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South Suburban Humane Society CEO Emily Klehm talks about Lorenzo the pit bull in Chicago Heights, IL. Lorenzo is one of seven dogs rescued from a Dolton fighting ring. He no longer has a right eye due to his injuries. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
The South Suburban Humane Society will host its inaugural fundraiser and adoption event, “Street Fair for the Fur Kids,” from 2 to 7 p.m. April 6 at 115 Bourbon Street, 3359 W. 115th St., Merrionette Park. | File photo
South Suburban Humane Society CEO Emily Klehm talks about Lorenzo the pit bull in Chicago Heights, IL. Lorenzo is one of seven dogs rescued from a Dolton fighting ring. He no longer has a right eye due to his injuries. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Sara Stonitsch, a volunteer at South Suburban Humane Society, plays with Saegan the pit bull at the shelter in Chicago Heights, IL, on Monday February 25, 2013. Saegan is one of seven dogs rescued from a Dolton fighting ring. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
South Suburban Humane Society CEO Emily Klehm talks about Lorenzo the pit bull in Chicago Heights, IL. Lorenzo is one of seven dogs rescued from a Dolton fighting ring. He no longer has a right eye due to his injuries. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Chloe | Supplied photo
Ripley | Supplied photo
Blondie | Supplied photo
Molly and Ripley | Supplied photo
Lorenzo | Supplied photo
Andrea Walters, lead humane investigator, with Lorenzo. | Supplied photo
Harold Cassidy, a 90-year-old World War II veteran from Homer Glen, served on the island of Tinian on the day the Enola Gay departed to drop the atomic bomb, which ultimately led to ending the war. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Harold Cassidy, a 90-year-old World War II veteran from Homer Glen, served on the island of Tinian on the day the Enola Gay departed to drop the atomic bomb, which ultimately led to ending the war. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Harold Cassidy, a 90-year-old World War II veteran from Homer Glen, served on the island of Tinian on the day the Enola Gay departed to drop the atomic bomb, which ultimately led to ending the war. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Harold Cassidy, a 90-year-old World War II veteran from Homer Glen, talks about his life at his home in Homer Glen. The photo shows him holding the flag. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Harold Cassidy, a 90-year-old World War II veteran from Homer Glen, served on the island of Tinian on the day the Enola Gay departed to drop the atomic bomb, which ultimately led to ending the war. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Harold Cassidy, a 90-year-old World War II veteran from Homer Glen, served on the island of Tinian on the day the Enola Gay departed to drop the atomic bomb, which led to ending the war. At right is his wife, Mary Cassidy. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Harold Cassidy, a 90-year-old World War II veteran from Homer Glen, served on the island of Tinian on the day the Enola Gay departed to drop the atomic bomb, which ultimately led to ending the war. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Lorenzo had endured the worst of it. When police rescued him and six other pit bulls from a dogfight in progress, he’d been scratched, chewed on and beaten so viciously that his right eye was hanging from the socket. “What struck everyone immediately that night …