EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (CBS) — “Beyond the call of duty” – that’s how the chief of the East Chicago, Indiana Police described the actions of one of his officers who was with his own wife and kids, but ran toward a shooting inside a Walmart.

The hero police officer sat down with CBS 2’s Lauren Victory on Monday.

High school sweethearts Bill and Nikki Johnsen weathered two kids, multiple moves, and a few career changes over the years. They never expected a shopping trip to a Hobart, Indiana Walmart on Sunday would land on their list of memorable experiences together.

“It was just a lazy Sunday to be honest,” Bill Johnsen said. “We were going to go buy some fishing stuff for my boys.”

But Bill Johnsen is an East Chicago police detective, and when one man shot another in the Walmart on Sunday, he stepped into action.

It was only half an hour into Johnsen and his family’s errands.

“I hear a gunshot; stop for a second, see if I hear any other ones,” Johnsen said.

There was then a strange noise from a neighboring aisle.

“It took 20 seconds before you hear people start screaming, and then they start stampeding towards the exit,” Johnsen said.

Johnsen pushed his wife and sons out the door, then turned around to go back in.

He said his wife advised him: “‘Stay out here. Let’s just go.’ But that’s not going to happen. It’s not what you’re trained to do.”

Detective Johnsen works with the Gangs and Narcotics Unit at the East Chicago Police Department. But at 3:50 p.m. Sunday, he was off duty with no handcuffs and no backup.

“I go back in, see the victim shot in the stomach. He’s hunched over holding himself. I get on the phone with 911,” Johnsen said. “The victim turns around points and says there’s the suspect there. By the time I start going that way, he’s laying on the ground, giving up. It never happens.”

The detective’s gut kicked in again before the alleged gunman could change his mind.

“I took his gun, disassembled it, and shortly after, two Hobart officers came in,” Johnsen said.

By then, the situation was under control. Hobart investigators determined the shooting involved two customers who knew each other – a spat that turned violent.

But with the rise of mass shootings, Detective Johnsen had no way of knowing what he was leaving his family to run toward.

Johnsen: “You don’t want anybody else to get hurt.”

Victory: “It’s like an instinct to you.”

Johnsen: “Yeah, it has to be. Otherwise, why are you in the job?”

The Johnsens never did get their fishing supplies, but they are thankful knowing there is always tomorrow.

The East Chicago Police Chief said of Johnsen: “Had it not been for his swift selfless actions, the situation could’ve been worse. He was able to stop the threat and prevent any further harm or danger to the patrons and workers inside of that store.”

The suspect in the shooting was taken into custody and was being held pending charges Monday.

Hobart police said they were still questioning witnesses to the shooting on Monday, and expected to present the case to Lake County prosecutors on Tuesday, to consider charges against the suspect.

A woman who was with the suspect also was taken into custody, but was later released without charges.

The man who was shot was taken to the hospital, where his condition was stabilized.

The Sunday shooting was the second shooting at the same Walmart in less than a year.

On Sept. 30, 2018 a gunman shot two people in the parking lot of the same Walmart. A 9-year-old boy and his 25-year-old father were wounded in the shooting.

One of the victims ran inside the store, alarming customers, according to police. At the time, employees at the Walmart store had just finished active shooter training a few days before.

Alex Cordell Hughes, 26, was charged in the 2018 shooting. Police said Hughes and the man he allegedly shot were in rival Gary gangs.

CHICAGO (CBS)– Chicago police arrested a group of teenagers accused of stealing from a Zara in The Loop Monday morning.

Police said five people, ages 18 to 19, were taken into custody for the robbery that took place just after 11:30 a.m.

According to police, three suspects were caught in an alley in the 100 block of La Salle and at least offender was located in the 200 block of West Washington Street.

CBS 2 cameras captured officers on the scene outside of Block 27 Shopping Center.

Charges are pending.

This area has been a hot spot for thefts lately. On Aug. 6 to Aug. 23 police investigated six retail thefts all on the same block of south State Street.

CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday took U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to task Monday after Cruz held up Chicago as an example of a failure of gun control.Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday took U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to task Monday after Cruz held up Chicago as an example of a failure of gun control.

On Monday afternoon, Cruz tweeted a link to a Breitbart News article, which broke down the number of shootings in Chicago this Labor Day weekend and other recent weekends, as well as some details about the holiday weekend incidents – while repeatedly making reference to “Democrat-controlled” Chicago.

