Matthew Hendrickson

Ariana Molina estaba con su familia celebrando una confirmación el sábado por la noche cuando se efectuaron disparos. Diez personas, entre ellas la madre de Ariana, resultaron heridas. La policía culpa a las pandillas por el tiroteo.

Crosetti Brand, 37, held firm in his decision even after Judge Mary Marubio gave him a stern warning “everyone pretty much universally agrees that it’s a bad idea to represent yourself.”

Stephan Shaw, 32, faces counts of official misconduct and custodial misconduct, according to Cook County court records.

“It’s still a hurting feeling and I don’t think that’ll ever be gone,” Tyler said after he and his brother received certificates of innocence Tuesday.

After almost two weeks of uncertainty, Eileen O’Neill Burke edged out Clayton Harris III for the Democratic nomination, with mail ballots tallied Friday sealing the most hotly contested race of the primary a full 10 days after the polls closed. The Associated Press called the race over — and the two candidates agreed.

In December, an appeals court upheld the actor’s conviction and sentence for lying to Chicago police about being the victim of a hate crime in a staged attack.

She’s easily ahead in the suburbs, while Harris has a narrow edge in Chicago. On Friday, thanks to the counting of mail ballots from Chicago voters, Harris had a net gain of 1,366 votes.

Jamal Joiner, 29, and Rasheed Martin, 28, each faced one count of murder for killing Amari when they opened fire on a crowded street on the Fourth of July.

The Cook County State’s Attorney said Tuesday’s historically low turnout was “deeply concerning,” saying that it “tells me that we have an electorate that has not been engaged and that’s very troubling, not just for the state’s attorney’s race, but for our democracy as a whole.”