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Police have not confirmed if the incidents are connected.
According to the charges, Brownlee shot Earley three times after robbing him of his cell phone in the 1300 block of West Webster Avenue.
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot and community leaders broke ground on the project Tuesday morning.
Louis Capriotti left threatening voicemails to members of Congress.
The early vote-by-mail application option for Chicagoans was made available in March.
Voters will not hvae to choose between two competing maps next month.
Neighbors in Old Town will gather Monday night to demand safer streets from Chicago police.
The incident happened around 3:40 p.m. at 57th Street and Damen Avenue.
Police said there was a physical altercation and the offenders took the victim's purse.
Proceeds will go to cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
The fire tore through the historic building in April, hours after a Good Friday service.
All four people were injured in the crash on South Columbus Drive.
Blair died in 2007, trying to protect a classmate as a purported gang member opened fire on a crowded CTA bus.
Wednesday's game was postponed after multiple positive COVID-19 tests within the Guardians organization.
A 42-year-old man driving a black BMW plowed into the bus shelter and hit the woman, police said.
Major League Baseball will provide a schedule update when it becomes available.
The new campaign was created by Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation.
The new Divvy docking station is at the Thompson Center at the corner of Randolph and LaSalle streets.