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Chicago Fire midfielder David Accam, right, controls the ball against Colorado Rapids midfielder Micheal Azira during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in Bridgeview, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Chicago Fire forward Nemanja Nikolic, left, heads the ball against the Colorado Rapids during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in Bridgeview, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Chicago Fire midfielder David Accam, left, shoots against the Colorado Rapids during the second half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in Bridgeview, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Chicago Fire midfielder David Accam (11) celebrates with forwards Nemanja Nikolic (23) and Michael de Leeuw (8) after scoring a goal against the Colorado Rapids during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in Bridgeview, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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This April 2015 photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago shows several guns that were stolen by street gangs from a train stopped in Chicago. The guns had been en route from New Hampshire weapon maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. to Spokane, Wash. The photo entered into evidence in the April 2017 trial of one suspect in the case. Norfolk Southern that operates a rail yard in a high-crime part of Chicago where thieves stole 150 guns in recent years says in a letter to Sen. Dick Durbin it has implemented new measures to thwart gun thieves. (U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago via AP)
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This April 2015 photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago shows several guns that were stolen by street gangs from a train stopped in Chicago. The guns had been en route from New Hampshire weapon maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. to Spokane, Wash. The photo entered into evidence in the April 2017 trial of one suspect in the case. Chicago aldermen representing neighborhoods near a Norfolk Southern rail yard where thieves in recent years stole 150 guns want new laws aimed at ensuring railways properly secure their yards. (U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago via AP)
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In this May 7, 2017 photo, Chicago Police Deputy Supt. Kevin Navarro, left, and Ald. Raymond Lopez, speak at a shooting scene where suspected gang members opened fire on a group attending a memorial for another man killed earlier in the day, in Chicago. (Lauren FitzPatrick/Sun Times via AP)
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In this Nov. 7, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama waves as he walks on stage with first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha at his election night party in Chicago. Former President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will visit Chicago for a community meeting to discuss their planned library and museum. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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In this Friday, Feb. 12, 2016, photo, Alderman Pat Dowell appears in Chicago. Powell and other Chicago aldermen representing high-crime neighborhoods near a Norfolk Southern railyard want new laws ensuring railways secure their facilities following thefts in recent years of roughly 150 guns. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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This April 2015 photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago shows several guns that were stolen by street gangs from a train stopped in Chicago. The guns had been en route from New Hampshire weapon maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. to Spokane, Wash. The photo entered into evidence in the April 2017 trial of one suspect in the case. Chicago aldermen representing neighborhoods near a Norfolk Southern rail yard where thieves in recent years stole over 100 guns want new laws aimed at ensuring railways properly secure their yards. (U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago via AP)
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FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2015, file photo, former Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd- Bennett speaks before leaving federal court in Chicago, after she pleaded guilty to helping steer $23 million in no-bid contracts to education firms for $2.3 million in kickbacks and bribes while working for CPS. A federal judge in Chicago is scheduled to sentence Byrd-Bennett Friday, April 28, 2017. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Media via AP, File)
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In this April 24, 2017, photo Artemio Arreola, an organizer with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, speaks to other advocates in downtown Chicago. The advocates plan to march in a May 1 rally in Chicago. (AP Photo by Sophia Tareen)
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In this April 24, 2017 photo, Pastor Don Taylor, of a suburban Chicago organizing group, speaks to immigrant rights advocates in downtown Chicago. The advocates plan to march in a May 1 rally in Chicago. (AP Photo by Sophia Tareen)
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Thomas Demetrio, right, an attorney for Dr. David Dao speaks at a news conference Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Chicago. Dao a passenger dragged from a United Express flight Sunday April 9, 2017, suffered a "significant" concussion and broken nose, and he lost two front teeth, Demetrio said Thursday. Dao was removed from the plane after he refused to give up his seat on the full flight from Chicago to Louisville to make room for four crew members.(AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
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Crystal Pepper daughter of Dr. David Dao accompanied by attorney Stephen Golan, speaks at a news conference Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Chicago. Dao a passenger dragged from a United Express flight Sunday April 9, 2017, suffered a "significant" concussion and broken nose, and he lost two front teeth, attorney Thomas Demetrio said Thursday. Dao was removed from the plane after he refused to give up his seat on the full flight from Chicago to Louisville to make room for four crew members.(AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
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Thomas Demetrio an attorney for Dr. David Dao speaks at a news conference Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Chicago. Dao a passenger dragged from a United Express flight Sunday April 9, suffered a "significant" concussion and broken nose, and he lost two front teeth, Demetrio said Thursday. Dao was removed from the plane after he refused to give up his seat on the full flight from Chicago to Louisville to make room for four crew members.(AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
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Thomas Demetrio, an attorney for Dr. David Dao, speaks at a news conference Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Chicago. Dao, a passenger dragged from a United Express flight Sunday April 9, 2017, suffered a "significant" concussion and broken nose, and he lost two front teeth, Demetrio said Thursday. Dao was removed from the plane after he refused to give up his seat on the full flight from Chicago to Louisville to make room for four crew members.(AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
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Thomas Demetrio, an attorney for Dr. David Dao, speaks at a news conference Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Chicago. Dao, a passenger dragged from a United Express flight Sunday April 9, 2017, suffered a "significant" concussion and broken nose, and he lost two front teeth, Demetrio said Thursday. Dao was removed from the plane after he refused to give up his seat on the full flight from Chicago to Louisville to make room for four crew members. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
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Crystal Pepper daughter of Dr. David Dao speaks at a news conference Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Chicago. Dao a passenger dragged from a United Express flight Sunday April 9, 2017, suffered a "significant" concussion and broken nose, and he lost two front teeth, attorney Thomas Demetrio said Thursday. Dao was removed from the plane after he refused to give up his seat on the full flight from Chicago to Louisville to make room for four crew members.(AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
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Crystal Pepper daughter of Dr. David Dao accompanied by attorney Stephen Golan, speaks at a news conference Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Chicago. Dao a passenger dragged from a United Express flight Sunday April 9, 2017, suffered a "significant" concussion and broken nose, and he lost two front teeth, attorney Thomas Demetrio said Thursday. Dao was removed from the plane after he refused to give up his seat on the full flight from Chicago to Louisville to make room for four crew members. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
