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5-Year-Old Fatally Shot on Near West Side

Reign Ware was fatally shot early Sunday leaving a family party. She loved to dance and swim and was set to enroll in gymnastics and kindergarten. The family set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral costs. [Sun-Times]

Severe Weather at Sueños Fest

Thousands of attendees at the Grant Park festival evacuated Sunday night due to severe weather. The fest also got a late start that morning. [NBC Chicago]

Replacing Juvenile Detention Center

The Cook County Juvenile Detention Center will be downsized and replaced with smaller “centers of care,” according to a new plan from county officials. The five-story West Side juvenile center will be repurposed for the fewer than 50 kids who will remain in secure detention. [Injustice Watch]

Transit Board Appointee Withdraws Nomination

West Side Rev. Ira Acree withdrew his name Friday for consideration for the Regional Transportation Authority Board. He cited a lack of allies in his appointment to serve on the committee overseeing CTA, Metra, and Pace. [WGN]

• The pastor has no professional transit experience nor does he regularly ride the city’s buses and trains. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

The Latest on Chicago Housing Authority

The head of the city’s housing agency is under fire following investigations into its scattered-site program. We examine two properties that exemplify ongoing problems at the CHA. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

As promised, here are the answers to the two versions of the new game we unveiled Friday.

Connections (Sidney's Version)

The four categories are:

• “The Bear”: Apron, cousin, Italian beef, and Thanksgiving
• Chicago museums: History, leather archives, planetarium, and surgical science
• Chicago sweet treats: brownie, Cracker Jack, Mars, and paczki
• Chicago beaches: 31st Street, Fullerton, Humboldt Park, Rainbow

Connections (Simone's Version)

The four categories are:

• Great Lakes: Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Ontario
• Street names that start with “W”: Wacker, Washington, Weed, and Wells
• Chicago mayors: Byrne, Cermak, Daley, and Ogden
• Chicagoland rivers: Calumet, Chicago, Skokie, and Waukegan

Will Chicago Housing Authority Step Up?

Block Club’s Rachel Hinton and Mick Dumke break down the many issues facing the city’s housing agency and if any progress is being made.