Blue Line Killer Caught / Celebrate Tim Anderson / Beaches Open Today

The hunt for a popcorn-eating man caught on CTA surveillance video suspected in a fatal stabbing on the Blue Line is over.

Police arrested 53-year-old Travis Cook on the West Side Tuesday evening. He was charged with first degree murder and a second count of felony murder in the death of Nicholas Osthimer, 43, who was stabbed in the chest.

Jeff Arnold Reports: Chicago Man Charged With Murder In Blue Line Fatal Stabbing: Police

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• The White Sox are celebrating Tim Anderson as the "Face of Baseball" on billboards from that stretch from Bucktown to Bridgeport. #ChangeTheGame. (Patch)
• The mother of a 13-year-old boy shot and wounded by police while running away from a stolen car filed a federal lawsuit that alleges her son was struck by a bullet in the back while he had his hands up. (Patch)
• A Chicago man and teenage boy were charged with the first-degree murder of 9-year-old Jeremiah Ellis on May 14. Richard Banks, 22, and Christian Anderson, 16, were held without bond. (Patch)
• First, the good news: Chicago beaches reopen today. But you'll have to put off going for a swim. Lake Michigan water conditions are expected to be treacherous. Stay safe. (Patch)
• Authorities identified an 8-year-old girl found dead in an Uptown apartment as Amaria Osby. She was found with bruises on her neck and showed signs of being asphyxiated. (Patch)

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• Flume: The Palaces Tour at Aragon Ballroom (8:30 p.m.)
• Aurora presents The Gods We Can Tour Tour w/ Sub Urban at The Vic (7:30 p.m.)
• Dean Lewis: Sad Boi Winter Summer Tour at The Riv (7:30 p.m.)
• Keith Scott at Reggies (5:30 p.m.)
• The Deftones w/ Gojira at Northerly Island (7 p.m.)

Just The Links:

• Be prepared for high gas prices and heavy traffic on Memorial Day weekend.
• DeMar DeRozan went from the Bulls' "worst off-season signing" to the All-NBA team.
• The Museum of Science and Industry's iconic (and giant) front doors will be open Friday.
• Check out the "hidden" cocktail bar behind Moon Palace Express.
• A Lincoln Square liquor store owner got beat up. Neighbors are raising cash to help.

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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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