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An honor guard carries the casket while Noemi Sanchez, sister of former Army Sgt. Joel Gomez, watches on Nov. 29 during Gomez's funeral services at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood. Gomez died in November from complications after living with quadriplegia since breaking his spine while on a combat mission in Iraq.

Wheaton soldier buried nearly 2 decades after being wounded in Iraq War

November 29, 2022 at 5:33 p.m.

Former Army Sgt. Joel Gomez was buried with full military honors Tuesday, nearly two decades after he suffered catastrophic injuries during the Iraq War. The 42-year-old Wheaton native died Nov....

00231911a_gomez_8/18/04: After receiving electrophy on his neck to relieve pain, Sgt. Joel Gomez, is greeted with a kiss from his neice, Sonia Sanchez,9. Gomez, a U.S army verteran of the Iraq war, who became a paraplegic following a crash in March, now takes it one day at a time at Hines VA Hospital in Maywood. Gomez remains upbeat, with daily visits from family members, and friends and from the special care he receives from the staff at the hospital. Photos by Antonio Perez. ..OUTSIDE TRIBUNE CO.- NO MAGS, NO SALES, NO INTERNET, NO TV.. Tribune Photo by Antonio Perez 00231911A Gomez (illinois military veteran kissing)

Muere Joel Gómez, veterano herido en Irak y quien inspiró a su ciudad natal

November 22, 2022 at 6:11 p.m.

El ex sargento del ejército Joel Gómez, cuya historia inspiró a su ciudad natal a apoyarlo, murió el martes por complicaciones relacionadas con las catastróficas heridas que sufrió en la...

Iraq war veteran Joel Gomez is welcomed to the Wheaton Community Relations Committee, which is chaired by Michelle Senatore on May 17, 2006. Senatore helped organize the local efforts to raise money for a new home and van.

Joel Gomez, a wounded Iraq War vet who inspired his hometown, dies

November 22, 2022 at 4:54 p.m.

Former Army Sgt. Joel Gomez, whose story inspired his hometown to rally behind him, died Tuesday from complications related to the catastrophic injuries he suffered in the Iraq War. Gomez,...

El veterano de la guerra de Irak, Joel Gómez, es bienvenido al Comité de Relaciones Comunitarias de Wheaton, presidido por Michelle Senatore el 17 de mayo de 2006. Senatore ayudó a organizar los esfuerzos locales para recaudar fondos para una nueva casa y una camioneta.

La cuidadora de un veterano herido está atrapada en México mientras su salud se deteriora. Los defensores dicen que la espera de inmigración podría ser de 2 años

November 19, 2022 at 5:01 p.m.

Joel Gómez, exsargento del ejército, yace en la cama de un asilo luchando con complicaciones relacionadas con las catastróficas lesiones que sufrió en la Guerra de Irak hace casi dos...

A wounded veteran’s caretaker is stuck in Mexico while his health deteriorates. Advocates say the immigration wait could be 2 years.

November 19, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Former Army Sgt. Joel Gomez lies in a nursing home bed, struggling with complications related to the catastrophic injuries he suffered in the Iraq War nearly two decades ago. The...

Then-College of DuPage President Robert Breuder leaves his office in Glen Ellyn on April 28, 2015.

College of DuPage trustees pave way for $4 million settlement with former president

November 12, 2022 at 10:22 a.m.

A former College of DuPage president is expected to receive a $4 million settlement after leaving under a cloud of controversy more than seven years ago, according to records released...

With his family looking on, Democratic Illinois Secretary of State candidate Alexi Giannoulias addresses his supporters as he claims victory at the Sheraton Grand Chicago on election night, Nov. 8, 2022.

Democrat Alexi Giannoulias claims victory over Republican Dan Brady in Illinois secretary of state race

November 9, 2022 at 5:47 a.m.

For the first time in nearly two dozen years, Illinois residents — and Illinois drivers, perhaps most significantly — elected a new secretary of state Tuesday. With 57% of precincts...

Jan and Helena Tarasewicz, center left, grieve at the funeral Mass for three members of the Janus family, including their daughter Theresa, at St. Hyacinth Roman Catholic Church in Chicago in 1982.

The Tylenol murders: Read the Tribune investigation

May 30, 2025 at 2:46 p.m.

Both the series and the podcast start by recounting the chaotic 24-hour period on Sept. 29, 1982, in which seven people ingested Tylenol capsules laced with potassium cyanide.

Diane Elsroth of Peekskill, New York, shown in a 1980 high school yearbook photo, died at age 23 in February 1986 after taking a cyanide-laced Extra-Strength Tylenol capsule.

Tragedy, then triumph: How Johnson & Johnson made sure Tylenol survived the Tylenol murders

June 14, 2024 at 6:43 p.m.

Shortly after sunrise on Sept. 30, 1982, Dr. Edmund Donoghue walked into the Cook County medical examiner's office and received confirmation of what he had strongly suspected a few hours...

Chicago police allowed the media to photograph many items recovered from Roger Arnold's home, including several unlicensed handguns, a rifle and various books, magazines and manuals.

The Tylenol murders: Timeline of key events before and after the 1982 poisonings

June 14, 2024 at 6:43 p.m.

For decades, the Tylenol murders have been one of the nation's most terrifying mysteries.

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