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Sunday s crash on the Rock Island line was the second fatal train crash of the weekend. (Lorraine Swanson/Patch)
CHICAGO, IL Chicago fire officials said three people two adults and a child died early Sunday evening after a Rock Island Metra train from Joliet to Chicago struck a vehicle. Metra spokesman Michael Gillis said the vehicle was struck at 107th Street and was dragged to 103rd Street and Vincennes Avenue on Chicago s South Side, where it came to a halt.
The crash happened around 5:30 p.m. Sunday. On Monday morning, the Cook County Medical Examiner s Office identified the child as 5-year-old Essence Ransberry. The names of the two adults have not been released.
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Finnie Haire, the founder of Haire’s Gulf Shrimp on the city’s South Side, has died of kidney failure, according to his wife. Haire first launched the iconic shrimp shack in the early 1980s out of a train caboose and is remembered as an charismatic entrepreneur with big dreams for his beloved brand. Haire, who died on January 26, was 80.
The restaurant, perched near the corner of 75th Street and Vincennes Avenue in Greater Grand Crossing, is the latest home for the nearly 40-year-old business. It’s a no-frills counter-service spot that’s sold fried shrimp by the bag (called “bomb bags”) to generations of local fans and visitors. They can also find cole slaw, fries, and spaghetti, but regulars know the real star: fresh and golden fried shrimp. The food made Haire a celebrity. According to an obituary, Haire was also the first Black food vendor at Comiskey Park, the home of the Chicago White Sox.