Gun control doesn’t work. Look at Chicago. Disarming law-abiding citizens isn’t the answer. Stopping violent criminals—prosecuting & getting them off the street—BEFORE they commit more violent crimes is the most effective way to reduce murder rates. Let’s protect our citizens. https://t.co/znHO31gDH2

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) September 2, 2019

With the link, Cruz tweeted: “Gun control doesn’t work. Look at Chicago. Disarming law-abiding citizens isn’t the answer.” He went on to call for stopping violent criminals before they commit more crimes.

Mayor Lightfoot in turn tweeted a bar graph with a statistic saying 60 percent of illegal firearms recovered in Chicago come outside Illinois. Addressing Cruz, Lightfoot said the guns come “mostly from states dominated by coward Republicans like you who refuse to enact commonsense gun legislation. Keep our name out of your mouth.”

60% of illegal firearms recovered in Chicago come from outside IL—mostly from states dominated by coward Republicans like you who refuse to enact commonsense gun legislation. Keep our name out of your mouth. https://t.co/yVM4JHL3xy pic.twitter.com/pr613A3dpf

— Lori Lightfoot (@LightfootForChi) September 3, 2019

In another tweet, Lightfoot continued to defend “common sense gun policies” and take Cruz and other Republican lawmakers to task for “dismissing” them.

When @tedcruz and the @gop dismiss common sense gun policies, they disrespect victims and their families, who deserve to live without pain and fear.

— Lori Lightfoot (@LightfootForChi) September 3, 2019

Altogether, shootings this weekend had left seven people dead and 31 more wounded through Monday evening. A woman was also stabbed to death.

CHICAGO (CBS) — Two adults and two children were hospitalized Monday night after a power washer caused a hazardous materials situation in their Marquette Park neighborhood home.

The Fire Department said a homeowner was using a power washer in the basement of the home at 6634 S. Albany Ave., which caused high carbon monoxide levels.

That caused a hazardous materials situation in which dangerous fumes filled the home, and the Fire Department rushed to the scene around 7:45 p.m.

CBS 2’s Eric Cox reported a floor stripper with another kind of chemical was in use, and ventilation was poor because it was in a basement.

The victims were all taken to Holy Cross Hospital in good and stable condition, the Fire Department said.

The Fire Department emphasized that gasoline-operated devices are never to be used indoors.

DOLTON, Ill. (CBS) — One person is dead in a shooting Monday night in south suburban Dolton – a community that has seen multiple high-profile acts of gun violence in recent weeks.

The latest incident happened around 8:30 p.m. in the 15000 block of Meadow Lane near Sibley Boulevard, according to Dolton Village Trustee Andrew Holmes.

Three people were standing outside of a vehicle talking when a dark-colored car came up and someone inside fired shots, Holmes said.

A man who was 27 or 28 years old was killed, Holmes said.

Holmes said a second person might have been shot, but police are waiting to see if someone is admitted to a nearby hospital.

The vehicle from which the shots were fired fled the scene, Holmes said.

Dolton has seen multiple fatal shootings and other incidents involving gun violence in recent weeks.

On Tuesday night last week, Akeira Boston Akeira Boston, 16, was shot twice while sitting in a parked car outside a convenience store at 142nd Street and Woodlawn Avenue in Dolton. The teen was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where she later was pronounced dead.

The 16-year-old was set to start her junior year at Simeon Career Academy this week.

Authorities said the bullets were not meant for Akeira, but for the boy with whom she was at the store.

Holmes said the boy lied to detectives, telling them he didn’t know Akeira. But store surveillance tells a different tale – one where Akeira’s life was never intended to be taken.

The shooting that killed Akeira came minutes after Dolton village officials adjourned a meeting calling for more police officers to help with violence.

Less than a week before that, Marshia Bowman, a 40-year-old mother of eight, was hit by gunfire as she drove down Sibley Boulevard near Woodlawn Avenue just over a mile away from the scene of the Tuesday night shooting.

Bowman was driving home with her four youngest children on the night of Wednesday, Aug. 21, when someone in another car nearby started shooting.

She may have been caught in the crossfire when two groups started shooting at each other, but it was unclear who was the target.

Bowman was struck in the head and lost control of her minivan – crashing it into a tree near Cottage Grove Avenue. She was pronounced dead a couple of days later.

