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“Since we’re in a drought, the ground is solid and dry. It would be nice if we could get some light showers first, to moisten up some of the soil, but it doesn’t look like that’s going to be the case. We’ve got our fingers crossed, but it looks like it’s going to come down fairly hard and therefore the water’s going to run off fairly quickly because of the dry, hard ground,” Leatherwood said.

According to the release, officials found an unloaded firearm magazine and rounds of 9 mm ammunition in Morris’ bedroom at his residence in the 8100 block of South Avalon in the Avalon Park neighborhood. Officials also found two guns in a book bag with Morris’ ID, 10 other firearms, a pellet gun, brass knuckles and 889 rounds of ammunition of various calibers.

In a recorded phone call on May 23, 2017, Doherty told Maani that the Oak Lawn trustee was “looking for a job for his kid,” to which Maani asked whether he would want to be a violations reviewer for SafeSpeed, according to Maani’s deferred prosecution agreement, which offered the most detailed version of the alleged scheme.

“We’re going to see what happens there and go from there. I’m hoping that the judge will make some decision,” Elizabeth Wolff, who directed Monday’s episode, told the Tribune. “If he rules in our favor and some of these case files are turned over, I’m hoping that it will help other investigators, help Chris’ family … but really maybe be a lead for other citizen sleuths, like Michelle, to pick up where she left off.”

The 39-year-old bicyclist was riding in the 7100 block of South Bennett Avenue about 2:55 a.m. when he was shot in the head and upper and lower body, according to a police media notification. Preliminary police information indicates two men wearing all black were standing on a street corner and shooting at some other person or people. The man shot was likely not the intended target of the shooting, according to police.

“We urge Wisconsinites to protect themselves, their families, and their communities by getting vaccinated,” said DHS Secretary-designee Karen Timberlake “The sooner people get vaccinated against COVID-19, the less opportunity for the virus to keep mutating.”

For an unknown reason, “it appears he lost control of the vehicle,” around 1500 North on Lake Shore Drive, the notification said. The SUV plowed through a guard rail and knocked down a light pole; the driver was then ejected from the SUV. The SUV also caught on fire and had to be extinguished by the Chicago Fire Department, police said.

Precious Richardson, left, lights candles during a vigil for her uncle, Maurice Granton Jr., in the 4700 block of South Prairie Avenue on June 7, 2018, in Chicago. Granton was fatally shot by Chicago police during a foot pursuit. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)

At a hearing held by telephone last week, Kelly told the judge he wished to terminate attorneys Steven Greenberg and Michael Leonard. Instead, the singer said he’s opted to go with Becker, who is based in Michigan, and another member of the legal team, Thomas Farinella of New York.

“By the third night you could not walk a step, you couldn’t move your foot without stepping on one emerging out of the ground,” said Lara Danzl, environmental education supervisor of the Vermilion County Conservation District, referring to Brood X’s arrival a couple of weeks ago. “Watching them come out of that nymph exoskeleton with their transparent body and their transparent wings, they’re almost like this white ghost.