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Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Top officials with the Chicago Police Department joined residents in North Lawndale Friday for a rally and peace walk just days after two mass shootings, minutes apart, shook the West Side neighborhood. “We want to send a message that violent offenders will not be tolerated in this neighborhood and throughout Chicago,” Police Supt. David Brown told reporters at the rally. “We want to put our foot down, place our flag in this post and say the community and the police department are working together. We’re coming together for peace.” Faith leaders, elected ...

Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times City Council members on Friday spent six hours grilling police Supt. David Brown over his plans to tamp down the latest surge in summertime gun violence. But Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s top cop said he could’ve used that time preparing for the perennially bloody Fourth of July Holiday weekend instead. “This briefing before you today comes at a cost of critical scheduled time for our leadership team to discuss deployment decisions that we are all forgoing to ensure you have this information once again,” Brown said before outlining some of the patrol strategies that...

Jenna: welcome back. a few headlines we are watching today for you here on "happening now." closing arguments expected in one of the biggest technology disputes in history. apple is accusing samsung are copying it's iphone and ipad technology. attorneys for samsung said others previously developed much of the technology at issue. in the meantime in florida casey anthony is about to complete her one year procee probation sentence for check fraud. last summer a jury acquitted her of murdering her daughter. once her case ends on friday anthony will be free to leave the state of florida. where she...