I want to acknowledge the five women who lost their lives in such a senseless, brutal way in the shooting deaths that occurred in a Lane Bryant store in Tinley Park, IL, supposedly from a botched robbery. I also want to share my joy that one of the six victims survived. Hopefully, she will be able to give enough details so this callous criminal can be apprehended.

This horrific event affects everyone; Tinley Park residents, all the Chicago suburbs, all of Illinois and the nation. We are so shocked because something like that doesn’t happen here.

This brings back memories of the Brown’s Chicken massacre that occurred in Palatine, IL in 1993. No one was brought to justice until May 7, 2007, when one of the criminal pair, Juan Luna, was found guilty. He was sentenced to life in prison. It seems like the other perpetrator, Jim Degorski, is still awaiting trial.

I hope it doesn’t take as long to find the Tinley Park murderer. I offer my condolences to the victims’ family, friends and acquaintances. It will take a long time for everyone to heal. Hopefully, they will find some closure and sooner than it took for the Palatine case.