Mother of Pekin shooting victim offers to pay adoption fee for dogs

Mother of Pekin shooting victim offers to pay adoption fee for dogs

MCLEAN, Ill. (WMBD) -- Jennifer Rhodes from Pekin decided to give back to the community by offering to pay the adoption fees for two dogs currently sheltered at Ruby's Rescue and Retreat in rural McLean County. She recently lost her 21-year-old son, Chase Rhodes, in a deadly shooting last month in South Pekin that also claimed the life of his friend Dawson Reese, also aged 21. From those tragic circumstances, Jennifer chose to make a positive im…