Good afternoon, Chicago. A Cook County jury has acquitted a man of shooting and killing 7-year-old Natalia Wallace, making him the second defendant to be found not guilty in the slaying on the Fourth of July in 2020. Davion Mitchell was found not guilty of murder and other felonies a week after jury selection began on April 4. In December, Cook County Judge Joanne Rosado found a co-defendant, Kevin Boyd, guilty of murder, but she acquitted the alleged getaway driver, Reginald Merrill. Charges are still pending against a fourth man, Boyd’s brother, Terrell Boyd. Here’s what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit chicagotribune.com/latest-headlines and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices. Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History news Nabi Yisrael at Chicago’s Access Living in River North on March 25, 2025. Yisrael contacted the Salvation Army shelter in January and was told there were
no available cots for him, he said. Two months later, when he called 311 for help finding an accessible shelter, he said the response was similar. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) The Disability Rights Action Coalition for Housing has a lawsuit against the city winding its way through federal court alleging the city doesn’t operate or design the emergency shelter program “in a manner that would provide equivalent services” to individuals with mobility disabilities. More top news stories: business Loretto Hospital is seen during twilight on June 2, 2021, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) The personal information of more than 500 people may have been compromised in a hacking incident at Loretto Hospital on the city’s West Side, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. More top business stories: sports Bulls guard Josh Giddey falls while reaching for the ball against the Heat on April 9, 2025, at the United Center. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune) The potential of losing all three point guards for two knockout games places the Chicago Bulls at a steep disadvantage as they attempt to return to the playoffs. More top sports stories: eat. watch. do. Conductor Jaap van Zweden leads members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a performance at Symphony Center in Chicago on Dec. 14, 2017. (Lou Foglia/Chicago Tribune) The hottest festival ticket happens just once a generation, if not once a lifetime. That would be the Mahler Festival, a musical G20 summit of sorts celebrating the life and legacy of Gustav Mahler. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: nation & world This image provided by Commonwealth Media Services shows damage after a fire at the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion
while Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept inside on April 13, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pa. (Commonwealth Media Services via AP) A man is facing charges after authorities say he broke into the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion in the middle of the night, set a fire that left significant damage and forced Gov. Josh Shapiro, his family and guests to evacuate the building during the Jewish holiday of Passover. More top stories from around the world: |