A 16-year-old boy died after he was found shot at the Grant Skate Park in the South Loop Wednesday night, Chicago police said.
Volunteers and staff with Cradles to Crayons packed 36,000 backpacks with school supplies in less than two hours during the organization's 11th annual Backpack-a-thon at Wintrust Arena Wednesday.
The WNBA's best and brightest are in Chicago for the All-Star Game.
Officers were responding to reports of up to 25 vehicles doing donuts in the street.
Coming off two busy weekends for the CTA, Chicago leaders say crime is falling on public transportation.
Chicago police are looking for a man accused of committing a sex offense on a CTA train back in May.