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🌱 How a Berwyn school tragedy exposes Illinois’ broken gun enforcement system

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  • How a Berwyn school tragedy exposes Illinois’ broken gun enforcement system

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  • Tuesday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 37 and low of 31 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 37, low: 31.
  • Thursday: Windy with rain, then cooler, with a high of 45 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Records reveal husband who shot and killed Berwyn assistant principal had his firearm license revoked by Illinois State Police (chicagotribune.com) — A Berwyn middle school assistant principal and her mother were fatally shot outside Lincoln Middle School in what police ruled a domestic-related incident, despite the husband’s revoked firearm license. The story traces months of warnings, failed enforcement of Illinois’ FOID revocation system, and the profound impact on the victim’s Berwyn school community and surviving sister.
   

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    Tuesday December 16
  • Junior High Internet Safety Presentation
    Komarek School District , 8940 W 24th Street , North Riverside
    8:15 am
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    River Forest Public Library , 735 Lathrop Avenue , River Forest
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  • Village Hall Closed
    Village of La Grange Calendar La Grange, IL 60525
    12:00 pm
  • Virtual: Senior Yoga Online
    Berwyn Public Library , 2701 South Harlem Avenue , Berwyn
    2:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Cicero

  • Person of interest in fatal stabbing in Cicero taken into custody in Chicago following pursuit, police say (wgntv.com)
  • Ruling expected soon from judge overseeing lawsuit brought by Cicero diner against Illinois Gaming Board (suntimes.com)
  • Cop planned hit on investigator: lawsuit (suntimes.com)

Oak Park

  • Blackhawks Place Connor Bedard on Injured Reserve With an Upper-Body Injury (wttw.com)
  • Chicago's Unusual & Underrated Christmas and Holiday Activities (mommypoppins.com)

La Grange

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