23 Shots Near St. Rita / 'Fast Eddie' Out Of Jail Quick / Lewis Black

Hooray for the weekend! Let's get brunch!

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Saturday: Soaked. High: 63 Low: 51.

Sunday: Blown Away. High: 63 Low: 51.

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• "Fast Eddie" was released from federal prison more than a year early. The former alderman and two-time felon Edward Vrdolyak, 84, was convicted on a tax evasion charge and sentenced to 18 months in prison. After just five months, he was moved to a halfway house in Downers Grove. (Patch)
• The Whole Foods Market that former Mayor Rahm Emanuel lured to an Englewood strip mall built with $10 million in taxpayer cash is closing after just six years. Meanwhile, Whole Foods opened a giant store in the Gold Coast this week. (Patch)
• Twenty-three gunshots rang out near a St. Rita High School baseball game and track meet on the Southwest Side. "I've never experienced violent gunfire. The boys on the field hit the ground," a baseball player's parent told reporter Megan Hickey. (CBS2)
• A three-year-old girl died after being trapped in a Bronzeville apartment fire early Saturday. Firefighters rescued the girl from the second floor in the 600 block of East 43rd Street around 2 a.m. but later died from burns and smoke inhalation. (WGN9)
• Chicago sommelier Jelena Prodan's nomination for the prestigious Jean Banchet Awards has been rescinded over racial profiling allegations. Prodan was involved in an incident with a racially diverse group of diners who say staff exhibited "racist and homophobic behavior toward them, questioning whether they could afford a $56-per-pour Scotch." (Eater)

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• Despite Violence 'Public Health Crisis' Pritzker Breaks $50M Promise
• My Dog-Walking, Allegedly Armed Neighbor Got Shot By Cops Near Park
• Did Magazine Get Used By Davis Gates To Influence CTU Election?

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For A Good Time, Click:

Saturday:

• Robbie Fulks w/ Al Rose, Steve Doyle at Space (8 p.m.)
• The Steepwater Band at Martyr’s (8 p.m.)
• Kaleo at The Arragon Ballroom (7 p.m.)
• Banda MS at Allstate Arena (8 p.m.)
• Lewis Black at Chicago Theater (8 p.m.)

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Sunday:

• Suzanne Vega at Old Town School of Folk Music (7 p.m.)
• Mike Wheeler at Buddy Guy’s Legends (9 p.m.)
• Midnight Sun at City Winery (8 p.m.)
• Elio at Schubas (6:30 p.m.)
• Letterkenny Live at The Chicago Theater (7 p.m.)

Just The Links:

• Chicago newspaperman Mike Royko died 25 years ago. His legend lives on.
• Pixar-themed miniature golf is coming to Navy Pier.
• The West Nile virus has been detected in local crows.
• Bears 2nd-round draft pick corner back Kyler Gordon was a cute kid.
• Last chance to visit Dinkel's Bakery this weekend. It closes after 101 years.

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— Mark Konkol

About me: Mark Konkol, recipient of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting, wrote and produced the Peabody Award-winning series "Time: The Kalief Browder Story." He was a producer, writer and narrator for the "Chicagoland" docuseries on CNN and a consulting producer on the Showtime documentary "16 Shots."

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