Mohammad Samra

The outages impacted 61,000 customers Monday evening, most notably in Elgin and Rockford, said Tom Dominguez, a ComEd spokesperson.

Several dozen Brookfield Zoo Chicago grounds crew members and union representatives were among those striking, with over 100 participants expected by the end of the day.

Tyrese Fenton-Watson, 23 and of Chicago, was arrested April 28 and faces robbery and kidnapping charges in the home invasion on March 8, according to U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros' office.

Engineering experts who were part of a University of Pennsylvania study offer some solutions: Improve the robots' complex internal sensors and address the problem of clean glass being harder to see than a dirty surface.

The agreement covers staffers in animal care, facilities, custodial and security roles and “reflects a shared commitment to moving forward together,” the zoo said.

Residents who spoke to the Sun-Times Thursday say the changes in the neighborhood since Pope Leo's election have been mostly for the better.

“There was a five second, 10 second delay ... then it was ‘pop, pop, pop,'” a neighbor said. “Another delay, then ‘pop, pop.'”

Michael Barz, who rose to the rank of deputy chief but retired as a captain, says he was added to the list based on bogus information about his disciplinary record. His lawsuit names the city, police Supt. Larry Snelling and other officials.

The fire broke out around 1:50 a.m. in the 6200 block of South Paulina Street where roughly 180 Chicago Fire Department personnel responded, fire officials said.

Abdulhafedh Abdulhafedh, 25, was released on parole Jan. 8 after being convicted of robbery of a financial institution, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections website.