The body of Army Pfc. Michael Pearson returned home today. Pearson, one of the 13 people killed in last week's Ft. Hood shooting rampage, was a Bolingbrook native. The plane carrying his body landed at Midway this morning and a procession (pictured above) carried his body from the airport to Bolingbrook, and passed Bolingbrook High School (where Pearson graduated in 2006), the Pearsons' home, and finally the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home in Joliet where wakes will be held tomorrow and Saturday morning followed by a service Saturday afternoon. Burial will be at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood. more ›

We were all shocked yesterday afternoon watching coverage of the shooting rampage in Fort Hood, Texas. This morning, the tragedy hits close to home as it's been learned one of the 13 people killed, Army Pfc. Michael Pearson, 21, was from Bolingbrook. Pearson's mother Sheryll told the Tribune, "We thought it was going to be okay, because we thought it was another building. Mike won't be there because he already he got his inoculations ... He shouldn't be in that part of that building. Since we weren't contacted, we felt we were okay." The Trib's report continues: more ›