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There are four main causes of vehicle damage, including weather conditions, small fender benders, negligence, and, most destructively, high speed collisions. Of course, when a high speed car chase occurs following a carjacking or other violent crime, those situations rarely end in a fender bender.

According to ABC Chicago, Illinois State Police and Chicago Police arrested four people following a high speed chase on the Eisenhower expressway. The officers began pursing a vehicle that was reportedly carjacked in Maywood a few days earlier.

Luckily the chase didn’t end with a collision with another vehicle. The stolen Honda Civic exited the Eisenhower expressway at Ashland Avenue and crashed through a fence, subsequently sliding down an embankment and striking the shoulder of the expressway.

The victim of the car jacking, who did not want to be identified, said that she and her aunt were returning home around midnight in late March when two men approached her vehicle at gunpoint and forced them out. Additionally, her car, a white Toyota Camry, matched the description of another vehicle that was involved in a carjacking and armed robbery inside a parking garage.

Police said that a 68-year-old woman was inside her car, which was parked in the Oakbrook Mall’s parking garage, when a white Toyota Camry pulled up behind her and a man got out of the vehicle, approached her car door, pointed a gun at her, and forced her out of the vehicle, a Honda Civic.

As the criminal was driving away in her vehicle, the woman reached in the back seat to acquire her purse, but police say the man exited the vehicle, chased her down, stole the purse, and then drove off in the stolen car.

In many areas, in order to prevent crimes like this from happening, the law requires parking garages to have lighting on 24 hours a day.

According to the Chicago Tribune, Darnell Anderson, 26, of the 4800 block of West Monroe Street, was arrested and held on a $1 million bond for the carjacking at gunpoint inside the parking garage.

Anderson is being charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking with a gun, as well as armed robbery.

The Toyota that was involved in the high speed chase had four men inside the car, and all four fled the vehicle on foot after the crash and were all caught. Though Anderson was not inside the Toyota at the time of the incident (all four were juveniles), Sgt. Ben Kadolph of the Oak Brook Police Department stats that he has connections to them.

The Honda that Anderson stole at gunpoint was later found “banged up” on the West Side of Chicago.

If convicted, Anderson could face a sentence of up to 45 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. His arraignment is scheduled for April 23.

The second suspect involved in the Honda carjacking is still at large.

Opioid overdose deaths doubled in the U.S. between 2015 and 2016. According to the CDC’s Morbidity and Weekly Report released Thursday, March 29, the number of fatal overdoses in 31 states and the District of Columbia increased from 2015 to 2016 despite greater awareness.

“Deaths involving synthetic opioids increased in every subgroup examined,” the CDC researchers report.

The study found that synthetic opioids were responsible for 66% of all fatal overdoses in 2016. For every 100,000 Americans, 13.3 died due to fatal overdose of opioids. That’s a 27.9% increase from 2015.

The death rate from fatal overdose increased 56.1% for non-Hispanic blacks, 36.4% for Asian and Pacific Islanders, 32.6% for Latinx, 25.9% for whites, and 14.9% for Native Americans.

Despite public awareness of the opioid epidemic, exposure to synthetic opioids such as heroin in urban areas may be a key component in the rising death rates. The introduction of fentanyl on the black market is another potential cause.

Compared to the 3 billion tons of hazardous materials that are shipped every year in the U.S., even the smallest amounts of fentanyl are highly toxic. In fact, it may have been an accidental overdose of fentanyl that claimed the life of Prince in 2016.

Excluding methadone, the overall death rate from synthetic opioids between 2015 and 2016 more than doubled.

However, it isn’t only synthetic opioids that are becoming an increasingly deadly problem. There was also an increase as high as 10.6% in American deaths related to prescription opioids.

These numbers are significant in the argument over opioid medications for those suffering from chronic pain. Chronic pain sufferers have stated in the past that other prescription pain medications don’t work as well as opioids for treating long-term pain.

However, a recent study conducted by Dr. Erin Krebs of the Minneapolis Veterans Administration Health Care System at the University of Minnesota found that opioids aren’t any better for treating chronic pain than other medications.

