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The Latest Breaking News from West Garfield Park

Boy, 14, shot in car in West Garfield Park

The boy suffered a gunshot wound to the ankle in the 4000 block of West Madison Street and was hospitalized in good condition, authorities say.

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Man fatally shot in West Garfield Park

The man, 42, was standing outside in the 300 block of South Pulaski Road when someone in a dark car drove by and an occupant began shooting.

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It’s time to write a new story for West Garfield Park — and all the West Side

Neighborhood disinvestment and violence usually go hand in hand. That’s the case in West Garfield Park, a neighborhood with the city’s worst violence, as the Sun-Times’ Andy Grimm reported.

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Afternoon Edition: Living in Chicago’s most violent neighborhood

Plus: Dad of Highland Park shooting suspect takes plea deal; Cubs fire manager and more.

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Passenger fatally shot in West Garfield Park

The man, 18, was inside a car just before 10 p.m. when someone fired shots, striking him in the head, cheek and abdomen.

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Man in vehicle shot, killed in West Garfield Park vehicle

The man, 33, was sitting in a vehicle about 9:20 a.m. in the 300 block of North Kilbourn Avenue when an SUV approached and at least one person inside opened fire, Chicago police said.

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Man killed in West Garfield Park hit-and-run

The man, who hasn’t been identified, was in the 800 block of South Pulaski Road when he was hit and trapped under a car Thursday afternoon, police said.

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Mother’s Day BBQ provides food, clothing and reminder to unhoused moms that ‘you are not alone’

“My message to single moms is that you can find a way out, find your gift and you can do anything,” said LaSonya Alexander, founder of Moms Can Do It 2.

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Teens kill baby after stealing car and crashing - but WON'T be charged with tot's death

Two teenage boys from Chicago, aged 14 and 17, have been charged with a misdemeanor after crashing a stolen car into a pickup truck in the West Garfield Park neighbourhood, killing a six month old baby and injuring three other passengers

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Person fatally shot by Chicago police during Lawndale foot chase

After a foot pursuit with officers, the person turned toward the officer and “brandished a handgun” before the officer discharged his weapon, Deputy Chief Rahman Muhammad told reporters.

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2 men shot dead in West Garfield Park

The men were standing on the street about Friday afternoon in the 4400 block of West West End Avenue when someone fired shots.

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City Hall went after Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. for owning a drug house in West Garfield Park

Within months after Mayor Lori Lightfoot took office, the police twice raided a two-flat owned by Burnett and his wife Darlena Williams-Burnett and accused them in a lawsuit of owning a “public nuisance” where drugs were sold.

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Man fatally shot in West Garfield Park

The man, 42, was shot about 4:10 p.m. in the 4400 block of West Jackson Boulevard.

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Man found shot to death in West Garfield Park

Derrek Booker, 34, was found in an empty lot in the 3800 block of West Van Buren Avenue with multiple gunshot wounds.

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Boy, 14, grazed by bullet while at Hefferan Public School playground in West Garfield Park

He was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.

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Labor Day weekend gun violence in Chicago: 10 killed, 46 wounded, including 13-year-old boy

The fatal attacks included a shooting early Sunday outside a bar in the Loop, and a man who was found with a gunshot wound in Old Town on the Near North Side.

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Man shot to death in West Garfield Park

The man, between 20 and 30 years old, was found lying on the street about 2:35 p.m. in the 4000 block of West Monroe Street.

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16-year-old girl and a woman shot in West Garfield Park

The shooting happened just after midnight in the 200 block of North Kilpatrick Avenue, police said.

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4 shot in West Garfield Park

The four people self-transported to area hospitals in good condition, police said.

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Person fatally shot in West Garfield Park

A male, whose age was unknown, was shot about 12:35 p.m. in the 4600 block of West Maypole Avenue.

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Juneteenth in Chicago: PHOTO GALLERY

Juneteenth celebrations are in full swing in Chicago this weekend, with many gathering for events all over the city to honor the occasion.

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4 wounded in West Garfield Park shooting, including 17-year-old boy

The teen was shot in the buttocks and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, police said.

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Boy, 15, charged with fatally shooting man during argument in West Garfield Park

The teen was arrested moments after the shooting the 43-year-old man in the 4700 block of West Jackson Boulevard Monday.

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Trio charged with murder nearly 2 years after man killed during attempted carjacking on West Side

Two men and a teenager killed 52-year-old Robert Johnson during a shootout in West Garfield Park in 2020, police said.

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Man killed, another wounded in West Garfield Park shooting

The men were shot on the street Wednesday morning in the 300 block of South Kilbourn Avenue, police said.

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