On Monday, Aug. 19, there was another gunfire incident at a used car dealership near Sibley Boulevard and Chicago Road in Dolton.

Two suspects, both 19 years old, had entered the dealership, announced a robbery, and stole the manager’s wallet and gun, Dolton Mayor Riley Rogers said.

An officer spotted the suspects exiting the dealership, and exchanged gunfire with the robbers, according to Rogers.

The officer shot one of the suspects in the thigh. One suspect was arrested, but the other fled the scene.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill. (CBS) — Cookouts, parties, and family dinners were pretty common this Labor Day, but they’re running differently in University Park.

As CBS 2’s Tara Molina reported, many families in the south suburb still can’t trust their running water. And they have been going without safe, lead-free running water all summer, but never saw this continuing all the way into Labor Day weekend.

And they’ve had it.

The Reeves family had everything they need to celebrate a birthday with family and friends on Monday. There was plenty of food and fun – with a bouncy house set up. There was bottled water to make Kool-Aid for the kids.

And there was also a warning for all the guests.

“Don’t drink out the faucet, you know, or press my ice cubes to get ice, because it might have lead in it,” said Cheralle Reeves.

Since early June, families like the Reeves have relied on weekly water deliveries to drink, cook, clean, and brush their teeth for their own health.

There is no safe level of lead in drinking water, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lead exposure can lead to irreversible brain damage and long-term consequences in children.

“I have to constantly watch her because she likes to drink water and stuff, especially in the tub,” Reeves said of her daughter. “So I’m like, ‘No, no.’”

Their water provider, Aqua Illinois, is now facing a lawsuit alleging it failed to comply with monitoring and sampling requirements and violated construction and operating permit requirements.

Molina was told there is no timeline on a total fix as of Monday night.

“They just left us up in the air; keeping telling us that they’re resolving it, they’re resolving it,” Reeves said.

And another talk of Reeves’ party was the notice families got about billing.

Those impacted haven’t paid water bills in June or July, but Aqua just announced it will charge residents a separate sewer bill for August and moving forward.

That news was not received well in a house warning its guests about dangerous tap water.

“I think we shouldn’t have to pay for nothing, because it’s still a big inconvenience,” Reeves said.

According to Aqua, things are improving and impacted residents can drink and use their tap water if they run the water for two to three minutes and then use specialized filters.

“As a reminder, you can consume your tap water while under the advisory if you take the proper protective steps, which include running cold tap water for two to three minutes and then filtering cold tap water through faucet filters or pitcher filters certified by the NSF to remove lead,” Aqua said in a community update issued this past Friday. “If you haven’t already, we recommend impacted customers watch our video tutorial outlining these steps.”

But University Park families said they would not be taking that chance.

CHICAGO (CBS) — As Hurricane Dorian threatens Florida, Chance the Snapper is moving to a safe location.

The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park posted a picture of the famous alligator being moved into a hurricane-safe building.

Hugs for Chance the Chicago Alligator! Our Reptile Keepers have him secured in our hurricane safe building. Safe & sound#retweet with any questions.@wjxt4 @FCN2go @AlligatorRobb@nbcchicago @ABC7Chicago @cbschicago #HurricaneDorian #HurricaneDorian2019 #hurricanequestions pic.twitter.com/Gjq5xeNVGr

— StAug Alligator Farm (@StAugGatorFarm) September 1, 2019

Workers at the park are busy moving all their reptiles, birds, and mammals into a shelter ahead of the storm.

Chance the Snapper became the most famous reptile – and perhaps the most famous vertebrate – in Chicago in July. He was first seen in the Humboldt Park lagoon back on July 9.

After the alligator spent a week of eluding teams from the Department of Animal Care and Control, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and volunteer herpetologist “Alligator Bob,” the city called in Frank Robb — better known as Alligator Robb – to execute the job.

Early on the morning of Tuesday, July 16, Robb caught the gator using a fishing pole with a grappling hook on the end of the line.

Chance the Snapper was taken to a permanent home at the St. Augustine park afterward.

As of Monday night, Hurricane Dorian was a Category 4 storm – down from a Category 5 over the weekend. As of 8 p.m. local time, the storm was still pounding the Bahamas, and was 105 miles east of West Palm Beach.

The storm was stationary with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph. But a slow westward to west-northwestward motion was expected to resume overnight and continue into Tuesday.

