Here’s the biggest news you missed over the weekend

May 28-- May 28--At least 42 people shot in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend. 'Unacceptable state of affairs,' new mayor says

At least 42 people were shot, five fatally, in Chicago over the Memorial Day weekend even as severe storms kept people indoors and 1,200 extra officers patrolled the streets.

The toll was slightly higher than last year's Memorial Day weekend, when 39 people were shot, seven of them fatally, according to shooting data kept by the Tribune.

--Young father killed, 2 others wounded in shooting on 606 trail in Logan Square

After tornado touchdown, Chicago area remains under threat of severe weather -- including flash flooding

Multiple tornado formations and funnel clouds either touched down or threatened to during severe weather Memorial Day, across Illinois and near the Indiana border, according to storm damage reports collected by the National Weather Service.

--Tornado rips through Oklahoma town, killing 2 and injuring at least 29

In historic vote, Illinois House puts Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated income tax plan on November 2020 ballot

The Illinois House on Monday agreed to ask voters to change the 1970 state constitution by authorizing a graduated-rate tax based on the size of income and repealing the currently mandated flat-rate income tax. The move came on a 73-44 party-line vote, two votes more than the bare minimum needed for approval.

Wife and daughter of former UIC basketball coach Howard Moore killed in a car accident in Michigan

The wife and daughter of former UIC basketball coach and current Wisconsin assistant coach Howard Moore died in an auto accident Saturday in Michigan, the University of Wisconsin confirmed Sunday morning. Moore's wife, Jennifer, and their daughter, Jaidyn, were killed in a head-on collision caused by another driver going the wrong way on the M-14 freeway, according to a Detroit News report on the crash. The other driver, a 23-year-old woman, also was killed, the report said. Since the crash, Howard Moore's condition has been improving. Moore's son, Jerell, had been released from a hospital

Asian carp DNA found in Lake Calumet, only 7 miles from Lake Michigan

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service detected several traces of Asian carp DNA in a body of water on Chicago's Far South Side, a mere 7 miles from Lake Michigan, the agency announced last week.

Man who kidnapped Jayme Closs, killed her parents is sentenced to life

A Wisconsin man was sentenced Friday to life in prison for kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents after the girl told the judge she that wanted him "locked up forever" for trying to steal her. Jake Patterson, 21, pleaded guilty in March to two counts of intentional homicide and one count of kidnapping. He admitted he broke int

Hawaii woman missing for 2 weeks rescued from Maui forest

A Hawaii woman has been found alive in a forest on Maui island after going missing more than two weeks ago. Amanda Eller was found injured in the Makawao Forest Reserve, the Maui News reported Friday. "I was crying tears of joy," Eller's mother, Julia, said. "I never gave up hope for a minute. I knew that we would find her."

Trump becomes first world leader to meet new emperor of Japan

Under a blazing hot sun at Japan's Imperial Palace, President Donald Trump on Monday became the first world leader to meet the new emperor of Japan.

Bill Buckner, former Cubs first baseman, dies at 69

Former Cubs first baseman Bill Bucker, who played 22 seasons in the majors but is best remembered for his fielding error that helped Boston lose the 1986 World Series, died on Monday after a battle with Lewy body dementia. Bucker played eight seasons with the Cubs, winning a batting title for them in 1980.

--Bill Buckner's legacy goes beyond the fateful grounder in the 1986 World Series, writes Paul Sullivan.

Packers Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr, leader of Vince Lombardi's powerhouse teams of the 1960s, dies at 85

Bart Starr was an ordinary quarterback until teaming with Vince Lombardi and serving as the catalyst for the powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams that ruled the 1960s and ushered in the NFL as America's most popular sport.

The quarterback's graceful throws helped turn a run-heavy league into a passing spectacle, yet it's a run for which he's most famous: the sneak that won the famed "Ice Bowl" in 1967.

CTA to close Lawrence, Berwyn stations for more than 3 years during massive Red-Purple Line project

North Siders -- consider yourselves warned. The CTA is setting a timeline for its biggest-ever construction project, and it will involve track shutdowns, roadwork and the closing of two Red Line stations for more than three years.

The $2.1 billion Red-Purple Line modernization project, the costliest in CTA history, will rebuild stations, bridges and track along a century-old corridor between Lawrence and Bryn Mawr on the Red Line, the agency's busiest corridor. The work will include a bypass that will take Brown Line trains above the Red and Purple lines north of the busy Belmont station.

Your cable bill could be going up $4: Cubs TV network will raise costs for diehards and nonfans alike

The Marquee Sports Network is set to launch in February as the exclusive local television home of the Cubs, adding year-round, 24/7 programming to sate even the most diehard fans, and an increased charge on the cable bill to infuriate those who are not.

Simon Pagenaud takes his first Indianapolis 500 crown

Simon Pagenaud may have saved his job by giving Roger Penske a golden Indianapolis 500 victory.

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