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Glasper’s attorney, Assistant Public Defender Courtney Smallwood, asked the judge to discount the co-defendant’s accusations implicating her client and pointing out that the teen was initially released without charges. She added that Glasper, a high school student, lives at home with his mother and seven siblings, adding that the teen’s family could come up with $20,000 bail.

Photos of the best signs we saw at the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 10, 2021. (Raquel Zaldivar, Erin Hooley, E. Jason Wambsgans, Antonio Perez) People cheer for runners passing through the Pilsen neighborhood during the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 10, 2021. (Raquel Zaldivar / Chicago Tribune) People cheer for runners passing through the Chinatown neighborhood during the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 10, 2021. (Raquel Zaldivar / Chicago Tribune) Bella Alarcon, left, cheers and looks along the race route on State St. for her boyfriend Ryan Freeburg who is competing in the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 10, 2021. (Raquel Zaldivar / Chicago Tribune) The crowds cheer on and show support while holding up funny encouraging signs as thousands of runners take part in the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 10, 2021. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune) A person holds up a sign for runners passing through the Chinatown neighborhood during the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 10, 2021. (Raquel Zaldivar / Chicago Tribune) A person holds up a sign cheering runners on along the race route on State St. during the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 10, 2021. (Raquel Zaldivar / Chicago Tribune) Spectators watch as participants run near the 8-mile mark in the 3800 block of North Broadway during the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 10 2021. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune) Spectators watch as participants run near the 8-mile mark in the 3800 block of North Broadway during the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 10 2021. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune) People cheer for runners passing through the Pilsen neighborhood during the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 10, 2021. (Raquel Zaldivar / Chicago Tribune) Spectators cheer on runners on Damen Avenue near Jackson Boulevard during the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 10, 2021. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune) The crowds cheer on and show support as thousands of runners take part in the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 10, 2021. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune) People cheer for runners passing through Chicago’s Chinatown neighborhood during the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 10, 2021. (Raquel Zaldivar / Chicago Tribune) People cheer as runners make their way north on S. Michigan Ave. during the last leg of the race during the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 10, 2021. (Raquel Zaldivar / Chicago Tribune) People cheer for runners passing through Chicago’s Chinatown neighborhood during the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 10, 2021. (Raquel Zaldivar / Chicago Tribune) (Raquel Zaldivar / Chicago Tribune) A person holds up a sign and cheers for runners passing through the Pilsen neighborhood during the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 10, 2021. (Raquel Zaldivar / Chicago Tribune) People cheer for runners passing through the Chinatown neighborhood during the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 10, 2021. (Raquel Zaldivar / Chicago Tribune)

Candace Parker, a two-time league MVP, returned home to Chicago this season after playing her first 13 seasons in Los Angeles and has been a key reason the Sky reached the finals, finishing with 17 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in the clinching game against the Connecticut Sun in the semifinals. The 35-year-old was honored as one of the WNBA’s greatest players during a ceremony after the first quarter of Game 1.

Photos from Game 1 of the WNBA Finals between the Chicago Sky and Phoenix Mercury on Oct. 10, 2021. Game 1 The Mercury’s Skylar Diggins-Smith drives to the basket against the Sky’s Candace Parker and Courtney Vandersloot at Footprint Center on Oct. 10, 2021. (Mike Mattina / Getty Images) Game 1 The Mercury’s Diana Taurasi fouls the Sky’s Candace Parker at Footprint Center on Oct. 10, 2021. (Mike Mattina / Getty Images) Game 1 The Mercury’s Brittney Griner shoots over the Sky’s Candace Parker on Oct. 10, 2021. (Mike Mattina / Getty Images) Game 1 The Mercury’s Brittney Griner drives to the basket against the Sky’s Candace Parker on Oct. 10, 2021. (Mike Mattina / Getty Images) Game 1 A general view of the Footprint Center during Game 1 of the WNBA Finals between the Phoenix Mercury and the Chicago Sky on Oct. 10, 2021. (Mike Mattina / Getty Images)

Natalie and Areli Garcia , both in their 20s, were rooting on their brother, Israel, and his girlfriend. Doreen Lew, of Vernon Hills, cheered on her son, Justin, and his fiance, Elizabeth Flores. Casey and Jim Bloomer traveled from New Hampshire to watch their son, Conor, a second-year student at Carle Illinois College of Medicine, run in the marathon.