Surveillance footage prompted the felony arrest of a Park Ridge Kiddie Academy employee after a 4-year-old was allegedly struck. The worker faces aggravated-battery charges and is due in Skokie court.

Showers and thunderstorms likely in Chicago Saturday, July 4, with gusty winds and locally heavy rain. Expect pockets of street flooding and plan indoor alternatives.

A Richland Center Kwik Trip sold a $167,000 Badger 5 ticket in the July 1 drawing. The retailer could receive a small bonus under the Lottery’s program.

Two men were wounded in separate South Side shootings Thursday night and a man was found dead early Friday in Pilsen, police say.

A 56-year-old man was found dead in Back of the Yards after a suspected dog attack. Police say a preliminary investigation points to injuries from a dog and detectives are investigating.

A rooftop fire ripped through a Tru by Hilton on Diehl Road near I-88 in Naperville overnight; officials say the cause is unknown and investigators are on scene.

Churches, outreach workers and volunteer peacekeepers spread across neighborhoods as Chicago mobilizes to prevent violence over the Fourth of July weekend. Funding, federal arrests and local patrols all play a part.

A 52-year-old man was found unresponsive early Friday on South Canalport Avenue in Pilsen; detectives have opened a homicide investigation and no arrests have been reported.

A 46-year-old Chicago man faces multiple felony counts after police say he shot a 48-year-old in Little Village; the victim is in stable condition at Mount Sinai.

A fallen tree derailed a CTA Yellow Line train in Evanston late Thursday; 31 riders were evacuated and there were no reported injuries.

A 49-year-old woman was shoved onto CTA tracks in Wrigleyville Thursday night; Area Three detectives are investigating and five people are being questioned.

A man was hospitalized in serious condition after an argument inside a Southwest Side home turned to gunfire late Friday. Detectives are asking neighbors for tips and video.

Neighbors chased down and held a man who prosecutors say attacked a jogger on the 606 Trail; the suspect appeared for a June 30 detention hearing.