He helps the trouble however does not need the funding to movement by way of the sheriff’s workplace.
Brandon Johnson: I am having a troublesome time supporting a measure that’s going to proceed to make use of the strategy that for a lot of of us in my group, they do not, they do not actually belief.
Erin Allen: Different commissioners vowed to seek out one other funding supply however additionally they careworn that they wished to go forward and get this system up and operating.
The Illinois State Board of Schooling voted yesterday to shut the downtown campus of the as soon as heralded City Prep Constitution College in Chicago. The board mentioned the all boys faculty, centered on black teenagers, has failed for years to fulfill its enrollment targets. The Downtown Campus solely has 51 college students. It’s going to shut on the finish of the college 12 months and college students can enroll in City Prep’s different two campuses. These have been lately taken over by the Chicago Board of Schooling after they have been cited for mismanagement and monetary turmoil.
So that you’re utilizing the web to take heed to this podcast proper now. However you might be taking without any consideration that Web entry shouldn’t be really so accessible. My colleague Adora Namigadde says church buildings throughout Illinois are engaged on an effort to deal with this.
Adora Namigadde: Comcast donated 200 laptop computer computer systems to pastors to advertise the federal Reasonably priced Connectivity Program. It might probably cowl as much as $30 per thirty days of eligible households web prices. Pastor Ira Acree of Larger St. John Bible Church in Chicago says it is essential for folks in poorer congregations to make the most of packages like this.
Ira Acree: And it might not sound like an entire lot of cash to some folks however for the working poor when you may put $400 a 12 months again of their pocket, that takes care of some necessary payments.
Erin Allen: A research from earlier this 12 months revealed a deep disparities in Web entry throughout Chicago’s neighborhoods.
And some fast hits earlier than we get to climate. Former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn says he won’t be operating for mayor subsequent 12 months. And for those who’re into information, the unhealthy information is Dave’s Information and Lincoln Park is closing after 20 years, for the reason that constructing that homes the shop is slated to be demolished, based on Block Membership Chicago. The excellent news is they have some Purchase One Get One gross sales on information up till subsequent month. And development on the Obama Heart has resumed after having halted as a result of a noose was discovered on website, however the investigation into who’s liable for the noose is ongoing.
Exterior at this time, a little bit cooler than yesterday excessive within the higher 20s. A little bit of snow this morning after which cloudy skies by way of the afternoon. Tonight some clouds low round 20. And that is it for this morning, this afternoon: a really particular and hilarious Chicago and dropped by Navy Pier and sat down with little outdated me.
Hannibal Buress: Hey wassup, it is Hannibal Burris, Eshu Tune, and I make music.
Erin Allen: That was Eshu Tune, his music making moniker, as a result of in case you have not heard Hannibal Burres bought a brand new single out. I am going to speak to him about that and the way he is been making music for some time now. That is arising this afternoon on The Rundown. I am Erin Allen, speak to you then.
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