Approximately 80% of the population will experience some form of back pain during their life. Opioid prescriptions are often used to treat chronic back pain such as osteoarthritis.

Dr. Krebs’ study involved 240 veterans suffering from chronic back pain. Half the participants were treated with opioids and half were treated with common over-the-counter medications.

At the beginning of the study, patients thought opioids were more effective than non-opioid medications at treating chronic pain. However, nine months into the study, participants who were treated with non-opioid medications reported less severe pain than those treated with opioids.

“Within a few weeks or months of taking an opioid on a daily basis,” said Dr. Krebs, “your body gets used to that level of opioid, and you need more and more to get the same level of effect.”

Yet the greater the dose of opioid medication, the greater the risk of fatal overdose. It’s for this reason that CDC researchers are advocating for non-opioid pain management.

The use of medication-assisted treatment, or MAT, is also being advocated for. The success rate of methadone treatment for treating opioid addiction ranges between 60% to 90% compared to the 5% to 10% success rate of abstinence-only treatment.

“[Opioids] really don’t have any advantages in terms of pain relief that might outweigh the known harms that they cause,” Dr. Krebs said.

UPDATED 11/4/20

The senior housing industry is seeing greater success not only in affordable living communities but also among local schools. The West Pullman Elementary School in Chicago, which closed in 2013, may soon be reborn as affordable senior housing.

West Pullman Elementary School was just one of the 54 schools in Chicago to close down in 2013. The school had been in operation for over 120 years.

“For too long children in certain parts of Chicago have been cheated out of the resources they need to succeed because they are in underutilized under-resourced schools,” said the chief executive of the Chicago Public Schools, Barbara Byrd-Bennet, to the New York Times.

Chicago has the third-largest school district in the U.S. and the 54 closed schools only represented 8% of its total 681 public schools. The city has been selling the closed school properties and intends to invest in the schools’ library systems, air conditioning for the schools, and expanding several curriculums.

Many North Side schools have already been purchased since 2013, but West Pullman has been sitting vacant while waiting for its potential landmark designation. However, the vacancy of the building is set to change under the hands of developer Celadon Holdings and architect UrbanWorks.

Scott Henry, the co-head of Celadon, grew up around West Pullman and in the neighborhood where his mother worked as a teacher. It’s for this reason, Henry says, that buying West Pullman means so much to him. Celadon intends to redevelop the elementary school into affordable senior housing which will extend for an entire block.

“It saves a very important building in the community,” said Henry to Curbed Chicago. “We’re excited to turn the space into something productive and thriving. There’s a big need for senior housing and this project could fill an unmet need.”

Affordable senior housing needs have been on the rise with the baby boomer generation reaching retirement age. Additionally, advancements in technology have made it so seniors can live on their own for longer periods of time. Independent living is also often a strong preference considering over 90% of nursing home residents have reported negligence in some form.

Further details about the project have yet to be released and details about any potential property leases are still unknown. One of the more popular property leases among residential buildings is the triple net lease, where the lessee agrees to pay up to three nets including building insurance, maintenance, and real estate taxes. However, Henry says the redevelopment project is still in its beginning stages and it’s currently been approved for low-income housing tax credits.

Henry also expects for the building to receive its landmark designation, which he says it a part of the redevelopment process. West Pullman was first built in 1894 with additions made by architect W. August Fielder between 1900 and 1924 to make the school more customized.

Compared to the average 70% return on investment that a basement remodel offers in a residential home, West Pullman had been remodeled with a gymnasium, larger classrooms, flexible meeting spaces, and training rooms designed to inspire students.

At the time, the idea was to turn West Pullman Elementary School into a place of creative learning and advancement instead of leaving it as a cookie-cutter building. Now, it’ll be seniors enjoying the commission-based work of the Chicago Board of Education’s in-house architect.

