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The city raised safety concerns about an open swim in the river and reached a compromise with the group planning the Sept. 22 event.
A male driving in the 1900 block of West Howard Street fatally struck a 67-year-old man walking in the street late Saturday.
About 1:15 a.m., officers assigned to the Robbery Task Force heard multiple shots near the 1800 block of South Blue Island Avenue and found "armed offenders," according to police.
The Amigos Unidos FC, or United Friends, program mostly drew children who are from Colombia and Venezuela. Two friends at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign started it, aiming to reach migrant kids who love soccer.