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Man found shot to death on South Side ID'd as local basketball legend
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Tre Ward
Thursday, July 30, 2026 3:56AM
Basketball coach Tim Bankston, 60, was found shot to death in the 7600-block of South Emerald Street Wednesday, Chicago police and his family said.
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