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Pamela Arscott was shopping at a Walmart in Addison when the new Illinois Lottery's 50th anniversary tickets "caught her eye."
Mayor Brandon Johnson waved a Pride flag and Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas twirled a baton. The route was shortened and fewer floats were admitted this year, but that didn't take away from the fun.
Featuring bands, burlesque performers and a rat mascot, the Rathole Music Fest began as a joke on social media in the wake of the fame of the Roscoe Village rat hole. On Saturday, performers took over Bourbon on Division bar.
Marquan Jones, 17, was ordered held in custody while awaiting trial in the slaying of Larry Neuman in West Garfield Park. Another teen, Lazarious Watt, was arrested last week, charged and is also being held pending trial.