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JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A Minnesota man charged in the stabbing death of a 15-year-old suburban Chicago girl more than half a century ago has died, authorities said. Barry Lee Whelpley, 79, was found unresponsive early Friday in his cell at the Will County Jail in Joliet. He was transported to a Joliet hospital where he was pronounced dead, Deputy Chief Dan Jungles of the Will County Sheriff’s Office said. Whelpley was arrested in 2021 and charged with first-degree murder and aggravated criminal sexual assault in the 1972 death of Julie Ann Hanson of Naperville. DNA evidence linked him to the case.

Persons: Barry Lee Whelpley, Dan, Whelpley, Julie Ann Hanson, Hanson Organizations: Arlington Heights Daily Herald, Naperville High School Locations: JOLIET, Ill, Minnesota, Chicago, Will, Joliet, Arlington Heights, Naperville

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — The funeral for seven of the eight victims killed in Joliet-area shootings last month was held Saturday. The funeral for Christine and William Esters and Tameaka, Joshua, Alexandria, Alonnah and Angel Nance was held at Victory City Church in Joliet. The seven were all related to shooter Romeo Nance, 23, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound the next day in Texas when confronted by police. Investigators said they believe Nance first shot seven people at two relatives’ homes in Joliet, then fired randomly at two men — one outside an apartment building and another on a residential street. Marshals found him near Natalia, Texas, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southwest of San Antonio and more than 1,000 miles (1,690 kilometers) from Joliet, authorities said.

Persons: Christine, William, Joshua, Angel Nance, Romeo Nance, Nance Organizations: Victory City Church, U.S Locations: JOLIET, Ill, Joliet, Alexandria, Alonnah, Texas, Nigeria, U.S, Natalia , Texas, San Antonio

☆ Illinois Man Who Shot 8 People to Death Was Family to Most of His Victims
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Steve Gorman(Reuters) - A man who fatally shot eight people in Illinois over the weekend before taking own life as law enforcement closed in on him in Texas was a family relative to most of his victims, but his motives remain a mystery, police said on Tuesday. The suspect, 23-year-old Romeo Nance, shot himself to death on Monday night as U.S. marshals gave chase outside a gasoline station near San Antonio, Texas, ending a manhunt that began 24 hours earlier about 1,200 miles (1,930 km) to the north outside Chicago, police said. Will County sheriff's deputies tied that slaying to the getaway car used in the nearby shooting of another man who survived his attack with a leg wound. Dan Jungles, deputy chief sheriff, said Nance had an "extensive criminal history" but that getting answers to the killings may ultimately confound investigators. "We may never know the truth of the motive behind these senseless killings," he said.

Persons: Steve Gorman, Romeo Nance, Nance, Williams Evans, Evans, Dan, Stephen Coates Organizations: Reuters, Joliet Police Locations: Illinois, Texas, San Antonio , Texas, Chicago, Joliet , Illinois, Nigerian, Will County, Los Angeles

It was the country’s 4th mass killing this year, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University. The nation is already witnessing the second-highest number on record of mass killings and deaths to this point in a single year. Only 2023 had more, with six mass killings and 39 deaths at this point last year. The year ended with 42 mass killings and 217 deaths, making it one of the deadliest years on record. According to the database as of Tuesday, there have been 578 mass killings since 2006, in which 3,009 people died and 2,037 people were injured.

Organizations: The Associated Press, USA, Northeastern University, FBI, Police, Authorities Locations: U.S, Joliet , Illinois, Chicago, Texas, Houston, California, Reedley, Fresno

☆ Police in Illinois Hunt for a Suspect in Fatal Shootings of 8
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Livia Albeck-Ripka | More About Livia Albeck-Ripka | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The police in Joliet, Ill., were searching on Monday for a suspect in the fatal shooting of eight people, seven of whom were found dead in two homes on the same block on the city’s east side, the authorities said. The suspect, Romeo Nance, 23, was believed to be driving a red Toyota Camry, and “should be regarded as armed and dangerous,” the Joliet Police Department said in a statement posted to Facebook. The authorities said that they had discovered seven of the bodies — two in one home, and five in another — on Monday, and that they believed that a fatal shooting on Sunday afternoon about four miles southeast was connected. The police were notified of the seven bodies by the Will County Sheriff’s Office just after 12 p.m. Monday, Chief William Evans of the Joliet Police Department said at a news conference on Monday evening. The motive for the killings was unclear, but the police believe that Mr. Nance knew the victims, who appeared to have been related to one another, Chief Evans said.

