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The city began construction on Grainger Plaza in August 2023, limiting access to the popular sculpture in Millennium Park.
Police officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 2800 block of South Kedzie Avenue about 5 p.m. Sunday and found a 19-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds, police said. He died. Two others were wounded.
The Park District announced about 11 a.m. Sunday that the fountain — which contains 1.5 million gallons of water — had been cleared of the dye and turned back on.
Larry Neuman sought to bring folks together and hoped to do more for young people. The retired police officer, Vietnam veteran and ordained minister 'probably knew just about everybody in the neighborhood.'