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4 people wounded by gunfire in Chicago Monday

A man was shot during a carjacking early Monday in the 300 block of North Western Avenue on the Near West Side, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

3rd season of ‘South Side’ will have Chance the Rapper, Lollapalooza and a scene with Lower Wacker’s auto pound as Mordor

CHICAGO — On the waning summer days of filming for the new season of the hit HBO Max comedy “South Side,” the Near West Side television set felt a lot like a lovefest.

Chicago Tribune

Man shot during carjacking on Near West Side

The man, 46, was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.

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2 men shot on Near West Side

The men were on a sidewalk about 1:20 p.m. Friday in the 2100 block of West Jackson Boulevard when someone began shooting, police said.

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City Council approves Chicago Fire’s training center on Near West Side

The 36-11 vote came after a debate over the project’s merits in an area beset by poverty and whether the land could be better used for public housing.

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Chicago Fire’s Near West Side training site stymied

With seven alderpersons absent, the zoning committee votes it down but is expected to try again Wednesday,

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Two men ‘looking for someone to shoot’ charged with seriously wounding 12-year-old boy on Near West Side

Isaiah M. Renteria, 22, and Pedro Molina, 23, have both been charged with first-degree attempted murder. Renteria also has been charged with fleeing police.

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Man killed in Near West Side hit-and-run crash

The 22-year-old was walking on the sidewalk about 5:15 a.m. when a dark car hit him in the first block of North Ogden Avenue.

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$1 million bail for 2 men who allegedly grabbed for guns before being wounded in separate police shootings

Jayden Higgs, 23, was shot in the head on Thursday in Back of the Yards. Raymond Comer, a 37-year-old felon, was struck multiple times on Friday when an officer fired 11 shots on the Near West Side. They both remained hospitalized.

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Chicago police open fire on Near West Side, one person taken to hospital with gunshot wound

No officers were injured in the shooting, police said. One person was arrested and a gun was recovered at the scene.

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3 teens among 7 wounded by gunfire across Chicago Wednesday

In one of the attacks, a 14-year-old boy was shot while riding his bike Wednesday evening in the University Village neighborhood on the Near West Side.

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Whitney Young H.S. selects new principal, only its 4th in 47 years, to replace retiring Joyce Kenner

Assistant Principal Rickey Harris takes over the prestigious Near West Side school. Harris has served two stints at Whitney Young, his first from 2006 to 2010 as the school’s dean of students before returning in 2020.

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Chicago police release video of man pushing rider onto Blue Line tracks on Near West Side

The attack occurred about last Friday as the rider was walking along the edge of the platform at the Medical District stop in the 400 block of South Damen Avenue, police said in an alert.

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4 killed by gunfire in Chicago Wednesday, 2 teens among 10 others wounded

Two people were fatally shot about five minutes apart on the South and Near West Sides.

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Man killed in drive-by shooting on Near West Side

The 19-year-old was outside in the 2500 block of West Monroe Street when he was attacked early Wednesday..

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Chicago police could get power to seize vehicles used for drag racing, drifting

The unanimous committee vote follows an incident that drew hundreds of spectators to the Near West Side early Sunday, keeping area residents up for hours. The full city council could OK the measure as soon as Wednesday.

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4 hurt in Near West Side shooting

All four victims were listed in good condition.

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Union rallies at Near West Side dispensary where workers claim they were fired for organizing efforts

“I worked 30 years of my life in management, so I was an ideal employee, I had ambitions to move up with Zen Leaf,” said Jim Doane, an organizing employee. “But I’m an old guy and I am tired of being bullied by the bosses. I showed up early, I…

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Sun-Times, WBEZ lease space in Old Post Office

The arrangement, in an acknowledgement of continued hybrid work, marks a downsizing from the paper’s home on the Near West Side.

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Man killed in Near West Side drive-by shooting

The 22-year-old was sitting in a vehicle about 11:45 p.m. when a red car drove by and someone from inside fired shots in the 2300 block of West Harrison Street.

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Man found shot to death on Near West Side

Officers found the unidentified man with a gunshot wound to his face in the 2000 block of West Van Buren Avenue Friday morning, police say.

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Bernie Sanders backs unions, calls out ‘corporate greed’ during Chicago rally

“The American people are prepared right now to stand up, fight back and take power,” Sanders said during a rousing speech Thursday at Teamster City on the Near West Side.

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Police release images of suspect in fatal Blue Line stabbing on Near West Side

Chicago police were called to the CTA station in the 400 block of South Clinton Street around 10:50 p.m. Monday.

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Man found shot to death in parked car on Near West Side

The man, 33, was discovered in the 200 block of South Hoyne Avenue, police said.

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Driver strikes car, then hits and kills a pedestrian before crashing into building on Near West Side

A male, whose age wasn’t immediately known, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

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