Cop Charged With Murder/ CTA Protest/ Bulls Outbreak/ Bears Lose

Mark Konkol
Updated ·3 min read

The Bulls' run of good fortune on the court this season took another turn for the worse as starting guard Zach LaVine and reserve Troy Brown, Jr. became the latest players out due to testing positive for coronavirus.

That leaves the Bulls with nine players sidelined by COVID-19, leaving the team one short of the league minimum required to postpone a game.

Jeff Arnold on Sports: Chicago Bulls Add Another 2 To COVID-19 Protocol, No End In Sight

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  • About 400 CTA bus and train operators have been attacked this year, union officials said during a Saturday protest that shutdown Michigan Avenue downtown. "We're tired. Our members are tired of coming to work and not feeling like they are safe," said Eric Dixon, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 308 president. (ABC7)

  • "Enough is enough," Gold Coast Exotic Motor Cars. owner Joe Perillo said after armed, smash-and-grab robbers stole $2 million in luxury watches from the dealership Saturday. ""A city that I love and everybody loves to come to is going to be a desert if they don't stop this," he said. (Newsweek)

  • Off-duty Chicago police officer Pierre Tyler was denied bail after being charged with the first-degree murder of Andris B. Wofford, the mother of his child who was found fatally shot in the head. (NBC5)

  • Former Chicago Bears wide receiver Josh Bellamy is headed to federal prison. Bellamy was sentenced to three years for fraudulently obtaining a $1.2 million coronavirus relief loan and using the money to purchase over $104,000 in luxury goods. (WGN)

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Riley Stillman #61 of the Chicago Blackhawks. (Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
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