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Dolton Mayor William Shaw honored at funeral
Tribune reporterMore than 1,600 people—friends, family and even foes of William "Bill" Shaw—gathered Thursday in Dolton to mourn the storied politician's death and to celebrate his life. Every memory of Shaw seemed intertwined with the life he shared with...Tags: Todd H. Stroger, Jesse Jackson, Diseases, National Government, Death and Dying
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Dolton mayor's visitation, funeral to be held Wednesday and Thursday
Services will be held Wednesday and Thursday for William "Bill" Shaw, Dolton's mayor and a former veteran Democratic state lawmaker. Shaw, 71, died last Wednesday after a long battle with colon cancer. Visitation is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m....Tags: Cancer, Illinois, Emil Jones, Jesse Jackson, Laws
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Funeral director handled family's 2 businesses
Tribune reporterThomas J. Opyt grew up in his father's Roseland funeral home and later ran the family businesses in Chicago and Riverdale for many years before becoming a freelance funeral director. Mr. Opyt, 57, died Tuesday, Nov. 25, apparently of a heart attack in...Tags: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Grant Park, Sauk Village, Roseland, Bars and Clubs
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Power, people drove politician
Tribune reportersWilliam "Bill" Shaw was one of the Chicago area's most controversial politicians, half of a team, with his twin brother, whose power was once counted upon as an election force before the pair saw their base gradually erode to newer African-American...Tags: Society, Employees, Chicago, Upper House, Local Elections
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Mayor William Shaw of Dolton dies
Tribune reporterDolton Mayor William Shaw, 71, a former state lawmaker, died Wednesday at his Dolton home after a four-year battle with cancer. Shaw became Dolton's first African-American mayor when he was elected in 1997. He was elected state representative in the...Tags: Illinois, Minority Groups, Regional Authority, Local Elections, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Cops seek leads in fatal shooting
A 22-year-old man died Thursday after he was found shot in the stomach in Calumet City, police said. Police responded to a call of a person shot about 9:25 p.m. Wednesday in the 1600 block of Dolton Road and discovered Justin Bafunsho, 22, of the 2000...Tags: Oak Lawn, Crimes, Murder, Calumet City
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Transformed by Obama's win
Tribune reportersOn the day after Barack Obama was elected president, James Thindwa made an effort to approach life with a new outlook. He stood a bit taller and looked at children who are black like him through a lens of hopefulness and not of despair. "People on the...Tags: Barack Obama, Englewood, Society, Schools, Sociology
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Woman dies after car struck by truck
A Dolton woman was killed on the Far South Side Monday morning when her Ford sedan was struck by a Mack truck near the Bishop Ford Freeway, police said. At 9 a.m., Zina Kidd, 45, was driving north on Doty Avenue when she tried to turn left near 115th...Tags: Vehicles
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Car title loans snare victims at 300% rates
Tribune ReporterRosa Mobley never imagined her debts would swell so large. There were times when the 66-year-old widow, who struggles by on Social Security and her pension as a school crossing guard in Chicago, fell behind on her gas, electric and mortgage payments. But...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Justice System, Money and Monetary Policy, Oregon, Kansas
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Foodmakers serve up Southern comforts
Tribune staff reporterWhen Michele Hoskins, owner of Michele Foods, decided to become an entrepreneur in the 1980s, she tapped a syrup recipe developed by her great-great-great grandmother, born a slave in Mississippi in the early 1860s. Amy Hilliard also looked south for...Tags: Sales, Food Industry, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Slavery, Consumers
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Foreclosure not always a foregone conclusion
Special to the TribuneWhile foreclosure is probably the most distressing event that can befall a homeowner, the common remedies can be pretty depressing too. Sometimes, a quick sale can be arranged so the owner can pay what he owes the lender pressing foreclosure. But he...Tags: Defense, Justice System, Bankruptcy, Chicago, Financially Distressed Companies
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