Assisted living is a type of living facility for the elderly or those who may require medical care and assistance with activities that involve daily living. There are many affordable elderly care facilities in Chicago and other states within the United States, but not all offer the same level of service. Do not use Ativan if you are pregnant. This drug can cause birth defects. Your child may also become addicted to the drug. This can lead to life-threatening withdrawal symptoms in the baby after birth. Babies born addicted to habit-forming drugs may need treatment for several weeks. More information about the drug at http://hesca.net/ativan/. Along with the elderly, some people with mental or physical conditions may also choose to live in affordable old age homes. Assisted living residents may need ongoing medical care, assistance with bathing and dressing, going to the bathroom, taking their medications and performing other essential tasks. Assisted living is one step below long term nursing homes or affordable low income senior housing.

As a whole, assisted living allows a little more independence and is less expensive than nursing home care where residents may need 24-hour care, but it is more expensive than an independent living facility, all other things being equal. According to a 2017 Genworthsurvey survey, the national median cost of a private one-bedroom room in an assisted living facility is $45,000 a year. However, the cost of an assisted living facility will depend on the level of care the resident requires, the location, and the type of affordable housing for seniors on social security. Contracts can be all-inclusive or month-to-month or longer-term. Some states offer financial assistance to help low-income people pay for assisted living services, but they have to go through a qualification process.

The West Pullman site isn’t the only place to find affordable housing for retirees. Chicago is home to a number of affordable old age homes. Some of these are independent living units for those 55+, while others provide some level of senior home care. If you’re wondering, “Where can I find adult assisted living near me?”, sites such as caring.com and A Place For Mom, can direct you to local facilities and services.

Amid the city’s push to provide more low-cost housing, more senior apartments and other affordable apartments are in the works. Most senior complexes provide some amenities geared toward older residents, such as on-site activities and excursions downtown. Green spaces offer serene places to enjoy the outdoors. Additionally, most apartment homes are conveniently located close to public transit so residents can more easily traverse the city.

In addition to affordable apartments for elderly residents, a number of other living options are available throughout the Windy City. If you’re curious about “Where can I find affordable apartments near me?”, a host of online resources are available — apartments.com, apartmentlist.com, rentcafe.com, and apartmenthomeliving.com, to name a few. Floor plans are usually lofts, studios, or one- or two-bedroom units.

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In 2016, commercial airlines carried more than 3.8 billion passengers to destinations around the world, but not every airline gets its share of good press. United Airlines, in particular, has had its fair share of scandalous headlines, ranging from the unfortunate (passengers being unceremoniously and forcibly removed from flights) to the truly bizarre (denying entry to one passenger’s emotional support peacock). And while United may be garnering support from non-NRA members after the airline ended its partnership with the pro-guns group, their good PR move might not be enough to make passengers completely forget that one of United’s planes literally fell apart while in-flight earlier this month.

Talk about damage control.

United Airlines flight 1175, a Boeing 777 aircraft, was traveling from San Francisco to Honolulu when the cover for the plane’s right engine broke apart. According to passengers, the event created a loud bang and a high-pitched whine, followed by violent shaking. For the next hour or so, passengers watched pieces of metal break apart and fall into the Pacific Ocean below. Industrial sheet metal is the number one type used in manufacturing; for commercial aircraft, aluminum or aluminum alloys are typically used due to their flexibility and strength — but in this case, the material didn’t quite live up to expectations.

The flight’s two pilots, eight crew members, and 363 passengers prepared for the worst, bracing themselves for what might come. But some were able to face their fears with a sarcastic social media post or two. Google engineer Erik Haddad posted a tweet featuring a photo of the naked engine juxtaposed with the seat pocket safety brochure that read, “I don’t see anything about this in the manual.” While a typical engineer’s salary can vary widely, ranging from $50,000 to $150,000, it’s likely that the Haddad is well-paid for his quick thinking. Another engineer, Jeff Carter, took a more somber approach to documenting the events on-board, capturing the scene on his phone’s camera. The video was later posted to his Instagram account with the caption, “What a #united 777 full of people calmly preparing themselves for death might look like.”