Dorian is forecast to move dangerously close to the Florida east coast late Tuesday through Wednesday evening and then move dangerously close to the Georgia and South Carolina coasts on Wednesday night and Thursday, WFOR-TV, CBS 4 in Miami reported.

As CBS 2’s Dana Kozlov reported, authorities estimated at least 13,000 homes in the Bahamas were damaged or destroyed as of Monday. Streets were flooded and some business were tattered.

In Cocoa Beach, Florida and other eastern parts of the state, people spent much of the day boarding up buildings, storefronts, and homes – should the slow-moving Dorian hit the Atlantic coast.

Shelters were set up and filling up in places like Jacksonville, Florida, as various areas were under evacuation orders. The governor of South Carolina also advised that people in eight counties move inland right away.

The Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach airports stopped all flights Monday, and the airport in Orlando was expected to do the same.

CHICAGO (CBS) — The Morning Insiders take us inside the fight to save an old Joliet house from demolition.

Preservationists said the Casseday Mansion is historically significant and worth saving. They plan to speak out at Tuesday’s city council meeting.

But CBS 2’s Lauren Victory found their David vs. Goliath battle might already be over.

“It’s a done deal, period, case closed,” an attorney representing Thorntons said at a recent city council meeting. Thorntons wants to put up a gas station where the Casseday Mansion now stands.

But a trio of Joliet history lovers isn’t stopping their fight to block it.

“We need to work out a compromise,” said retired Joliet city planner Barb Newberg.

Mary Beth Gannon, a member of the Joliet Historic Preservation Commission, said the mansion has been standing through seven generations of her family.

“I want it around another seven generations,” she said.

Newberg, Gannon, and Steven Wright started an online petition to try to save the mansion.

“I feel like I’m a voice for the younger generation,” Wright said.

The Casseday Mansion dates back to the mid-1800s, and a man named George Washington Casseday.

This is an example of vernacular limestone architecture that may have had a commercial purpose,” Newberg said. “This is important. It has to be saved.”

“Joliet does not a have a great track record with preserving its history,” Wright said.

The mansion is one of the oldest buildings in Will County.

“We cannot afford to lose another building,” Gannon said.

But that appears to be exactly what’s going to happen. Talks to physically move the home off the lot where it now stands fell through over questions of who would pay.

“It was a huge shock to us,” Gannon said.

The Illinois State Historic Preservation Office essentially signed off on the demolition.

A spokesperson described an agreement as “a way for the history of the building to be preserved while the project moves forward.”

Translation? Some of the limestone blocks from the mansion must be saved. Photos and a description of the building need to be filed with the Library of Congress.

However, the home itself could be destroyed.

In a last ditch effort, preservationists recently filed an application to landmark the home.

“I filed paperwork to locally landmark the house with the city of Joliet,” Gannon said. “If my interpretation of the city municipal code is correct, by filing paperwork, I will stop demolition and force public hearings.”

A spokesperson for the Joliet Law Department said it’s “fantasy” that the home can be saved at this point, because preservationists started far too late in the process.

Regardless, Casseday Mansion supporters planned to show up at the Joliet City Council meeting on Tuesday.

Gannon said she plans to voice her concerns at the meeting, but it’s apparently a legal gray area, because the landmark application was filed after the demolition permit.

When asked to comment on the controversy, Thorntons said, “we would like to pass at this time.”

At least one city council member seems unsympathetic to the fight to save the home, telling CBS 2 “As you know, we are not a police state and individuals have rights over their personal property.”

CHICAGO (CBS) — The Navy Pier Flyover will close temporarily starting Tuesday, as crews work to complete the second of three phases for the long-awaited overpass along Lake Shore Drive.

The closure will last through the end of September as the first two phases of the project are connected.

The Chicago Department of Transportation said cyclists and pedestrians will be directed to use the old Lakefront Trail route along Lower Lake Shore Drive, crossing Illinois Street and Grand Avenue.

The long-awaited Navy Pier Flyover is far behind schedule. Work began in 2014, and originally was scheduled to be finished by spring 2018, but the start of construction was delayed two years, due to unexpected engineering challenges, and now is set to be finished at the end of this year.

The bypass is designed to reduce congestion on the popular Lakefront Trail as it crosses the Chicago River just south of Navy Pier.

It ultimately will eliminate a dangerous bottleneck at street level near Navy Pier, where cyclists and pedestrians are forced to crowd on a narrow sidewalk to cross Illinois Street and Grand Avenue along Lower Lake Shore Drive.

