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Getting indicted on racketeering charges for running an alleged "criminal enterprise" has not completely sidelined former House Speaker Michael Madigan from Illinois politics

Madigan, who remains Chicago's 13th Ward committeeman, corralled precinct captains to talk strategy for the June primary, sources told NBC5.

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• Police fatally shot a man accused of shooting two people, including a 78-year-old man, on the Southwest Side on Sunday afternoon. The gunman fired shots at police officers. (AP)
• Over Sunday, Maxwell Street Market opened at full capacity for the first time in two years. The more than 100 -year-old flea market is open on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (CBS2)
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