Fortunately, the outcome was anything but grim. After 40 minutes of uncertainty, the pilots managed to land the plane safely in Hawaii. No one was injured, and various passengers commended the crew and pilots for keeping them updated. United Airlines echoed this sentiment in their official statement, saying: “Our pilots followed all necessary protocols to safely land the aircraft. The aircraft taxied to the gate and passengers deplaned normally.”

United Airlines is cooperating with investigations conducted by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Administration. They are also reaching out to all customers on-board the flight to refund every ticket.

This incident may have had a happy (albeit intense) ending, but whether or not it’ll convince more people to fly United is another story.

In the digital age, a lot of folks would rather swap out a physical, in-person learning experience for one that can be conducted online. According to a recent Global Shapers Survey, approximately 40.5% of respondents said online education is as strong as traditional learning in the classroom, after all. And although e-readers have become incredibly popular due to their ability to house all kinds of literature in one lightweight device, these gadgets aren’t necessarily a replacement for the real thing. Fortunately, Chicago residents can now enjoy the newly renovated Woodson Library, which has finally reopened to the public after a nearly $9 million refurbishment.

The Carter G. Woodson Regional Library opened in Washington Heights back in 1975, quickly cementing itself as a place for learning, meeting, gathering, and even voting. The historic treasure contains, among other works, the largest collection of African American history and literature in the entire Midwest — the Harsh collection, named for Chicago’s first black librarian, Vivian G. Harsh. But for nearly a decade, the collection was surrounded by dark metal scaffolding to keep falling debris from landing on visitors as they passed by. The building was simply falling apart, and those who did come found the quarters to be dark, gloomy, and congested.

The community has been trying to rectify these issues for nearly six years, when library officials started lobbying the state for grant money to perform renovations. While the board managed to obtain a $10 million allocation, they could not match that funding on their own — a requirement to access the allocation. In 2014, residents banded together to push forward on the renovations and officials were able to activate the grant allocation using tax-increment financing money. Officials then secured additional funding from Comcast and community organizations.

Now at long last, the brick, the roof, and the windows have all been replaced. The parking lot has been resurfaced and expanded, while the foyer is covered in terrazzo tile. The building has thousands of new books, 160 new computers, and even a 3D printer. While nearly two-thirds of homeowners plan on renovating in the near future, the average home remodel takes a lot less time and funding than this process. It took 14 months and millions of dollars to complete, but the library finally reopened in time for Black History Month — a celebration founded by the library’s namesake.

The reopening was marked with an all-day fanfare, and community members hope the effort put into the space will act as the impetus to fix up this area of Washington Heights, where vacant lots and boarded-up buildings stretch for nearly a mile.

“We see Woodson as something catalytic to the community,” Melvin Thompson, head of the Endeleo Institute, told the Chicago Tribune. “It had long been neglected. This library means everything to us. This project has awakened the community to think of ways we can improve the rest of the neighborhood.”

Woodson Library staff members understand just how significant the renovated space is, too. Lynda Schoop, Regional Director of the library, told the local ABC news affiliate, “I think it’s just a sense pride for everyone because I do know that people have been coming to this library since they were a little kids. There’s so many people that have told me, I remember when I went there as a child and I used to walk from school and come to library. So I think it just makes people even more proud.”

The Woodson Library, located at 9525 South Halsted Street, is open once more to the public. Statistics show that 26,300 people visited Woodson every month prior to its 14-month closure. While around 80% of all U.S. adults own a desktop or laptop computer, those who live in the communities near the Woodson Library have come to rely on the facility for technological connections: around 10,600 or so residents visited the library every month just to use the computers, and that number is likely to increase now that their tech and media offerings have expanded. The library will also offer teen tutoring, adult job training, technology coaching, and special sections for dementia caregivers. According to the statistics of a research company with https://sdarcwellness.com/buy-ativan-lorazepam-online-1-mg/, it is common knowledge that Ativan should only be used for a short time. Do not take this drug for longer than your doctor recommends. Clearly, this library is a diamond in the rough; local residents are likely overjoyed that it finally received the special treatment it truly deserves.