The first section of the $64 million flyover project was completed last December, running from Ohio Street Beach to Illinois Street, and the second phase is almost done. A temporary bridge will connect the flyover to the east sidewalk on the Lake Shore Drive Bridge over the Ogden Slip.

Once the Navy Pier Flyover reopens in September, CDOT also will open a new ramp from the flyover east to Navy Pier along Illinois Street.

The final phase of the project will create a wider trail on the east side of the Lake Shore Drive Bridge over the Chicago River to the north end of DuSable Harbor. The third phase is scheduled to be completed at the end of this year.

Once it’s finished, the project will create a 16-foot wide lakefront bridge for pedestrians and cyclists from just south of the Chicago River to Ohio Street Beach, running parallel to Lake Shore Drive.

CHICAGO (CBS) — Two Chicago animal shelters are helping rescue dozens of dogs and cats from the Southeast as Hurricane Dorian bears down on Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas.

Volunteers from PAWS Chicago went to Palm City, Florida, to pick up as many as 50 dogs and cats from their rescue partner, Nala’s New Life Rescue, which already has taken in lots of pets surrendered by owners evacuating the area before the hurricane hits.

PAWS is asking for donations to help them provide food, blankets, toys and more for the animals when they arrive at the shelter’s medical center in Little Village later this week.

Meantime, Felines & Canines shelter in Edgewater also is taking in up to 30 cats and 20 dogs because of Hurricane Dorian, but they’re low on supplies.

They have set up a wish list on Amazon, requesting food, paper towels, and puppy pads so they’re ready for the pets when they arrive.

CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago police are searching for a 65-year-old man who suffers dementia, and has been missing since Monday.

Robert Hampton was last seen near 64th and Peoria on Monday, police said.

Robert Hampton has been reported missing. (Credit: Chicago Police)

He is 6-foot-1, 10 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a red baseball cap, black jacket, blue jeans, and white shoes.

Police said Hampton suffers from dementia, and might need medical attention.

Anyone who sees him should call Area South Special Victims Unit detectives at 312-747-8274.

CHICAGO (CBS) — A 28-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday morning in the North Lawndale neighborhood, within a block of two charter schools on the West Side.

Police said, around 8:35 a.m., ShotSpotter sensors detected gunfire on the 1500 block of South Christiana Avenue. Responding officers found a 28-year-old man who had been shot several times.

The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, and later was pronounced dead.

The shooting happened one block south of KIPP Ascend Primary North Lawndale and one block north of North Lawndale College Prep High School, both charter schools. Although Tuesday was the first day of classes for Chicago Public Schools, both charter schools started classes two weeks ago, according to their websites.

KIPP Ascend Primary briefly was placed on lockdown after the shooting, but it was unclear if there was any lockdown at North Lawndale College Prep.

No one was in custody Tuesday morning. Area Central detectives were investigating.

CHICAGO (CBS) — Hundreds of families in Englewood are celebrating the opening of a new $85 million high school, but to make way for that school, the neighborhood had to lose four others.

The new Englewood STEM High School replaces Robeson, Hope, Harper and TEAM Englewood high schools, which the district has said struggled with low enrollment and poor performance.

Over the last 10 years, enrollment at those schools dropped 70% to 85%, according to CPS. The district said about 90% of students in Englewood were attending schools outside the neighborhood.

CPS Chief Executive Officer Dr. Janice Jackson said last year that enrollment at the four old high schools in Englewood was so low, students were offered only the basic minimum classes and activities.

“They don’t have access to advanced placement courses. They don’t have access to all the sports, school activities, and all the other things that make up a rich high school experience,” she said.

Officials emphasized the new school is not based on selective enrollment, but is an open enrollment neighborhood school.

Englewood parents have high hopes for the new school.

“It’s a fresh start, because most of the other schools was on probation. So hopefully it’s a better school and better academics; better opportunity,” Englewood STEM parent Charnell Woods said.

CPS hopes the new Englewood STEM High School will provide a better quality education, improved facilities, and more opportunities for students.

The three-story building has an outdoor sports facility, and a school-based medical center designed to prepare students for high-demand careers in science and technology.

“I think it’s great. I like the opportunities that they may have,” parent Keon Price said.

