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A small crowd attended the festivities outside the modest brick house in the village of Dolton, where the former Robert Prevost grew up after he was born in 1955 in Chicago.
Edgar had been diagnosed earlier this year with pancreatic cancer.
“…we’ve all come together for one good purpose: to commemorate this great nation we live in,” said Mayor Buscher
Area communities say it’s just too dry to burn safely outside.
Wrecking ball to be assembled Monday, demolition to begin Tuesday or Wednesday.
Illinois is the only state that has yet to reform its tax sale laws after the Supreme Court found unconstitutional a process that can cost homeowners their residences.
“The fact that the federal government is sending troops as we start these celebrations is an insult,” Illinois state Sen. Karina Villa, a Democrat, said at a news conference. “It is a fear tactic. It’s unforgivable.”
The governors of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois and Maryland said they worried that it’s too unpredictable to provide a permanent solution and that it should at least be accompanied by incentives for data centers to build new power sources and voluntarily reduce electricity use.
“I have one day to really live it up,” Rizzo said.
Police want the public’s help investigating the case.