Persons: Romeo Nance, William Evans, Nance, Evans Organizations: Toyota, Joliet Police Department, Facebook, Joliet Police Locations: Joliet , Ill, Joliet, Will

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A man accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian-American woman and her son was indicted Thursday by an Illinois grand jury. Czuba, who is in jail, is expected to return to court Monday in Joliet, 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Chicago. She asked the public to “pray for peace” and said her son was her best friend. The stabbings are part of rising hostility against Muslims and Palestinians in the U.S. since Hamas attacked Israel. Elsewhere in Illinois, a Chicago-area man was charged with a hate crime in an assault against two Muslims, and an Islamic day school canceled class after receiving threats.

Persons: Joseph Czuba, Wadea, Hanaan, Shahin, Czuba, ” Shahin, George Lenard, ” Organizations: Authorities, Islamic Locations: JOLIET, Ill, Illinois, Hanaan Shahin, Plainfield, Will County, Israel, Joliet, Chicago, U.S

☆ Funeral of Detroit synagogue leader set for Sunday; police seek motive
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The skyline of Detroit is seen looking south from the midtown area in Detroit, Michigan October 23, 2013. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 22 (Reuters) - A funeral will be held on Sunday for the president of a Detroit synagogue who was killed over the weekend, according to the funeral home's website, as police searched for a motive. "We are shocked and saddened to learn of the unexpected death of Samantha Woll, our Board President," the synagogue said in a Facebook post. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel remembered Woll as being driven by "her sincere love of her community, state and country." The funeral services will be held on Sunday afternoon in suburban Detroit.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Samantha Woll, Isaac, James E, White, Dana Nessel, Woll, Sam, Nessel, Elissa Slotkin, Maria Caspani, Sharon Bernstein, Josie Kao Organizations: REUTERS, Democratic, Detroit Police Department, Police, Detroit Police, Reuters, Michigan, U.S . House, Thomson Locations: Detroit, Detroit , Michigan, Lafayette Park, Joliet Place

☆ Detroit synagogue president murdered, police seek motive
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Sharon Bernstein | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A general view of the Detroit skyline, dominated by General Motors headquarters (R), is seen from Windsor, Onatario, Canada January 14, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Acquire Licensing RightsOct 21 (Reuters) - The president of a Detroit synagogue was found stabbed to death on Saturday outside her home in the Lafayette Park neighborhood, authorities and local media said. The death of Samantha Woll, 40, an adviser to Democratic politicians and president of Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, was confirmed by the synagogue on Facebook. "We are shocked and saddened to learn of the unexpected death of Samantha Woll, our Board President," the synagogue said. Police did not confirm that the woman was Woll, but media outlets including the Detroit Free Press and Detroit area politicians said that she was the victim.

Persons: Jonathan Ernst, Samantha Woll, Isaac, Sam, Dana Nessel, Elissa Slotkin, Woll, Sharon Bernstein, Alistair Bell Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, Democratic, Facebook, Detroit Police Department, Joliet Place, Police, Detroit Free Press, U.S . House, Thomson Locations: Detroit, Windsor, Onatario, Canada, Lafayette Park, Joliet, Michigan

On Saturday, the 32-year-old mother called 911 to report that her landlord had attacked her with a knife. She ran into a bathroom and kept fighting him off, the Will County Sheriff’s Office said. Attempts to reach Czuba or a family member were unsuccessful Sunday, and the sheriff’s office and county public defender's office did not immediately return messages about Czuba's legal representation. The Justice Department opened a hate crime investigation into the events leading up to the attack, Attorney General Merrick Garland said. ___Associated Press reporters Jesse Bedayn in Denver and Eric Tucker in Washington, D.C., contributed to this report.

