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Flaws in an Illinois law that required testing schools' water for lead have weakened its ability to protect children.

According to a Tribune analysis of state data, more than 1,800 of the roughly 2,100 public schools that submitted test results identified some amount of lead in their drinking water.

Akeem Briscoe was killed Wednesday night when a possible dispute among gang members of the Maniac Latin Disciples erupted into gunfire, sending a bullet through the window of the boy’s Chicago home.