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From the Chicago Tribune's Bob Sakamoto:

The Public League is taking drastic measures to curb a rash of violence that has erupted at its basketball games in the last week.

Chicago Public Schools director of sports administration Calvin Davis told the Tribune late Thursday that three changes would be implemented for the rest of the season:

•All varsity boys basketball games will begin at 4 p.m.

•Fans from the visiting team will not be allowed to attend.

•In some cases in which there has been a history of trouble between schools, no fans will be allowed to attend the game.

On Tuesday night, North Lawndale forward Jermaine Winfield was shot in the leg during a postgame altercation in which Winfield came to the aid of a teammate.

Also Tuesday, the Simeon-Bogan game was halted in the fourth quarter when a fight erupted in the stands.

Just after North Lawndale beat Marshall on Thursday night, a fight between two female students turned into a bigger disturbance, with a police call for assistance resulting in eight squad cars and two paddy wagons being dispatched to Marshall.