Persons: Joseph Czuba, Wadea, Fayoume, Yousef Hannon, ”, Hannon, “, J.B, Pritzker, General Merrick Garland, Joe Biden, Chris Wray, Jesse Bedayn, Eric Tucker Organizations: CHICAGO, Hamas, Palestinian, Islamic, Democratic, The Justice Department, Sunday, FBI, Bureau, Associated Press, Washington , D.C Locations: Israel, Chicago, Will, Plainfield, Joliet, America, Denver, Washington ,

☆ Chicago-area stabbing: 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy who authorities say was fatally stabbed by his landlord will be buried today
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Chris Boyette Keith Allen Lauren Mascarenhas | Chris Boyette | Keith Allen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —A funeral and burial will be held Monday for the 6-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed when his Chicago-area landlord allegedly attacked him and his mother because the family is Muslim. The attack, which also left Wadea’s mother seriously injured, is being investigated by the Department of Justice as a hate crime. Czuba was taken to the Will County Adult Detention Facility and is awaiting his initial court appearance, according to the sheriff’s office. “He was a 6-year-old boy, he loved everything,” Rehab said of the child, recalling how Wadea’s father had described his son. In response, Israel has pounded Gaza with airstrikes that have killed more than 2,750 people, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

Persons: Al Fayoume, Joseph M, Carole Cheney, Czuba, “, General Merrick Garland, ” Garland, Will, Wadea, Hanaan Shahin, ”, Ahmed Rehab, Shahin, ‘, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, JB Pritzker, –, Wadea Al, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Rehab, Wadea’s, ’ Organizations: CNN, Islamic Relations, Department of Justice, The, Department, Justice, ”, ” CAIR, Chicago, Czuba, Chicago Mayor, CAIR, West Bank, Twitter, CAIR National, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, Palestinian Foreign Ministry, Palestinian Locations: Chicago, Will, Joliet , Illinois, Plainfield Township, Illinois, America, United States, Gaza, Israel, York City

☆ Exclusive: Walmart laying off hundreds of US workers at five e-commerce fulfillment centers
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, March 23 (Reuters) - Hundreds of workers at five U.S. Walmart facilities that fulfill e-commerce orders are being asked to find jobs within 90 days at other company locations, a spokesperson confirmed to Reuters. The layoffs at Walmart, a retail bellwether because of its size, could be a harbinger of further turmoil in the U.S. economy, which many economists predict could enter recession this year. Walmart is the largest private employer in the United States with about 1.7 million U.S. workers. Apart from Pedricktown, New Jersey, Walmart did not post a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice for the layoffs, according to a Reuters review of labor government data. This, however, still lagged Target and Amazon, which pay workers a starting wage of at least $15 per hour.

☆ Former Walmart manager arrested after leaving the store with $135,000 in shopping bag, police say
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Melissa Vanderwall, 47, was caught on surveillance footage leaving the Walmart she worked at with $135,000, police say. The cash was emptied from cash recyclers used to restock registers, according to reports. Vanderwall turned herself in on Monday, months after a warrant for her arrest was issued for the crime. Melissa Vanderwall — a 47-year-old former night manager for a Walmart store in Joliet, located about 45 miles southwest of Chicago — is accused of emptying $135,988 into a shopping bag and leaving the store on November 27. According to Patch.com, local police were called to the scene the same day the crime took place, and an arrest warrant was issued just two days later.

