Afternoon Briefing: R. Kelly back in Chicago jail in advance of second criminal trial

Good afternoon, Chicago.

R. Kelly is back in a Chicago prison after spending more than a year in jail in Brooklyn. Jury selection for his second criminal trial is set to begin Aug. 15 at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, where he is accused of conspiring with two former associates to rig his 2008 child pornography case in Cook County and hide years of alleged sexual abuse of underage girls.

Highland Park victims and suburban mothers are marching on the U.S. Capitol today to pressure legislators to enact a federal ban on assault weapons.

And Laura Ricketts and the Chicago Sky are in preliminary talks about the Cubs co-owner potentially investing in the WNBA team.

Here’s what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit chicagotribune.com/breaking and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices.

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Democratic operative Patrick Doherty pleads guilty to bribery in red-light camera probe

Doherty admitted in a plea agreement with prosecutors that he helped funnel payments from an employee of a red-light camera company SafeSpeed LLC to former state Sen. Martin Sandoval in exchange for the senator’s help in Springfield. At the time, Doherty was moonlighting as a sales agent for SafeSpeed. Read more here.

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Bell Works Chicagoland, the former AT&T campus in Hoffman Estates, lands largest tenant yet: Club Colors

Apparel company Club Colors agreed to lease 52,000 square feet and establish its national headquarters in Bell Works Chicagoland, the largest deal yet at the former AT&T campus in Hoffman Estates. Read more here.

More top business stories:

• Insurance exec’s $12M purchase of Lincoln Park mansion marks Chicago’s 4th priciest single-family home sale

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Chicago Blackhawks reportedly make some free-agent signings — while Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews are in a holding pattern

The Blackhawks aren’t expected to make a big splash in free agency this summer, but one signing certainly has raised eyebrows: Max Domi. Read more here.

More top sports stories:

• Bears acquire N’Keal Harry, a former 1st-round pick by the Patriots, to join crowded receiver room

• Dylan Cease helps the White Sox earn a doubleheader split with the Guardians on a day of impressive pitching

Black Crowes reopen Ravinia in Highland Park with a concert from ‘Shake Your Money Maker’ — it’s strange how much it felt like healing

“If I could choose a salve to heal a grieving community, the Black Crowes wouldn’t be my first choice,” writes Lauren Warnecke. “But a swaying crowd singing along to the band’s unparagoned catalog turned out to be just the thing we needed.” Read more here.

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Heavy Russian shelling in Ukraine kills 5 civilians and wounds 18

Most of the deaths occurred in Donetsk province, which is part of a region where pro-Russia separatists have fought for eight years and which the Kremlin is intent on capturing. Read more here.

More top stories from around the world:

• Video shows police waiting in Uvalde school hallway while gunman shot children and teachers in classroom

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