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Demario Brown, DaShamone's oldest brother, gives one last hug to his brother during the funeral for former Proviso East athlete DaShamone "Spuddy" McCarty at Rock of Ages Baptist Church in Maywood, Ill., on Friday, May 24, 2013. Dashamone McCarty, 19, was shot and killed in Maywood just days returning home from his first year at Dakota College. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

The funeral for former Proviso East athlete DaShamone "Spuddy" McCarty at Rock of Ages Baptist Church in Maywood, Ill., on Friday, May 24, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Family members embrace during the funeral for former Proviso East athlete DaShamone "Spuddy" McCarty at Rock of Ages Baptist Church in Maywood, Ill., on Friday, May 24, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Billy Engel, left, and Julian Vasquez, right, DaShamone's teammates from Dakota College, hold up his jerseys during the funeral for former Proviso East athlete DaShamone "Spuddy" McCarty at Rock of Ages Baptist Church in Maywood, Ill., on Friday, May 24, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Friends and family pay their respects during the funeral for former Proviso East athlete DaShamone "Spuddy" McCarty at Rock of Ages Baptist Church in Maywood, Ill., on Friday, May 24, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Jacqueline Goldberg speaks at the Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse in Chicago, Ill., after losing her case against Donald Trump on Thursday, May 23, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Army veteran Rich Beloz, of Chicago, salutes during the Memorial Day ceremony at Daley Plaza in Chicago, Ill., on Saturday, May 25, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Farragut Career Academy JROTC cadets march with a large American flag during the Memorial Day parade in Chicago, Ill., on Saturday, May 25, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Sox pitcher Chris Sale prepares for a pitch during the first inning at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, May 28, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Cubs Welington Castillo celebrates his 2-run home-run during the second inning at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, May 28, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Cubs pitcher Edwin Jackson heads to the dugout as a rain delay is called during the third inning at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, May 28, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Ground crews cover the field as a rain delay is called during the third inning at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, May 28, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Fans take shelter after a rain delay is called at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, May 28, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Cubs Dioner Navarro connects for a home-run during the fourth inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill., on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Cubs, from left, Luis Valbuena, Dioner Navarro, and Scott Hairston celebrate after Dioner Navarro's home run during the fourth inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill., on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

White Sox Alexei Ramirez safely steals second under Cubs second baseman Darwin Barney during the fifth inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill., on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Fans pass back a bat that was lost on a swing by Dioner Navarro during the sixth inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill., on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Cubs Dioner Navarro hits a home run during the seventh inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill., on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Cubs Dioner Navarro celebrates with teammate Alfonso Soriano, left, after hitting a home run during the seventh inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill., on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

White Sox Hector Gimenez strikes out swinging during the eighth inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill., on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media