Extra Extra: Two Boys, 14, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 10-Year-Old Girl At Knife-point
Two 14-year-old boys are in juvenile detention for allegedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl at knife-point. Police say the girl was walking down the street when the boys took her into a home, threatened her with a steak knife and sexually assaulted her. One of the boys' mothers asked the judge to release her son, so he could go to summer school to complete eighth grade. [Tribune]
Chicago authorities arrested 23 people in a major bust of a regional drug distribution ring. [CBS]
The Illinois unemployment rate fell again in May. [State Journal-Register]
A northwest Indiana woman faces attempted murder charges after allegedly attacking a woman in Gary with a machete. [ABC7]
Sports bars and other hockey-related businesses are relieved the Blackhawks are making up for their strike-related losses with a playoff extension. [ABC7]
The wife of former CeaseFire director Tio Hardiman has filed for divorce. [Sun-Times]
A massive peaceful protest is happening in Brazil. Among the issues, protesters are unhappy the country is spending so much money on hosting the 2016 Olympics (the one Chicago was in the running for). The International Olympic Committee says it supports the peaceful protest and remains confident the nation will benefit from hosting the Olympics. [ESPN]