Daywatch: Ex-alderman secretly recorded Madigan, ninth Illinoisan charged in Capitol breach and see the Cubs new City Connect uniform

Chicago Tribune - 6/9/2021

Good morning, Chicago. Yesterday, Illinois public health officials reported 365 new and probable cases of COVID-19 and 11 additional deaths. Officials also said there were 44,174 doses of the vaccine administered Monday, and the seven-day rolling average of daily doses is 42,852.

While Illinois officials say 68% of Illinois adults have received at least one vaccine dose, which is nearing President Joe Biden’s goal of having 70% of Americans at least partially vaccinated by July 4, the U.S. as a whole is now on pace to fall short of his aim.

Meanwhile, you asked us more coronavirus questions and we got you answers. Should people who have already been fully vaccinated with one vaccine get another? When we get a booster shot, will it have the same level of side effects? This is what science and health experts told us.

— Nicole Stock, audience editor

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Former Chicago alderman aiding corruption probe made audio and video recordings of Speaker Michael Madigan on multiple topics, sources said

With a sprawling political corruption investigation drawing ever closer to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the Tribune has learned that a Chicago alderman cooperating with the government secretly made audio and video recordings of the once-powerful politician on a variety of topics.

Then-25th Ward Ald. Daniel Solis recorded Madigan on numerous occasions as the speaker allegedly sought business for his private law firm, two sources with knowledge of the probe said.

North Shore man arrested on federal charges stemming from US Capitol breach

A 24-year-old North Shore man was hit with federal charges yesterday alleging he posted video of himself on Instagram storming the U.S. Capitol building during the Jan. 6 siege while wearing a designer coat and pro-Trump hat.

What will it take for Chicago parents to be OK with sending their kids back to school full time this fall?

Most Illinois families won’t have a choice other than to send their children back to school full time in the fall. But Chicago Public Schools is still trying to determine what officials can do to make parents most comfortable about the return of in-person classes five days a week.

CTA moving 127-year-old Lakeview apartment building away from ‘L’ tracks as part of Brown Line flyover project

Moving day is fast approaching for a historic Lakeview six-flat apartment building that has stood by the “L” tracks for more than a century of cacophonous coexistence.

In August, the 127-year-old Vautravers Building, a three-story monument to Chicago’s residential history, will be jacked up from its foundation and slid 30 feet to the west, sparing it from demolition as part of the CTA’s ambitious Brown Line flyover project.

See the Chicago Cubs’ new ‘Wrigleyville’ City Connect uniform — and learn the story behind them: ‘More than just a new jersey launch’

For more than 18 months, the Chicago Cubs teamed up with Nike to develop and design a unique uniform to highlight the team’s connection to the city and fans.

Their mission centered on weaving the essence of the franchise with the culture and personality of Chicago and Cubs fans. It culminated yesterday morning with the official reveal of the Cubs’ Nike MLB City Connect uniforms, which will be worn for the first time Saturday at Wrigley Field against the St. Louis Cardinals.