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Adam Disler, left, of Chicago, Ill., and Jay Messar, right, of Milwaukee, Wis., bolt into the water during the Lakeview Polar Bear Club’s annual Polar Plunge at Oak Street Beach in Chicago, Ill., on Saturday, January 26, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Dan Paulsrud from Milwaukee, Wis., holds his son Connor, 3, during SoxFest at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, Ill., on Friday, January 25, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart speaks to the media at the Cook County Sheriff's Office in Maywood, Ill., on Friday, February 1, 2013. Sheriff Dart provided updated information on the mistaken release of inmate Steven L. Robbins. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

University of Chicago graduate student Nell Pach jogs during a cold and snowy afternoon on the lakefront trail near E. Oakwood Blvd. in Chicago, Ill., on Saturday, February 2, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Pedestrians walk past a mound of snow on N. Franklin St. during a rainy afternoon in Chicago, Ill., on Thursday, February 7, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Nicole Smith, left, and her sister Laverne Smith, right, speak outside of their home in Chicago, Ill., about their friend Ronnie Chambers, 34, who was fatal shot, on Saturday, January 26, 2013. Chambers had two brothers and a sister who were murdered previously. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Chicago Police stand over the body of Devin Common, 28, after a shooting at S Champlain Ave and E 74th St in Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, January 29, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Cleopatra Pendleton, the mother of Hadiya Pendleton, arrives with her son Nathaniel, right, during visitation for 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton at Calahan Funeral Home in Chicago, Ill., on Friday, February 8, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

A line forms as mourners enter during visitation for 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton at Calahan Funeral Home in Chicago, Ill., on Friday, February 8, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Tierra Woods, left, 17, and Adriana Keith, right, 16, who both went to school with Hadiya, embrace outside of the visitation for 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton at Calahan Funeral Home in Chicago, Ill., on Friday, February 8, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Mourners watch as the hearse arrives for the wake for slain 15-year-old King College Prep student Hadiya Pendleton at Greater Harvest Baptist Church in Chicago, Ill., on Saturday, February 9, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Mourners arrive at the wake for slain 15-year-old King College Prep student Hadiya Pendleton at Greater Harvest Baptist Church in Chicago, Ill., on Saturday, February 9, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Chicago police detain a man after a disturbance in the line before the wake for slain 15-year-old King College Prep student Hadiya Pendleton at Greater Harvest Baptist Church in Chicago, Ill., on Saturday, February 9, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

First lady Michelle Obama arrives at the wake for slain 15-year-old King College Prep student Hadiya Pendleton at Greater Harvest Baptist Church in Chicago, Ill., on Saturday, February 9, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Joyy Norris, left, comforts Amari Malone, 16, a friend of Hadiya Pendleton, outside of the wake for slain 15-year-old King College Prep student Hadiya Pendleton at Greater Harvest Baptist Church in Chicago, Ill., on Saturday, February 9, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Danyia Bell, left, 16, and Artureana Terrell, right, 16, cry while looking at photos of Hadiya Pendleton during the wake for slain 15-year-old King College Prep student Hadiya Pendleton at Greater Harvest Baptist Church in Chicago, Ill., on Saturday, February 9, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Chicago police watch over as a crowd forms after it was announced there was not room to admit more to the wake and funeral service for slain 15-year-old King College Prep student Hadiya Pendleton at Greater Harvest Baptist Church in Chicago, Ill., on Saturday, February 9, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez speaks after the bond hearing for Michael Ward, 18, and Kenneth Williams, 20, charged in the murder of Hadiya Pendleton, at the Cook County Criminal Courts Building in Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media