Rivian’s Great EV Expectations Meet the Harsh Reality of Manufacturing – Wall Street Journal
Automotive Inc.’s factory in Normal, Ill., life is anything but. Shares have been hammered in recent months after setbacks on the factory floor, in one of the auto industry’s toughest operating environments in memory. Factories around the world routinely churn out models around the clock. About eight months after production on Rivian’s electric trucks started, executives recently marked a milestone in uninterrupted work days: The company’s plant

Zero media coverage on this, but on Friday before Memorial Day Gov. JB Pritzker signed yet another COVID 
Just 8 percent of black students in Rockford Public Schools can read at grade level, and only 15 percent of students overall. And yet 66 percent of students graduate and nearly 95 percent of district teachers are rated “excellent or proficient.”