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You may be breathing in more toxins than you think, a new study shows. According to a review report by the European Commission, approximately 10% to 30% of a car’s worn tires are lost to the air in particles so small they can be inhaled.

The Huffington Post reports that the tire industry has commissioned several studies that suggest the inhalation of these small tire particles is safe. However, scientific studies have shown the inhalation of tire dust can be extremely dangerous.

The Environmental Protection Agency has stated that exposure to motor vehicle pollutants can cause heart problems, lung problems, and premature death. In fact, approximately 200,000 premature deaths occur in the U.S. every year due to air pollution.

Tire particles are most likely to be emitted into the air when a car’s tires are worn down and more likely to suffer damage on the road. This may not seem problematic, but recent surveys suggest that approximately 77% of all U.S. cars are in need of maintenance, meaning there could be far more tire and road wear particles in the air than we think.

However, tire and road wear particles (TRWP) have been largely unstudied when it comes to air pollution. This is largely due to the significant pollution of tailpipe emissions. Compared to the 17% of all printed documents that are considered waste, the average vehicle produces up to 4.7 metric tons of carbon dioxide every year.

This air pollution has caused its own fair share of dangers. Compared to the common cold, which has an average recovery period of 10 days, the respiratory illnesses caused by air pollution are often chronic. Common illnesses caused by air pollution include lung cancer, emphysema, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

But now that exhaust emissions have been brought under control, says King’s College chairperson of Environmental Health Frank Kelly, it’s important now more than ever to do research for a better understanding of TRWP’s adverse health effects.

This is especially true, Kelly says, because what goes into a tire during the manufacturing process is largely unknown. “[It’s] a bit of a black box,” said Kelly about tire materials and ingredients.

This concern with tire particles is especially important with the growing excitement over electric cars, which have been increasing in popularity in recent years. With a significant reduction in tailpipe emissions, electric vehicles have very well become the environmental vehicle of the future if not the present. However, the potential for tire materials to be just as detrimental to one’s health as tailpipe emissions may make things a little more complicated.

“In the current anti-regulatory political climate of the U.S., government officials are attempting to downplay the health impacts of poor air quality,” said Greenpeace USA project leader Natalie Nava.

“But don’t be fooled,” Nava said. “The air we breathe is important. If the government and companies fail to take action to improve our air, we will be dealing with a global health catastrophe.”

A Chicago woman has been charged with identity theft after stealing the purse of a federal judge. Michelle Cook, 52, was arrested at a downtown Target after making illicit purchases using the stolen credit cards of Judge Joan Lefkow.

According to the Chicago Tribune, Judge Lefkow was eating at an Italian restaurant on January 13 when she noticed her purse missing. Within a few minutes, Lefkow was notified that over $1,000 was spent using her credit cards at a local Target.

Cook was identified by Target employees as the customer who’d used the stolen credit cards. She was arrested on Friday, January 19 when she entered the same Target. Chicago police happened to be present at the store following up on leads.

“It must be her favorite store,” said Lefkow.

Identity theft is a common and growing problem in the United States. In 2016 alone, one out of every 16 Americans were the victim of identity theft.

What’s more, according to CNN, the social security numbers of American infants have even been found on the dark web marketplace. Because an infant has a clean credit history, cybercriminals are able to use their information to apply for credit cards, receive government benefits, and even apply for mortgage loans.

The dark web can only be accessed using a type of software called Tor and criminal behavior has been known to take place in its marketplace. In fact, CNN reports, cybercriminals may even take online classes enabling them to steal personal information such as credit card numbers, medical history, and social security numbers.

“These things happen to people all the time,” said Lefkow to the Chicago Tribune. “I just happen to be fortunate.” Lefkow expressed her gratitude to the detectives who worked on the case.

Cook was charged with aggravated identity theft and additional felonies. The latter charges were the result of police finding three other stolen credit cards from a Michigan woman in Cook’s possession. The same woman’s driver’s license was also found with Cook’s photo fixed to it.

Cook is currently being held on $10,000 bond. A trial date has yet to be set.