Willie Wilson giveaway: Chicago mayoral candidate to give away $1M in gas, grocery help

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May 25, 2022

CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago mayoral candidate Willie Wilson goes to present away $1 million this week to assist folks pay for meals and gasoline.

Wilson held gasoline giveaways earlier this 12 months. He plans to carry one other on Thursday.

SEE MORE: Willie Wilson hosts gasoline giveaway for third time in Chicago, suburbs

He mentioned 15 stations will decrease their costs to $2 a gallon.

On Wednesday, Wilson is partnering with 29 grocery shops at hand out $25 present playing cards to prospects.

The gasoline giveaway begins at 7 a.m. Thursday at these areas:

Chicago

Tremendous Save at 48 E. Garfield Blvd.

Citgo at 1345 N. Pulaski Highway

Tremendous Save at 11100 S. State St.

Mobil at 2800 S. Kedzie Ave.

Marathon at 340 S. Sacramento Blvd.

BP at 6308 N. Central Ave.

Mobil at 3201 N. Harlem Ave.

BP at 3101 S. King Dr.

BP at 5949 W. Higgins Highway

Gulf at 9901 S. Halsted St.

Suburbs

Mobil at 1950 Inexperienced Bay Highway in Evanston

Tremendous Save at 101 W. Madison St. in Maywood

Phillips at 9340 Irving Park Highway in Schiller Park

Shell at 6129 W. North Ave. in Oak Park

Shell at 5201 W. Cermak Highway in Cicero

The grocery present card giveaway begins at 9 a.m. at these Cermak Recent Market areas:

Cermak 1 – Cicero at 4605 W. Cermak Highway

Cermak 5 – McKinley Park at 3435 S. Archer Ave.

Cermak 6 – Irving Park at 4234 N. Kedzie Ave.

Cermak 7 – Pilsen at 1711 W. Cermak

Cermak 8 – Archer Heights at 52200 S. Pulaski

Cermak 9 – Little Village at 3311 W. twenty sixth St.

Cermak 10 – Aurora at 1250 N. Lake St.

Cermak 11 – Bedford Park at 7220 S. Cicero Ave.

Cermak 12 – Bridgeport a t3033 S. Halsted St.

Cermak 15 – Rogers Park at 6623 Damen Ave.

Cermak 16 – Diversey at 4000 W. Diversey Ave.

Cermak 18 – Belmont at 5129 W. Belmont Ave.

Present playing cards can even be given away at these Pete’s Market areas, beginning at 9 a.m.:

5724 S. Kedzie Ave. in Chicago

4700 S. Kedzie in Chicago

4343 S. Pulaski in Chicago

5838 S. Pulaski in Chicago

3448 E. 118th St. in Chicago

2526 W. Cermak in Chicago

1968 Sibley Blvd. in Calumet Metropolis

3720 W. ninety fifth St. in Evergreen Park

17W675 W. Roosevelt Highway in Oakbrook Terrace

2333 W. Madison St. in Chicago

10280 S. Harlem in Bridgeview

259 Lake St. in Oak Park

840 Plainfield Highway in Willowbrook

151 Rice Lake Sq. in Wheaton

1100 State St. in Lemont

4233 Lincoln Freeway in Matteson

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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

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Crew by way of

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.

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.”

WATCH | Highland Park capturing survivor tells her story

“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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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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