 A 6-year-old girl was wounded by a stray bullet on the Far South Side last week when a 15-year-old boy pulled out a gun and started shooting following a dispute over a bet on a basketball game the boy was playing, police said today.  | West Chicago mayor dies following heart attack West Chicago Mayor Mike Kwasman died today, the city announced in an afternoon press release. Kwasman suffered a heart attack Saturday and was being treated at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. |  | New Chicago vehicle sticker unveiled after controversy City Clerk Susana Mendoza unveiled a city vehicle sticker with a simple design Tuesday as she sought to move beyond the controversy that erupted when she yanked a teen's winning sticker artwork amid concerns it might contain street gang symbols. |  | Wilmington firefighter, friend, charged with arson Two men, including a firefighter from southwest suburban Wilmington have been charged with arson for setting fire to the firefighter’s pickup truck and filing a false insurance claim for it, authorities said. |  | 'Lottery curse' could haunt Illinois Mega Millions winner When the winner of a third of the record $656 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot steps before the cameras on Wednesday at a news conference in Red Bud, Illinois, life will be upended and there is a high risk he or she will fall prey to the "lottery curse," experts said. |  | Cops: Man admitted biting, beating toddler A South Side man charged in the fatal beating of his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter admitted he bit and "smacked" the toddler as he babysat her over the weekend, prosecutors said today. | |  | |
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