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A Chicago woman drowned her infant son when she walked into Lake Michigan and let go of the 14-month-old boy, Cook County prosecutors alleged
today. Finding that she is a danger to the public and apparently suffering from a mental health crisis, a Cook County judge ordered Surah Amon detained following a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building attended by family members who sobbed in the courtroom’s gallery. Amon, 31, is
charged with murder. Here’s what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit chicagotribune.com/latest-headlines and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices. Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History news State Sen. Lakesia Collins celebrates after being sworn in Jan. 8, 2025, at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. “Squatters
are a problem, and no one should have to get an eviction notice to remove them from their home,” she said. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) The measure, signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker yesterday, clarifies what has long been a point of contention over how authorities should handle squatters — people who are living in a residence without the permission of the property’s legal tenant or owner. More top news stories: business A six-bedroom mansion on Lake Michigan in Winnetka sold for its $9.5 million asking price. (David Ward) A 12,692-square-foot mansion on Sheridan Road in Winnetka sold today for its listing price of just below $9.5 million. More top business stories: sports White Sox’s Chase Meidroth and Andrew Benintendi are congratulated after scoring a run in the third inning against the Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field on July 21, 2025. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) Pitcher Davis Martin is slated to return from the injured list (right forearm strain) and start tonight for the Sox, who have won a season-high four straight. More top sports stories: eat. watch. do. Artist Maria Gaspar holds glass casts made from the bars of a cell and a brick from the demolished Division I of Cook County Jail on July 21,
2025, at her studio in Mana Contemporary in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago before an upcoming commissioned performance titled, “We Lit the Fire and Trusted the Heat (after Angela Davis).” (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Prison bars that were once used as instruments of confinement at the Cook County Jail will be repurposed as musical instruments as part of a performance tomorrow by Chicago-based artist Maria Gaspar. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: nation & world Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath perform at Lollapalooza on Aug. 3, 2012, in Grant Park. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) The gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug- and alcohol-ravaged id — of heavy metal, died today, just weeks after his farewell show. He was 76. More top stories from around the world: | 
