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Joseph Weiss admitted lying about his brother's ties to the late Chicago mobster Frank 'The German' Schweihs.
Protesters marched through the neighborhood, flying Palestinian flags and wearing kaffiyehs. They called on Chicago leaders to divest from Israel and also sought the release of Illinois inmates wrongfully convicted and sentenced.
A boy, 15, was in an alley near the 3800 block of West Lawrence Avenue at 3 p.m. when someone in a black sedan drove by and shot at him, hitting him in the left leg, police said.
The nonprofit wants to open a fourth school that would double as a venue with a bar, in a "significant step forward" as it also looks to offer an affordable performance space for artists.