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‘Feeling helpless’: North Shore man offers up service dog to Highland Park parade shooting survivors

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2 years ago

July 6, 2022

‘Feeling helpless’: North Shore man offers up service dog to Highland Park parade shooting survivors

HIGHLAND PARK, Unwell. (WLS) — One North Shore man is providing his effort and time to heal a group, left damaged.

“I used to be feeling, what might I do? And the way might I assist? Clearly, in a scenario that’s horrendous and hasn’t occurred within the North Shore in all probability in 30 or 40 years,” Doug Roth stated.

Roth got here to Highland Park Excessive Faculty Tuesday morning together with his 6-year-old service canine, Jasper.

SEE MORE: Police questioning individual of curiosity in lethal Highland Park parade capturing, authorities say

He stated he is only a man from the North Shore, doing what he can to fix the hearts of others.

“Feeling helpless, I knew that we now have two service canines. We’re handlers for service canines, and I felt that they might be of use,” Roth stated.

Zachary Katznelson, 17, was glad to see Jasper after going through such tragedy and carnage 24 hours in the past.

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He was within the band, a part of the vacation parade that went down Central Avenue.

“I used to be within the entrance, and some minutes earlier than the capturing occurred, I used to be proper the place it was. I simply really feel so fortunate. I’ve a few of that luck guilt that it might’ve been me. It might’ve been any of us within the band,” Katznelson stated.

He got here to his highschool Tuesday, the place he spoke with grief counselors — prepared and out there to assist these impacted by Monday’s tragedy transfer ahead.

“Positively useful! The therapist gave us methods reminiscent of considering of that place the place we really feel at our middle, or being blissful. That was the most important factor I took away from it,” Katznelson stated.

Gov. JB Pritzker issued a catastrophe proclamation for Lake County to help in restoration efforts following Monday’s capturing. A catastrophe proclamation grants the state of Illinois the power to expedite the usage of state assets, personnel or tools to assist affected communities get well.

Lake County is the one county included within the catastrophe proclamation, which is efficient instantly and can stay in impact for 30 days.

Highland Park introduced Tuesday afternoon it was canceling some upcoming group occasions in gentle of the capturing, together with Meals Truck Thursdays (July 7 and 14), Takeout Tuesday at The Lot (July 12) and World Music Fest at The Lot (July 16).

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2 women found dead in Englewood home after fire, Chicago fire officials say

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2 years ago

November 22, 2022

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2 women found dead in Englewood home after fire, Chicago fire officials say

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Wednesday, November 23, 2022 3:26AM

FILE photograph: View of the Chicago Hearth Division, the third largest municipal hearth division in america of America, within the Chinatown neighborhood on Sept. 24, 2014.
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CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago hearth officers mentioned two ladies have been discovered lifeless in an Englewood house after a home hearth.

The fireplace broke out Tuesday night at a home within the 7200-block of South Wolcott, Chicago hearth officers mentioned.

The fireplace was struck out at about 9:10 p.m., CFD mentioned.

After the fireplace was out, firefighters discovered two grownup feminine victims lifeless within the wreckage.

It was not instantly clear if the ladies died within the hearth or earlier than the fireplace. No additional particulars have been launched.

The Chicago Hearth Division has not but commented on any potential causes for the fireplace or mentioned in the event that they consider it was suspicious.

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3 women united by Highland Park shooting now lobby for assault weapon ban

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2 years ago

November 22, 2022

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3 women united by Highland Park shooting now lobby for assault weapon ban

HIGHLAND PARK, Ailing. (WLS) — Three ladies and their households had been good strangers up till the second tragedy introduced them collectively within the aftermath of Highland Park’s July 4th parade.

As Thanksgiving approaches, they’re united in goal and in gratitude for probably the most primary of all issues: life.

“I believed I used to be going to die,” Highland Park capturing survivor Liz Turnipseed mentioned. “That I used to be going to put there and I used to be going to bleed out and I used to be going to die.”

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“I used to be on the parade with my three grownup kids, my son-in-law and my 2-year-old grand child,” mentioned Debra Baum, with the Highland Park Gun Violence Mission. “Our complete household may have been worn out.”

“July third I had 70 folks at my home and the following day our life bought flipped the other way up,” capturing survivor Lindsay Hartman mentioned. “So I simply know for me, I am attempting to take pleasure in it and never spend an excessive amount of time previously.”

SEE ALSO | Highland Park parade capturing short-term memorial opens subsequent to metropolis corridor

For Lindsay, not spending an excessive amount of time previously means internet hosting Thanksgiving for 30. Liz, who was one of many almost 50 folks injured that day, nonetheless wants a cane to get round, so she’ll be catering the meal and having her complete household fly in. Debra shall be coming along with the identical household she was with on July 4.

“There are numerous households in Highland Park that do not have folks with them this Thanksgiving due to what occurred,” Baum mentioned. “It is a very weighty realization.”

However there’s additionally gratitude for random issues and other people, like for the proper strangers who took in Liz’s 3-year-old daughter for a few hours after she was shot. And the neighbor she’d by no means met earlier than who lent her a step stool for her mattress.

Turning ache into goal is what unites these ladies now as they foyer for an assault weapons ban in Congress. As a result of whereas life for them won’t ever be the identical, it does transfer on.

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Biden to extend student loan repayment freeze as relief program is tied up in courts

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2 years ago

November 22, 2022

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Biden to extend student loan repayment freeze as relief program is tied up in courts

Tuesday, November 22, 2022 8:52PM

WASHINGTON D.C. — The Biden administration is but once more extending the pause on federal scholar mortgage funds, a profit that started in March 2020 to assist individuals who have been struggling financially because of the Covid-19 pandemic, a supply conversant in the plan mentioned.

The Division of Training will announce it’s extending the freeze one other six months with the primary funds due two months after June 30, the supply mentioned, until a Supreme Courtroom resolution on the president’s scholar mortgage aid program comes first.

The administration had beforehand mentioned the latest extension could be the final, and funds have been scheduled to restart in January.

However the administration had additionally meant for its scholar mortgage forgiveness program to start canceling as much as $20,000 in debt for low- and middle-income debtors earlier than January. This system has but to be carried out because it faces a number of authorized challenges.

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