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Prosecutors reject charges in deadly Lincoln Park shooting that prompted bar’s closure

First publishedJul 22, 13:24 UTC
Last updatedJul 22, 22:01 UTC · 11m ago
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<p>Prosecutors rejected charges against a person of interest taken into custody after a fatal shooting this weekend near a Lincoln Park bar that has since been closed by the city.</p><p>A spokesperson for Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke said “the evidence doesn’t support criminal charges” in the shooting early Sunday near The Dime, 2263 N. The Dime was later shuttered Tuesday by acting police Supt.

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<p>Prosecutors rejected charges against a person of interest taken into custody after a fatal shooting this weekend near a Lincoln Park bar that has since been closed by the city.</p><p>A spokesperson for Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke said “the evidence doesn’t support criminal charges” in the shooting early Sunday near The Dime, 2263 N. The Dime was later shuttered Tuesday by acting police Supt. Fred Waller.</p><p>Malik McCorkle, 30, was <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/07/20/man-shot-and-killed-during-fight-in-lincoln-park-1-in-custody" target="_blank" >shot multiple times</a> and killed outside of a nearby bar called King of Cups, 2238 N. But witnesses said the shooting happened after fights broke out inside of The Dime.

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<p>Prosecutors rejected charges against a person of interest taken into custody after a fatal shooting this weekend near a Lincoln Park bar that has since been closed by the city.</p><p>A spokesperson for Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke said “the evidence doesn’t support criminal charges” in the shooting early Sunday near The Dime, 2263 N. The Dime was later shuttered Tuesday by acting police Supt.
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