☆ Big Oil rakes in record profit haul of nearly $200 billion, fueling calls for higher taxes
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Exxon Mobil's 2022 haul of $56 billion marked a historic high for the Western oil industry. Chicago Tribune | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesThe West's five largest oil companies raked in combined profits of nearly $200 billion in 2022, intensifying calls for governments to impose tougher windfall taxes. Altogether, the five Big Oil companies reported combined profits of $196.3 billion last year, more than the economic output of most countries. His comments came shortly after Shell reported its highest-ever annual profit of nearly $40 billion, comfortably surpassing its previous record of $28.4 billion in 2008. watch nowThe CEO of Saudi Aramco, the world's largest energy company, has previously warned about the dangers of pressuring oil companies through higher taxes.

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond just missed another debt payment. See the full list of stores it will close, including Harmon and Buybuy Baby locations.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Avery Hartmans | Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

In addition to 87 more Bed Bath & Beyond stores, the company now says it will close all of its remaining Harmon health and beauty stores, and five Buybuy Baby stores. San Leandro: 15555 East 14th St., Suite 24015555 East 14th St., Suite 240 Burbank: 201 East Magnolia Blvd. Marina: 117 General Stilwell Drive117 General Stilwell Drive Vallejo: 105 Plaza Drive, Suite 107105 Plaza Drive, Suite 107 * Palm Desert: 72459 Highway 11172459 Highway 111 * Visalia: 3125 South Mooney Blvd. Arterial * Coralville: 2515 Corridor Way Suite 5Kansas:Lawrence: 3106 S. Iowa St., Suite 2153106 S. Iowa St., Suite 215 Manhattan: 425 3rd Place425 3rd Place * Olathe: 15335 W. 119th St.Kentucky:Elizabethtown: 1998 N. Dixie Ave.1998 N. Dixie Ave. New Hartford: 4805 Commercial Drive4805 Commercial Drive Kingston: 1187 Ulster Ave.1187 Ulster Ave. Plattsburgh: 73 Centre Drive, Suite 10073 Centre Drive, Suite 100 Farmingdale: 251 Airport Plaza Blvd.

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond is closing dozens of stores in 2023 — see the full list
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Bed Bath & Beyond released an updated list of store closures set to take place by March. San Leandro: 15555 East 14th St., Suite 24015555 East 14th St., Suite 240 Burbank: 201 East Magnolia Blvd. ArterialKansas:Lawrence: 3106 S. Iowa St., Suite 2153106 S. Iowa St., Suite 215 Manhattan: 425 3rd PlaceKentucky:Elizabethtown: 1998 N. Dixie Ave.1998 N. Dixie Ave. New Hartford: 4805 Commercial Drive4805 Commercial Drive Kingston: 1187 Ulster Ave.1187 Ulster Ave. Plattsburgh: 73 Centre Drive, Suite 10073 Centre Drive, Suite 100 Farmingdale: 251 Airport Plaza Blvd. Wisconsin:Mequon: 11110 N. Port Washington RoadPuerto Rico:Bayamon: Plaza Del Sol, 725 West Main Ave.Do you work for Bed Bath & Beyond?

PHILADELPHIA/LATROBE, Pa., Nov 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden told voters in Pennsylvania that a Democratic loss in Tuesday's midterm elections would have "decades" of consequences, while Republican candidates for Congress predicted a sweeping victory. Still, opinion polls show a significant number of Republican voters accept the claim, as do many candidates for Congress, governor and state offices overseeing election administration. Speaking before Trump at a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Representative Glenn Thompson told supporters that Republicans were headed for major gains on Tuesday. TRUMP READIES ANOTHER RUNTrump is set to gin up support for his handpicked Republican Senate nominee, Oz, and Republican gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano at a rally in Latrobe, southeast of Pittsburgh. Nonpartisan election forecasters and polls show Republicans are heavy favorites to win control of the House, with the Senate a toss-up.