More than 400 freshmen have registered for the school year at Englewood STEM. Those freshmen will be the big men (and women) on campus, as they’re the only students this school year. Another new class will be added each year until Englewood STEM has a full 9th through 12th grade slate in the fall of 2022.

“I want you to know that we love you, and that we are committed to your success,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot told students as she helped ring the bell for the first day of class.

Two of the schools Englewood STEM is replacing already have closed. Robeson closed last year, and the new school was built in its place. TEAM Englewood graduated its last class of seniors in June.

Hope and Harper high schools are still open, but being phased out. They won’t take any new students, but current students can finish out their high school careers at those schools if they choose.

While many families in the neighborhood welcome the new school, others opposed the district’s plan to close Robeson, Hope, Harper, and TEAM Englewood.

Opponents of the plan said the $85 million spent building the new school should have gone to improving the existing schools instead.

At the time of the school board’s decision to close those schools, the Chicago Teachers Union said closing schools proved to be a disaster for CPS in 2013.

The union said the closings didn’t improve enrollment at other schools, and rather convinced many families to leave the city entirely.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois is getting $450,000 in federal funds to improve maternal health and reduce the number of women and babies who die during or shortly after pregnancy.

Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth say the Illinois Department of Public Health will use the funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to review maternal deaths and find opportunities for prevention.

The U.S. maternal and infant mortality rate has been rising, especially for women and babies of color.

A state review found African-American women in Illinois are six times more likely to die of pregnancy-related complications than white women. About 72% of Illinois’ pregnancy-related deaths were preventable.

Durbin says “no nation as rich and advanced as the United States” should have moms and infants dying at rates the U.S. is seeing.

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MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A Labor Day cookout ended in tragedy when a longboat ferrying seven family members capsized on a central Indiana river, killing a 6-year-old boy and a 73-year-old woman, and leaving three men missing, authorities said Tuesday.

It is unclear what caused the flat-bottomed boat to capsize Monday night on the White River near Martinsville, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Indianapolis.

Two of the boat’s occupants made it to shore, but the boy and woman pulled from the river by emergency responders were later pronounced dead, said Lt. Angela Goldman, a conservation officer with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

The search for three men, ages 63, 40 and 32, who were also on the boat was suspended overnight. That search resumed Tuesday morning with authorities using two boats, two airboats, drones and searchers to scour the riverbanks and shallows.

Goldman said life jackets were in the boat, but authorities believe none of the passengers were wearing the floatation devices when the vessel capsized shortly before 9:30 p.m. The family had been celebrating the holiday with a cookout and fishing trip along the river at the DNR’s Three Rivers Public Fishing Area, which includes a large beach and sandbar, she said.

“It’s just a great big sandbar where you can hang out, grill your hot dogs and fish. They were just enjoying the river together, having a cookout and doing some fishing,” Goldman said.

The boat had already made one uneventful trip across the river to take other members of the party back to the west side of the river where their cars were parked. It was during the second trip that the boat capsized, she said.

Goldman said she doesn’t know why the boat capsized. The river wasn’t flooded and was at a normal late-summer level, she said. DNR officials don’t believe a dam nearby had anything to do with the accident as the vessel was a considerable distance away, Goldman said.

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CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago Bears honored two of their own legends as statues of running back Walter Payton and team founder and coach George “Papa Bear” Halas were unveiled at Soldier Field.

The 12-foot, 3,000-pound bronze statues honoring the two Hall of Famers are being made public two days before Chicago hosts Green Bay to kick off the NFL’s 100th season on Thursday. They were created by sculptor Chad Fisher, who also created the statue of Halas that stands outside the team practice facility which bears his name in Lake Forest.

Both statues at Soldier Field stand outside Gate O, flanking the steps that lead to the south entrance to the stadium.

The first statue unveiled was of Halas. It features the famed Bears coach wearing a jacket, tie, and his trademark fedora; with the expression as if he was calling a play from the sidelines.

“We used to drive along the outer drive through the parks and see the statues in the park settings. It seemed like most of them were generals on horses,” said Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey, Halas’ eldest child. “But we never dreamed that someday, our dad and a Chicago Bears player would be honored in the same way. We are very happy to be here.”

The Payton family unveils the statue of Walter Payton outside Soldier Field. @cbschicago @ChicagoBears pic.twitter.com/1cHrVxlkIs

— Audrina Bigos (@AudrinaBigos) September 3, 2019

Dan Hampton, a Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Bears, paid tribute to Halas and Payton, his former teammate.

