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Reports emerged yesterday that the Food and Drug Administration is planning to warn that Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine can lead to an increased risk of a rare neurological condition. Regulators say that the chance of developing the syndrome is rare and that most people who do develop the condition recover. Here are the details.

Meanwhile, the ceiling at an animal shelter on the North Side collapsed on Sunday. None of the animals at One Tail at a Time was injured by the unexpected damage, but the shelter, which has been around since 2008, is seeking donations and foster parents.

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Chicago Public Schools students, staff and other community members rallied last year for the removal of Chicago officers from district high schools.
Chicago Public Schools students, staff and other community members rallied last year for the removal of Chicago officers from district high schools.

More Chicago high schools vote to remove school police, a year after George Floyd’s murder intensified calls to oust CPD from CPS

More than 50 Chicago schools have until tomorrow to decide if they want to continue in the controversial school resource officer program. Local School Councils can choose to keep one or both officers or withdraw from the program altogether in a new option available this year.

Seventeen schools, including Lane Tech College Prep and Lincoln Park High School, chose last year to opt out. The votes took place as the nation underwent a racial reckoning following the George Floyd murder by Minneapolis police. Activists say the school officer program disproportionately affects Black students, and money should be used on mental and behavioral health services instead.

Hudson Nonstop at Midway Airport in Chicago on June 10, 2021. Hudson has opened a new store that will use the technology from Amazon Go stores to let customers walk in and purchase items without going through checkout as items are scanned via the 140 sensors in the store.
Hudson Nonstop at Midway Airport in Chicago on June 10, 2021. Hudson has opened a new store that will use the technology from Amazon Go stores to let customers walk in and purchase items without going through checkout as items are scanned via the 140 sensors in the store.

Companies are testing drive-thru AI, invisible checkout in Chicago. Here’s what that means for jobs — and privacy.

Shoppers have been interacting with technology like self-checkout machines and automated customer service hotlines for years. But there are new tools taking on tasks workers used to do, from the retail sales floor to the restaurant drive-thru, raising questions about what that technology means for jobs.

Also, some of the new capabilities rely on technologies that could raise concerns about customer privacy, from camera systems that follow shoppers’ every move and artificial intelligence at drive-thrus to the use of biometrics like palm prints.

The closed Boathouse Cafe in Humboldt Park's boathouse on July 8, 2021. It opened in 2015 and closed in October 2019 and will remain closed as the Chicago Park District seeks a new vendor.
The closed Boathouse Cafe in Humboldt Park’s boathouse on July 8, 2021. It opened in 2015 and closed in October 2019 and will remain closed as the Chicago Park District seeks a new vendor.

Humboldt Park’s Café Alejo remains closed as Park District seeks new concessionaires

The pre-pandemic vendors who operated Humboldt Park’s quaint Café Alejo do not plan to reopen, and the Chicago Park District is seeking new concessionaires to lease the space inside the park’s Boathouse Pavilion.

Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith warms up before a game against the Predators on Jan. 9, 2020, at the United Center.
Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith warms up before a game against the Predators on Jan. 9, 2020, at the United Center.

Duncan Keith is traded to the Edmonton Oilers, ending the defenseman’s celebrated 16-year run with the Chicago Blackhawks

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As unfathomable as it may sound in Chicago, Duncan Keith will end his NHL career wearing something other than a Blackhawks sweater.

A three-time Stanley Cup champion and the senior member of the Hawks at 37, Keith was traded to the Edmonton Oilers on Monday, closing the chapter on a 16-season run in Chicago.

Lardon will open Friday with a focus on charcuterie and salumi, along with a deli menu of salads and sandwiches.
Lardon will open Friday with a focus on charcuterie and salumi, along with a deli menu of salads and sandwiches.

Emporium Arcade Bar returns, a Black-owned wine shop opens, plus 19 more restaurant openings in Chicago

Chicago summer is in full swing, and if your schedule is anything like ours, it’s filling up fast. The city’s restaurant and bar scene is bursting to accommodate the rush of activity, and new places join a roster of reopening favorites, from the Chicago debut of Crumbl Cookies to the return of Michelin-starred restaurant Oriole. Here’s our list of openings and reopenings across the city.