PITTSBURGH/LATROBE, Pa., Nov 5 (Reuters) - Former President Barack Obama warned about divisions fueling a "dangerous climate" in U.S. politics as he stumped for Democratic candidates on Saturday three days ahead of midterm elections that will determine control of Congress. "This habit we have of demonizing political opponents, of saying crazy stuff, it creates a dangerous climate," Obama said, without referencing Republicans directly. Republicans contend that Democrats have also engaged in political violence, citing the widespread anti-racism protests that rocked the country in 2020. They have criticized Democrats for failing to keep their focus on inflation and crime, two of voters' principal concerns, according to most opinion polls. Scott Flaherty, a 53-year-old mechanic from Pittsburgh who was heading to the Trump rally, said he is tired of Democrats calling Republicans extreme.

☆ Biden comments on coal-fired plants slammed by Manchin ahead of U.S. midterms
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Trevor Hunnicutt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

JOLIET, Ill. (Reuters) - Comments by President Joe Biden about shutting coal-powered energy plants days before critical midterm elections drew fire on Saturday from a key conservative Senate Democrat. Higher energy costs following Russia’s war in Ukraine have helped lift prices, along with the economic rebound from the COVID pandemic. Pennsylvania, where Biden was scheduled to campaign later on Saturday, is both a major producer and consumer of coal. Tuesday’s midterms will determine whether Democrats retain control of Congress and hinge on races like the one for an open Senate seat in Pennsylvania. The power industry is the source of a quarter of the nation’s greenhouse gases and Biden campaigned on a pledge to cut net emissions to zero by 2035.

☆ Exxon selling Montana oil refinery to Par Pacific for $310 million
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Erwin Seba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

HOUSTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Thursday agreed to sell its Billings, Montana, refinery and related pipeline properties to Par Pacific Holdings Inc (PARR.N) for $310 million. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe deal for the 63,000-barrel-per-day refinery is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023, Exxon said in a statement. Included in the sale are the Silvertip Pipeline, Exxon's interest in the Yellowstone Pipeline and Yellowstone Energy LP and its interests in products terminals in Montana and Washington. Under the deal, Par Pacific will continue supplying fuel to Exxon and Mobil-branded stations in the region. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Paul SimaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Walmart is laying off 1,500 workers, transforming a warehouse as it tries to compete with Amazon's marketplace
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Ben Tobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Walmart is letting go of nearly 1,500 workers at one of its fulfillment centers in the Atlanta area, with the company repurposing the e-commerce facility to support third-party sellers. A Walmart blog post published on Monday said the company will turn the fulfillment center into "a dedicated facility supporting our growing Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) business." The company launched Walmart Fulfillment Services in 2020 to allow third-party-marketplace sellers to ship and store products using the retailer's warehouses. For comparison, Amazon said it has nearly 2 million third-party sellers on its marketplace. Yarbrough said Walmart may convert more fulfillment centers to focus on WFS as the company attracts more third-party sellers to its marketplace.

☆ Choked-Up Yards and Trailer Shortages Box In America’s Truckers
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-08 | by ( Paul Berger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +8 min

“There’s a lot more hours and a lot more waiting, just because there’s no chassis.” Mr. Carrera said. Mr. Carrera uncouples a truck trailer, known as a chassis, from his rig at a yard outside Chicago. Mr. Carrera works as an independent owner-operator for California Cartage, a subsidiary of NFI Industries, a Camden, N.J.-based logistics and trucking operator. Mr. Carrera arrived at the container yard that held the Michaels box at about 6:45 a.m. His was the seventh truck in line when the yard opened. There was another empty container waiting nearby that needed to be picked up.

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond is closing 150 stores. Here are the locations confirmed so far.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Bed Bath & Beyond is closing around 150 stores and laying off staff. It has now named 56 of the stores set to close across 21 states. By laying off staff and closing the stores, the company said it planned to reduce costs by $250 million in 2022. Sales in the second quarter had slumped roughly 26% compared to the same period in 2021, Bed Bath & Beyond said in preliminary earning results. The struggling retailer has now revealed the location of 56 of the stores being closed, spanning 21 states and Puerto Rico.

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