Overview
- Police say two people with handguns approached Jerry Lewis near Madison and Leavitt on Tuesday around 12:45 p.m. and shot him in the head.
- He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
- Detectives are questioning two people of interest, with no charges or motive announced.
- The Cook County Medical Examiner has not issued a formal identification.
- Family and colleagues described Lewis as a mentor tied to Project 1901, a roughly $7 billion plan to redevelop the United Center area, who pressed for minority-owned firms to win work.