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Weatherization job leaves resident baffled

August 24, 2021 at 9:21 p.m.

In 2009, Stefania Dzadon applied for weatherization assistance from the Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County, also known as CEDA. Months later, a CEDA contractor arrived at Dzadon's...

Jamal Norwood insists his vehicle came to a complete stop before turning right on red at a Chicago intersection. The city disagrees.

Driver insists red light camera ticket is unjustified

November 3, 2021 at 8:15 p.m.

It was still dark when Jamal Norwood pulled up to the intersection of Austin Avenue and Irving Park Road at 5:31 a.m. Dec. 6. As Norwood had done dozens of...

Driver insists red light camera ticket is unjustified

December 23, 2018 at 4:18 p.m.

It was still dark when Jamal Norwood pulled up to the intersection of Austin Avenue and Irving Park Road at 5:31 a.m. Dec. 6. As Norwood had done dozens of...

Stuart Iseminger, a director with the Lakeview Pantry, shows part of the street that was dug up so workers could reach the frozen pipe and thaw it.

Frozen water pipe hampers Lakeview Pantry

November 3, 2021 at 8:12 p.m.

The first sign of trouble was when employees arrived at Lakeview Pantry on the morning of Feb. 5 and turned on water. Nothing came out. Five days later, a crew...

Frozen water pipe hampers Lakeview Pantry

December 23, 2018 at 4:06 p.m.

The first sign of trouble was when employees arrived at Lakeview Pantry on the morning of Feb. 5 and turned on water. Nothing came out. Five days later, a crew...

DuPage Radon Contractors in Warrenville has offered to provide and install a radon mitigation system in the Lansing home of Tonja Davis. "I'm grateful, and I'll pay it forward with good deeds and service," Davis says.

Public pitches in to eradicate radon problem

November 3, 2021 at 8:09 p.m.

For months, Tonja Davis has worried about the elevated levels of radon in her Lansing home. Her concerns will soon be over. Thanks to donations from readers and a west...

Public pitches in to eradicate radon problem

December 23, 2018 at 3:59 p.m.

For months, Tonja Davis has worried about the elevated levels of radon in her Lansing home. Her concerns will soon be over. Thanks to donations from readers and a west...

Cynthia Reynolds, of Frankfort, was floored to learn that a shipment of 60 plastic goose-shaped night lights intended for World War II veterans was delivered to an address in Russia.

Goose night lights intended for WWII veterans get lost en route

November 3, 2021 at 8:12 p.m.

The Russians have the Winter Olympics. They also have a box of 60 small, plastic goose-shaped night lights that were intended for veterans who served aboard the USS Honolulu, a...

Goose night lights intended for WWII veterans get lost en route

December 23, 2018 at 4:10 p.m.

The Russians have the Winter Olympics. They also have a box of 60 small, plastic goose-shaped night lights that were intended for veterans who served aboard the USS Honolulu, a...

Readers have offered $400 toward the purchase of a radon mitigation system for Tonja Davis, front, of Lansing, shown with daughter Devin Walker.

Updates: Houses will have radon tests; Social Security check arrives

November 3, 2021 at 8:07 p.m.

The executive director of Habitat for Humanity's Chicago South Suburbs chapter said his organization will begin testing houses for radon before offering them to qualified participants. Although such testing is...

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