Illinois quick hits: Services Saturday for teen killed by line drive
Services Saturday for teen killed by line drive
A celebration of life is scheduled on Saturday, March 14, for a Chrisman, Illinois teen who died last Friday after being struck by a line drive during baseball practice.
Bentley Wolfe, 15, was a sophomore at Chrisman High School, where he played basketball and baseball.
Services are scheduled to be held at the school on Saturday, with visitation beginning at 9 a.m. and a celebration of life starting at noon.
Road rage shooting
A Chicago woman is charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm after an alleged road rage shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway at 18th Street.
Illinois State Police say Dorshae T.N. Harris, 30, was arrested after the shooting was reported on March 8. The victim was hospitalized with a gunshot wound.
State offers down payment assistance
The Illinois Housing Development Authority has launched a new program offering up to $15,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance for eligible first-time homebuyers.
The agency says IHDA Access Home uses reallocated funds from prior down payment assistance programs, excess single-family indenture liquidity, and bond proceeds from future revenue bonds debt issuances.
Latest News Stories
Leaders highlight policies to end taxpayer-funded abortions at march for life
Illinois Quick Hits: End of tax credit causes another Catholic school to close
Chicago inspector general hopes for urgency to address OT mistakes
Poll shows most Americans support legal limits to abortion
Bill would give parents access to expulsion evidence
WATCH: Pritzker IDs half billion in ‘reserves;’ SCOTUS considering gun ban challenge
Proposed Illinois bill would let local voters approve rent control, drawing sharp criticism
Businesses close in Minnesota for anti-ICE ‘economic blackout’
House GOP: Climate lawyers could be improperly influencing judges
Illinois Quick Hits: Higher ed board pushes for more spending
County Committee Proposes Federal Study on “Legacy Pollution” Near Joliet and Romeoville Refineries
ABA can’t end anti-white scholarship discrimination lawsuit