Warm Weather

Spring is here:

• Tuesday's sun whispered of spring. And across the city, Chicagoans were counting on the rest of the week to scream of it, with plans to shed their winter wear, ready their rakes and eat under the stars.

Chicagoans are also dusting off the guns, cruising for trouble and getting ready to settle up old grudges that have been nursed through the cold winter months. We've noticed an uptick in calls of shots fired, armed robbery reports, gang disturbances and midweek homicides that we guess can be attributed to the warm weather and spring break.

Be careful out there.