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Lifeguard Charles Leto is accused of fatally shooting 15-year-old Marjay Dotson and seriously injuring 14-year-old Jeremy Herred near the park pool June 26. But tension between lifeguards and park patrons has been brewing for years, the 24th Ward alderperson says.
Jacqui Korvas Michels wasn’t surprised to learn that a neighbor who shot her dogs in February 2023 in Lake View, killing one, is now accused of killing a 15-year-old and wounding a 14-year-old after a confrontation last week. In both cases, suspect Charles Leto said he acted in self-defense.
Charles Leto, de 55 años de edad, enfrenta cargos de intento de asesinato, agresión agravada y uso de un arma de fuego en conexión con el tiroteo del jueves que mató a un joven de 15 años de edad e hirió a otro de 14. La víctima más joven es primo de Laquan McDonald, quien fue asesinado por un oficial de la Policía de Chicago en 2014.
Charles Leto, 55, faces felony counts of attempted murder, aggravated battery and discharge of a firearm in connection with Thursday’s shooting that killed one boy, 15, and wounded another, 14. The younger victim is the cousin of Laquan McDonald, who was killed by a CPD officer in 2014.
Problems with a special section, titled “Heat Index: Your Guide to Summer,” extended far beyond recommendations to read books that don’t even exist, after author admits to using artificial intelligence to help create the section.
A Chicago freelance journalist said he did not fact-check information he compiled using AI before including it in stories for media clients.
Trump administration put several major Chicago federal buildings up for sale — then removed the list
The properties listed for sale Tuesday include two iconic high-rise towers in the Loop: the Kluczynski and Metcalfe federal buildings.
The Trump administration is aiming to unload half the buildings the government owns and cancel 50% of leases for offices across the country.
WBEZ had to sue to get the subpoenas, which demanded documents including “any and all records pertaining to reimbursement payments” to King and “all emails sent to or from” King’s account at the privately run, government-funded charter school operator.
Officer Kyle Mingari was photographed wearing a Three Percenters mask at a demonstration on June 6, 2020 — soon after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked nationwide protests and rioting in Chicago and other cities.