Family of ironworker critically injured after fall from scaffolding in Hyde Park sues two construction companies
The family of a man critically injured after falling from scaffolding at the in-progress University of Chicago cancer research center last week has filed a lawsuit against two construction companies,...
![Sandy Farrer’s first day on the job at Jewel-Osco started a bit, well, sticky. She bagged groceries alongside a cashier who liked to move quickly. But when two liter glass bottles of pop bumped together, exploding all over her, Farrer said she spent her first shift soaked in the drink. But Farrer overcame the bumpy start, recently celebrating her 50th anniversary with the grocery chain. Oh, and that cashier — he’s now her husband. “I said this to my husband, ‘God I’ve known you for 50 years.’ It was like, wow,” she said, adding that they started dating a few […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CTC-L-jewel-employee02_194930966.jpg?w=132 "Sandy Farrer’s first day on the job at Jewel-Osco started a bit, well, sticky. She bagged groceries alongside a cashier who liked to move quickly. But when two liter glass bottles of pop bumped together, exploding all over her, Farrer said she spent her first shift soaked in the drink. But Farrer overcame the bumpy start, recently celebrating her 50th anniversary with the grocery chain. Oh, and that cashier — he’s now her husband. “I said this to my husband, ‘God I’ve known you for 50 years.’ It was like, wow,” she said, adding that they started dating a few […]")
![A 17-month-old African lion cub at the Lincoln Park Zoo, known for his sweet and laid-back personality that captured the hearts of thousands in Chicago and on social media, has died following a slow recovery from a spinal surgery. The cub, named Lomelok, was born with a spinal defect that’s caused mobility challenges since he was a few weeks old, zoo officials said. He had an operation in March — the first of its kind in a lion cub — to reduce his pain and treat a herniated disc. Lomelok’s recovery from the surgery was “slow and steady,” officials said, […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ctc-zoo-rain14_176019365.jpg?w=132 "A 17-month-old African lion cub at the Lincoln Park Zoo, known for his sweet and laid-back personality that captured the hearts of thousands in Chicago and on social media, has died following a slow recovery from a spinal surgery. The cub, named Lomelok, was born with a spinal defect that’s caused mobility challenges since he was a few weeks old, zoo officials said. He had an operation in March — the first of its kind in a lion cub — to reduce his pain and treat a herniated disc. Lomelok’s recovery from the surgery was “slow and steady,” officials said, […]")
