🌱 Arrest Made In Ballpark Crash + Pizzeria To Close After 60 Years

Good morning, Chicago! In today's daily digest:

• Charges are dropped in the 2011 murder of a Chicago police officer.
• Officials chose a replacement for Mayor Brandon Johnson on the Cook County Board.
• A Cubs starter is leading the league in one category.

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Now, today's weather: Increasing clouds. High: 78 Low: 61.

Here are the top 4 stories today in Chicago:

1. At least one arrest has been made in connection with a hit-and-run crash Tuesday night outside Guaranteed Rate Field. Just before the White Sox game began, four people were struck by a speeding SUV near West 35th Street and South Shields. All were hospitalized and one is in critical condition. (WGN)

2. Charges were dropped Wednesday against two men allegedly involved in the 2011 murder of a Chicago police officer. Clifton Lewis was shot four times and killed while working as a security guard at an Austin convenience store. (CBS)

3. Democratic officials named Brandon Johnson’s replacement on the Cook County Board Tuesday. Chicago Teachers Union leader Tara Stamps was unanimously selected to represent the 1st District, including Oak Park, Forest Park and Austin. Johnson vacated the role before he was sworn in as Chicago’s mayor. (Paid source: Tribune)

4. The Bears training schedule at Halas Hall was released this week. Free for public practices will be available beginning July 6. (Patch)

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Today in Chicago:

• Take a free outdoor yoga class at Gallagher Way. (7 a.m.)
• Hyde Park Jazz Festival hosts a concert benefit at The Promontory. (6 p.m.)
• Rachel Bloom performs at Park West. (8:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• John’s Pizzeria will close next week after more than 60 years of business in Bucktown. (Eater)
• Some Chicago parents told Block Club they are frustrated with the city’s library system for ending its “museum pass” program. (Block Club)
• The state government announced a new partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to bring free books to children. (Chalkbeat)
• Cubs starter Marcus Stroman is leading the National League with a 2.28 ERA. (Cubs)

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You're all caught up! See you tomorrow for the Friday edition.

— Georgi Presecky

About me: Georgi is a Chicago-based newsletter writer and partner content curator. She spent five years on the entertainment beat for FF2 Media covering film festivals across the U.S. Her feature articles have been recognized with awards from the Illinois Women's Press Association and National Federation of Press Women. As editor-in-chief of the Lewis University newspaper, she and her staff earned honors from the Associated Collegiate Press and American Scholastic Press Associations. She began working for Patch in 2019.