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Rosita Palomo (cq) preps Antonio Perez-Sanchez, right, for his COVID-19 vaccine at the Esperanza Health Centers vaccination clinic on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 in Chicago. Today the vaccination clinic will give out nearly 450 vaccines. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)
Buncich, former Chief Timothy Downs and William Szarmach, of C. S. A Towing, were named in a multicount indictment in November 2016 alleging a towing scheme where the sheriff accepted bribes in the form of thousands of dollars in cash and donations to his campaign fund, Buncich Boosters, according to court records.
Black bunting is hung on Engine 94 firehouse in Portage Park and the flag flies at half mast as firefighters, family and community members gather for a prayer vigil for Chicago firefighter Mashawn Plummer and resident Eladio Luis Gomez who both died in a Belmont Central fire last week during morning vigil on Dec. 22, 2021. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Comstock believes that the 800-pound bison, sometimes called Billy by fans, has been drawn to her sister, who remained at Milk & Honey after Billy escaped Sept. 18. The most recent sighting, a few days ago, was about an eighth of a mile from the farm on North Williams Park Road.
“We were hoping that they would deny the permit. However, it’s not a shock,” said Amalia NietoGomez, executive director of the Alliance of the Southeast, a coalition of community groups. “We are fairly disappointed that toxic dredgings will continue into the new year.”
A few hours after a shooting outside the Kankakee Courthouse this past summer, 19-year-old Amauri Gee, shown here, was on his way to the library to use the internet when police stopped him. Amauri says an officer told him he fit the description of someone wanted in the shooting. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)
Lightfoot’s ordinance, however, gives the city’s top lawyer an option to release IG investigation reports in cases that involve a death or a possible felony, and are “of a compelling public interest.” They also must be reports that include sustained findings of conduct connected with a felony or death, a Lightfoot spokeswoman said in a statement.
MaShawn Plummer, 30, was injured early Thursday morning in the Belmont Central neighborhood, said Larry Langford, Chicago Fire Department spokesman. Firefighters had been called about 2 a.m. to a basement fire in the 3100 block of North Marmora Avenue.
Comstock believes that the 800-pound bison, sometimes called Billy by fans, has been drawn to her sister, who remained at Milk & Honey after Billy escaped Sept. 18. The most recent sighting, a few days ago, was about an eighth of a mile from the farm on North Williams Park Road.