CHICAGO (WLS) Chicago police have issued an alert after a series of burglaries and break-ins at churches and a day care in the West Pullman neighborhood.
Police said the burglars have pried open doors and broken windows to gain access to the churches before taking money, musical equipment, computer equipment and more.
Shelly Swansey owns Laughs and Giggles Children s Academy and Joyful Steps Learning Center near 119th and State streets. She estimates that she has lost $80,0000-$90,000 in stolen times after her businesses have been burglarized seven times. We were blessed to get $9,000 from the Cares Act andwe were able to get our PPE, Swansey said. I ordered all of the stuff and unfortunately maybe they were looking when I brought the stuff in but literally the next night they came into the school and stole everything.
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As the pandemic reared its ugly head, locally, back in early March, some of the businesses hit hardest in Davis by shelter in place orders were fitness centers and health clubs.
Like so many, forced to shutter their doors in compliance with state and county health edicts, gym owners were left in limbo wondering how long it would be before they’d get the green light to re-open their facilities.
“We thought it would just be a couple weeks or maybe a month at that point,” says Allison Fall, owner of Studio 355 a popular spot for pilates, yoga and MELTmethod chronic pain treatment in downtown Davis. “When your business is based on taking care of people, physically, and improving their health so they can feel better and empowered in their own bodies, it was a huge challenge early on.”