3 shot during balloon release in Dolton, Illinois
A spokesperson for Dolton said a person hiding in the bushes stepped out and shot three people moments before a balloon release was about to take place.
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A spokesperson for Dolton said a person hiding in the bushes stepped out and shot three people moments before a balloon release was about to take place.
Three people were shot while attending a balloon release in Dolton, Illinois, on Tuesday night.
Witnesses reported that a balloon release was about to take place when someone, who was hiding in the bushes nearby, stepped out and opened fire.
Dolton Mayor Jason House took CBS News Chicago inside the house on Thursday, as he talked about bigger plans for the property.
Dolton Mayor Jason House took CBS News Chicago inside the house on Thursday, as he talked about bigger plans for the property. Jermont Terry reports.
The Dolton Village Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to take control of the house at 212 E. 142nd Pl.
Village leaders called the purchase a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Asal Rezaei reports.
The Village of Dolton is now working to take control of the house at 212 E. 142nd Pl. Dave Savini reports.
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The house is being rehabbed with plans for it to be sold, but those plans could change after the village announced plans to buy the real estate at 212 E. 141st Pl.
The one-story brick house was built in 1949. It was renovated after the Prevost family lived there for 50 years.
Sacred gifts, or public nuisance? Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, is attracting new attention, this time for the gifts and offerings left by visitors, but not everyone likes them.
Sacred gifts, or public nuisance? Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, is attracting new attention, this time for the gifts and offerings left by visitors, but not everyone likes them.
Former Dolton mayor Tiffany Henyard could is due in court on Friday, and could be put in jail if she fails to show up.
The plan – intersecting the use taxpayer funds and a religious organization – has raised concerns, and not just limited to the First Amendment separation of Church and State.
A fight for ownership of Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, raises questions about legality. The current owner of the home at 212 E. 141st Pl. has signaled that he plans to sell it at auction, and Dolton Mayor Jason House has said the village will seek to buy it, but if negotiations fail, could seek to acquire it through eminent domain.
Currently, Paramount Realty USA is planning an auction of the house.
The house is being rehabbed with plans for it to be sold. But those plans may be changing, with talk of the Village of Dolton taking over the now-very-sought-after real estate. Jermont Terry reports.
Leo XIV also attended the Catholic Theological Union of Chicago in city's Hyde Park neighborhood.
Pope Leo XIV grew up in Dolton and attended the now-closed St. Mary of the Assumption Church and School. Sara Machi reports.
Sabrina Franza talked with one woman who remembers playing red rover with the pope, whom she knew as Robby Prevost, in south suburban Dolton.
Holly Boblink grew up with Pope Leo XIV in Dolton, and said believe it or not, they used to play "mass" together as kids. Sara Machi reports.
The Prevost family attended St. Mary of the Assumption Church, at 13764 S. Leyden Ave. in Chicago’s Riverdale neighborhood. Sara Machi talked with people in the area Thursday afternoon.
Sabrina Franza talked with a woman who played red rover with Pope Leo XIV in Dolton and knew him as "Robby Prevost."
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