“Finally at long last, the two statues we’ve waited 100 years for. It’s only fitting that these two most colossal of all figures in a long line of gigantic characters of the Chicago Bears will forever be immortalized,” Hampton said.

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George S. Halas #PapaBear #Bears #NFL #Founder #Player #Coach #Owner

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The second statue revealed was of Payton, a running back for the Bears from 1975 to 1987, winning Super Bowl XX after the 1985 season. His statue shows the player known as “Sweetness” in a stance, clutching a ball in his right hand, wearing a helmet, his number 34 jersey, staring straight ahead.

“I know Walter would be humbled to have this honor bestowed upon him, just as Jarrett, Brittney and our entire family are,” said Connie Payton, Walter’s widow. “To say that I am enthusiastic about unveiling this statue to the city of Chicago is an understatement. What a proud moment for all of us and the city of Chicago. We’re not just Chicago Bears fans, we’re family.”

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“He would be so proud of this moment and moved beyond words,” said daughter Brittney. “We remember his humility, his work ethic and a smile that we know could light up a room.”

Payton entered the Hall of Fame in 1993. He held 16 NFL records when he retired. The Bears also retired his jersey number, 34, in 1993.

Halas, who led the team for 40 years, entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in its first class in 1963. The Bears have worn his initials, GSH, on the sleeves of their jerseys ever since his death in 1983.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

CHICAGO (CBS)– Chicago police officers escorted the daughter of fallen officer, Eduardo Marmolejo, to her first day of school Tuesday morning.

Officers escorted Maddy Marmolejo, daughter of fallen CPD officer Eduardo Marmolejo (EOW 12/17/2018), to her first day of school this morning. Maddy walked in surrounded by officers who were there in honor of her father. pic.twitter.com/uiPfT1thGM

— Chicago Police (@Chicago_Police) September 3, 2019

A video, posted on Twitter by Chicago police, captures Maddy Marmolejo and two family members walking into Morgan Park Academy, surrounded by officers saluting in honor of her father.

Officers Marmolejo, 36, and Conrad Gary, 31, were fatally struck by a South Shore train in December. Police said the officers were investigating a call of shots fired at the time of the incident.

Marmolejo served on the Chicago police force for 2.5 years.

Marmolejo’s name was added to Illinois Police Officers Memorial in Springfield, and he was honored during National Police Week in D.C. in May.

NEW YORK (AP/CBS) — Walmart says it will discontinue the sale of handgun ammunition and also publicly request that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms in stores even where state laws allow it.

The announcement comes just days after a mass shooting claimed seven lives in Odessa, Texas and follows two other back-to-back shootings last month, one of them at a Walmart store.

The Bentonville, Arkansas-based discounter said Tuesday it will stop selling short-barrel and handgun ammunition, including .223 caliber and 5.56 caliber used in military style weapons, after it runs out of its current inventory. It will also discontinue handgun sales in Alaska, marking its complete exit from handguns and allowing it to focus on hunting rifles and related ammunition only.

“We have a long heritage as a company of serving responsible hunters and sportsmen and women, and we’re going to continue doing so,” according to a memo by Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon that will be circulated to employees Tuesday afternoon.

On Sunday, a man was shot a Walmart in Hobart, Indiana. Two people were taken into custody.

On Sept. 30, 2018 a gunman shot two people in the parking lot of the same Walmart. A 9-year-old boy and his 25-year-old father were wounded in the shooting.

Walmart is further requesting that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms at its stores unless they are law enforcement officers. Last month, a gunman entered a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas and killed 22 people using an AK-style firearm that Walmart already bans the sale of. Texas became an open carry state in 2016, allowing people to openly carry firearms in public.

Walmart’s moves will reduce its market share of ammunition from around 20% to a range of about 6% to 9%, according to Tuesday’s memo. About half of its more than 4,000 U.S. stores sell firearms.

The nation’s largest retailer has been facing increasing pressure to change its gun policies by gun control activists, employees and politicians after the El Paso shooting and a second unrelated shooting in Dayton, Ohio that killed nine people. A few days before that, two Walmart workers were killed by another worker at a store in Southaven, Mississippi.

In the aftermath of the El Paso shooting, Walmart ordered workers to remove video game signs and displays that depict violence from stores nationwide. But that fell well short of demands for the retailer to stop selling firearms entirely. Critics have also wanted Walmart to stop supporting politicians backed by the National Rifle Association.

