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A judge today held a man without bail after he was accused of shooting and killing a girl who was riding a scooter in front of her home in Portage Park.

Michael Goodman, 43, is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Serabi Medina on Saturday night.

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Emergency responders from multiple area fire and police departments were on the scene Aug. 4, 2023, at Arlington Lake in Arlington Heights where the body of a man was recovered from the water.

Emergency responders from multiple area fire and police departments were on the scene Aug. 4, 2023, at Arlington Lake in Arlington Heights where the body of a man was recovered from the water.

Emergency responders pulled the body of a 51-year-old man out of Lake Arlington earlier this month after a Park District worker discovered some “personal belongings” near the sailboat launch at Lake Arlington, and a land and water search was started. Read more here.

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Customers use a bong to smoke marijuana at Okay Cannabis’ consumption lounge on July 29, 2023, in Wheeling.

Customers use a bong to smoke marijuana at Okay Cannabis’ consumption lounge on July 29, 2023, in Wheeling. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

Through July, the state has generated $924 million in recreational cannabis sales, a 4.3% increase over the same period last year, but the growth curve has been flattening. Read more here.

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Former shortstop Ozzie Guillén is announced as the 1993 American League West Division Championship White Sox team is honored before a game between the Sox and the Kansas City Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago in 2018.

Former shortstop Ozzie Guillén is announced as the 1993 American League West Division Championship White Sox team is honored before a game between the Sox and the Kansas City Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago in 2018. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)

Paul Sullivan recently asked Guillén, who is employed by NBC Sports Chicago, which is partly owned by the White Sox, if he’s ever had any blowback from the Sox for his often biting commentary. Here’s what he said. Read more here.

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PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 31: DJ. Casper attends 'Brotherly Love' Philadelphia Advance Screening at The Pearl Theater on March 31, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images)

DJ Casper attends a “Brotherly Love” advance screening at the Pearl Theater in 2015 in Philadelphia. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images)

Casper, whose birth name was Willie Perry Jr., was born and raised in Chicago. Read more here.

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Storm clouds pass over the Washington Monument on Aug. 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

Storm clouds pass over the Washington Monument on Aug. 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

At least two people died, thousands of U.S. flights were canceled or delayed, and more than 1.1 million homes and businesses lost power Monday as severe storms, including hail and lightning, moved through the eastern U.S. Read more here.

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