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Sports

Derrick Gragg is Northwestern’s new athletic director, taking over the role weeks after Mike Polisky’s resignation

“I am thrilled and humbled to join the Northwestern University family at this pivotal moment in college athletics,” Gragg said in a statement. “My career has been shaped by an unwavering belief in the potential of student-athletes to excel in all areas. These young people need more support than ever in the midst of challenging, changing and exciting times. I look forward to joining an incredible roster of coaches and staff in Evanston on this collaborative mission to help our Wildcats achieve at the highest level as students, as athletes and as people.”

Local

2 dead, 3 wounded in shootings overnight in Chicago

About 8:50 p.m. Thursday, an 18-year-old man and another male were in an argument until the male took out a handgun and began to threaten the 18-year-old in the 6700 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue in the Park Manor neighborhood, police said. The 18-year-old then took out his own gun and began firing at the male, who returned fire, shooting the 18-year-old man in the stomach. The male ran from the scene.

Local

Woman dead, six displaced after fire in Englewood home

The fire started in the rear of the first floor, though the specific cause of the fire is under investigation, said Chicago Fire Department spokesperson Larry Langford. Responding firefighters quickly put out the fire, but in the room where the fire started, a woman in her 30s was found and pronounced dead at the scene, Langford said.

Local

CPS graduates during the pandemic: What new studies say about where they went to college, how COVID-19 changed things

In-state schools including Western Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Columbia College Chicago and DePaul University saw large increases in enrollment of CPS students between 2019 and 2020. Meanwhile, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Eastern Illinois University and University of Illinois at Chicago experienced comparable decreases in enrollment of CPS graduates. Two-year colleges were also affected by serious enrollment declines.

Business

The Income Store’s 3,300 websites to be auctioned in effort to recover millions for investors in alleged Ponzi scheme

The Income Store took in $144 million from investors over three years before it was shut down by federal authorities, but paid out no more than $40 million, Damian said. Courtright allegedly spent some of the funds to pay his mortgage and school tuition for a family member. As of March 31, the receiver had recovered about $104,000 in cash from The Income Store’s business operations, according to court filings.