Chicago TribuneJoliet mayor calls for donations to pay funeral costs for survivors of 7 relatives killed during shooting rampageChicago Tribune - Caroline KubzanskyJoliet Mayor Terry D’Arcy is promoting a fundraiser for survivors of seven relatives killed last week in a shooting spree that cast a “reign of terror” over the southwest suburban community. Authorities believe suspect gunman Romeo Nance shot seven of his relatives, including two teenage girls, to …
Chicago TribuneConcerned about climate change, more Chicagoans are buying all-electric home heating systemsChicago Tribune - Nara SchoenbergWhen Derek Eder started looking for an all-electric heating system for his 100-year-old home in Oak Park, some local furnace installers refused to work with him, saying the technology wasn’t up to the challenge of a Midwestern winter. Other installers told him they’d do the job, but only if he …
Chicago TribuneBlack-owned running store on Chicago's South Side in race to open new shopChicago Tribune - Kate ArmaniniTo anyone else, it may have looked like an unusual gathering: several dozen people in athletic wear, surrounding a bright blue shipping container in Bronzeville. To Ian Gonzalez, though, it was a testament to three years of hard work. A community built from the ground up. The crowd had come on a …
Chicago TribuneWith new farm bill in the works, Illinois farmers go to Washington to urge investments in environmental justiceChicago Tribune - Adriana PérezA group of Illinois small farmers are meeting with members of Congress on Thursday in Washington to discuss their hopes for “transformational investments” in the next farm bill, which governs policy in the agricultural sector. As they see it, the new law could provide significant financial …
Chicago TribuneCPS student killed, two others wounded near Edgewater high schoolChicago Tribune - Caroline KubzanskyThree Senn High School students were shot, one fatally, during a shooting in the Edgewater neighborhood on the North Side Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities. The three victims, CPS students between 15 and 16, were walking in the 1200 block of West Thorndale Avenue, just east of Senn High …
Chicago TribuneShots fired outside Dolton business on Sibley Boulevard, several ambulances involvedChicago Tribune - Mike NolanPolice from Dolton and multiple area agencies responded Wednesday morning to reports of multiple people shot on the 1100 block of Sibley Boulevard in the village, and at least four men were seen taken away by ambulance. Dolton Village Trustee Kiana Belcher said she was in the drive-thru at a nearby …
