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Peoples Gas, which has had record profits but seen customers struggle to pay their bills, is wiping out overdue bill balances for thousands of customers in the Chicago area.
Consumer Affairs
Peoples Gas, after reporting record profits, wipes out balances for thousands with overdue bills
Customers can apply for assistance until Tuesday through the nonprofit Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County or directly through People Gas.
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The Kennedy Expressway is clogged with cars as rush-hour commuters and holiday travelers try to make their way through Chicago on November 21, 2017.
Transportation
Roads, airports expected to be busy this weekend despite higher fuel costs
While people aren’t staying home because of gas prices, some are making changes to their travel plans, AAA says.
By Cadence Quaranta
 
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Chicago
More cops and stricter curfews are not the answer to curb summer violence, groups say
Anti-violence activists and community leaders called on Mayor Lori Lightfoot to address the “root causes” of crime, rather than relying on punitive measures that they don’t believe work.
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Imani, Monty and Rose’s 2021 chick, was spotted at Montrose Beach on Monday, May 23, 2022.
Chicago
Imani — Monty and Rose’s 2021 chick — spotted at Montrose Beach
This is the first time a chick hatched in Chicago has come back, said Tamima Itani, vice president and treasurer of the Illinois Ornithological Society.
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Roy Wiley with his wife, Bobbie Huskey, in 2014.
Obituaries
Roy Wiley dies at 87; former Sun-Times reporter, editor went on to career in business communications
Mr. Wiley started as a copy clerk in 1952, working from midnight to 8 a.m., and attending classes at Northwestern University during the day.
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Imani was spotted in Minnesota on May 16. He was hatched in 2021 on Montrose Beach.
News
Imani — Rose and Monty’s chick from 2021 — spotted in Minnesota
“That’s the best that we can hope for, that however long Monty and Rose were going to be with us ... their young would go on to continue their story.”
By Cadence Quaranta
 
Piping plover Monty walks on Montrose Beach on April 28, 2021.
News
Monty the piping plover has died
“We are saddened to share that today Monty passed away unexpectedly. We will share more as we learn more,” the Chicago Piping Plovers group tweeted late Friday afternoon.
By Cadence Quaranta
 
Piping plover Monty walks near the area sectioned off for the endangered species on Montrose Beach on the North Side, Wednesday morning, April 28, 2021.
News
Rose the piping plover still nowhere to be found
Monty has been in Chicago for a while, but former nesting mate Rose hasn’t arrived. Still, “we aren’t going to make any assumptions at the moment,” said Armand Cann, a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
By Cadence Quaranta
 
Dakotah Earley was shot and seriously wounded during a robbery on May 6 in Lincoln Park.
Crime
Lincoln Park robbery victim remains in critical condition after he was shot three times by duo wanted in 7 other North Side crimes
“Dakotah [Earley] is fighting as hard as he can right now,” his brother wrote Sunday.
By David Struett and Cadence Quaranta