Lower Wabash News Today

Joseph Kromelis, the well-known "Walking Man" of downtown Chicago, will have his cremated remains interred in a Chicago cemetery in a private ceremony with family later this month.

Joseph Kromelis was homeless without family in the area and was expected to be buried in the county’s yearly mass burial. But after a series of donations, he will be laid to rest at St. Boniface Cemetery.

A family-only prayer service for "The Walking Man" will be held Jan. 23, said Mark Schmeltzer, director of communication at Mercy Home.

CHICAGO (AP) — A homeless man who became known as Chicago's "Walking Man" because he was frequently seen walking the city's downtown streets has died months

Joseph Kromelis, 75, died Sunday afternoon, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Joseph Kromelis, 75, known as Chicago’s ‘Walking Man’ died Sunday afternoon, several months after he was set on fire as he slept on Lower Wabash Avenue.

A homeless man who became known as Chicago’s “Walking Man” because he was frequently seen walking the city’s downtown streets has died months after being set on fire as he

Chicago’s ‘Walking Man’ died Sunday afternoon, several months after he was set on fire as he slept on Lower Wabash Avenue.

Joseph Kromelis, 75, died Sunday afternoon, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

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