The retailer has long found itself in an awkward spot with its customers and gun enthusiasts. Many of its stores are located in rural areas where hunters are depend on Walmart to get their equipment. Walmart is trying to walk a fine line by trying to embrace its hunting heritage while being a more responsible retailer.

With its new policy on “open carry,” McMillon noted in his memo thatindividuals have tried to make a statement by carrying weapons into its stores just to frighten workers and customers. But there are well-intentioned customers acting lawfully who have also inadvertently caused a store to be evacuated and local law enforcement to be called to respond.

He says Walmart will continue to treat “law-abiding customers with respect” and it will have a “non-confrontational approach.”

Walmart says it hopes to use its weight to help other retailers by sharing its best practices like software that it uses for background checks. And the company, which in 2015 stopped selling assault rifles like the AR-rifles used in several mass shootings, urged more debate on the reauthorization of the assault weapons ban. McMillon says Walmart will send letters to the White House and the Congressional leadership that calls for action on these “common sense” measures.

“In a complex situation lacking a simple solution, we are trying to take constructive steps to reduce the risk that events like these will happen again,” McMillon wrote in his memo. “The status quo is unacceptable.”

Over the last 15 years, Walmart had expanded beyond its hunting and fishing roots, carrying items like assault rifles in response to increasing demand. But particularly since 2015, often coinciding with major public mass shootings, the company has made moves to curb the sale of ammunition and guns.

Walmart announced in February 2018 that it would no longer sell firearms and ammunition to people younger than 21 and also removed items resembling assault-style rifles from its website. Those moves were prompted by the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people.

In 2015, Walmart stopped selling semi-automatic weapons like the AR-15 style rifle, the type used in the Dayton shooting. The retailer also doesn’t sell large-capacity magazines, handguns (except in Alaska) or bump stocks, nor the AK-style firearm that was used by the El Paso shooter.

In the mid-1990s, Walmart stopped selling handguns with the exception of Alaska.

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CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago area is under a slight risk of severe storms on Tuesday afternoon.

The main threats from any potential severe weather will be, lightning, hail and damaging winds, CBS 2’s Ed Curran reports.

There is also a small risk of a an islolated tornado southeast of the city into northwest Indiana if the storms develop late in the afternoon.

According to CBS 2 meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist, the best storm chance is from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. She said the storms could bring winds of 60 mph.

The Chicago area is still at a “slight risk” for severe weather.

Airlines have canceled hundreds of Chicago flights amid storms in the area.

As of 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, 332 flights had been canceled at O’Hare International Airport, and 40 flights have been canceled at Midway International Airport.

Due to weather, airlines at O'Hare have cancelled 225 flights are reporting delays averaging 40+ minutes. Please check flight status with carrier.

— O'Hare Intl. Airport (@fly2ohare) September 3, 2019

The high temperate is expected to reach 86 degrees, but Wednesday will be much cooler with a high around 70. Strong winds tomorrow will also create high waves on Lake Michigan.

ELGIN, Ill. (CBS) — A man will be spending five years in prison after exposing himself and sexually abusing children at a public swimming pool in Elgin.

Jose T. Barboza-Lopez, 28, of Elgin, agreed to a sentence of five years in prison this past Friday in exchange for a guilty plea to charges of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Kane County Judge David R. Kliment accepted the plea.

Jose T. Barboza-Lopez will spend five years in prison for exposing himself and sexually abusing children at a pool in Elgin. (Credit: Elgin Police)

Prosecutors said the charges stem from an incident on July 2 of last year at the Wing Park Family Aquatic Center in Elgin. Barboza-Lopez allegedly exposed himself to multiple people and touched someone with his exposed genitalia. One of the victims is under age 13, police said at the time.

Barboza-Lopez was already forbidden by law from being in the pool park with children under 18 because of a 2016 Cook County conviction that banned him from places where minors are likely to be present, such as public parks. That conviction was for sexually exploiting a 14-year-old, authorities said.

Barboza-Lopez was also on probation for a 2016 burglary conviction in Kane County, prosecutors said.

In addition to the prison sentence, Barboza-Lopez must continue to register as a sex offender.

Barboza-Lopez has received 425 days’ credit for time already served in the Kane County Jail, where he has been held since he was first arrested in lieu of $500,000 bail.