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Man who helped save life of overdose victim sparks program offering free naloxone at West Side gas stations

Doses at 14 other West Side gas stations will become available at no charge between now and the new year as part of a Cook County sheriff’s office program.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man’s body found hours after ‘horrific’ West Side fire left his mom, 2 cops injured

Carlos Street likely tried to flee the building but was crushed by debris near the front door. He lived in the home with his mom, Dessie Street, who was described as a leader and matriarch for the community.

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$150,000 reward offered after attempted robbery of letter carrier on West Side last month

The suspect is described as a man between 30 and 40 years old and longer than shoulder length, sandy brown-colored dreadlocks styled in twisted “rope braids” with light colored facial hair, the United States Postal Inspection Service said.

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Suit to stop Brighton Park migrant tent site dismissed, for now

The case — filed by several regular protesters at the Southwest Side — was dismissed because construction was already paused by the state.

Chicago Sun-Times

Amundsen Park won’t become migrant shelter; park programs return

Plans to turn the West Side park field house into a migrant shelter have been abandoned as the number of migrants camped out at police stations has dropped, Ald. Chris Taliaferro said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Migrants, host family to share first Thanksgiving together: ‘Thanks to God we’ve always found good people on our trip here’

Migrants staying with West Side families show appreciation for all the help they have received on the journey to Chicago.

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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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Northwest Side pastor pioneers migrant resettlement program through churches

Rev. John Zayas has been connecting small groups of migrants with faith leaders who house migrants and help them resettle.

Chicago Sun-Times

Charges filed in shooting at West Side Halloween party that wounded 15 people

William Groves, 48, faces 15 counts of attempted murder for the attack early Sunday in the 1200 block of South Pulaski Road.

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West Side flooding prompts deluge of complaints at budget hearing

“I don’t see nothing there for the West Side. It makes me sick to my stomach,” Ald. Emma Mitts told Water Commissioner Andrea Cheng.

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Woman in custody in fatal Loop stabbing of Heaven Taylor, 16

An 18-year-old suspect turned herself in after reaching out to a pastor on the city’s West Side late Wednesday afternoon, police said.

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South and West Siders plead for law to end pollution ‘sacrifice zones’

City Council members hear from public before a major environmental impact ordinance is introduced this year.

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James ‘Tail Dragger’ Jones, one of Chicago’s last links to golden age of blues, dies at 82

‘He was raw, gritty, 100 % in-your-face, unadulterated, pure West Side blues,’ said fellow blues musician Billy Branch.

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Nearly 65% of homeless population in Chicago lives in doubled-up temporary housing

An analysis from the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless found that the majority of people doubled up in temporary housing are on the city’s South and West sides.

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Robberies in Chicago are at a six-year high

Neighborhoods on Chicago’s West and Northwest sides have experienced the biggest increases. Citywide numbers are still lower than 10 years ago.

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West Side credit union launches online, teases physical branch opening

The credit union — Leaders Network Financial in partnership with Great Lakes Credit Union — is open to members of the Leaders Network. They hope to open a branch at 5600 W. Madison St. in February, with a possible interim branch before then.

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After man’s heroic effort to reverse overdose, Cook County Sheriff receives donation of 2,000 naloxone devices

A Kentucky-based pharmaceutical company made the donation after seeing a local TV news segment where Matthew McFarland saved someone from overdosing last month at a West Side gas station.

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‘Please ask for my help!’: a Chicago taskforce tries to save lives from deadly fentanyl

The West Side heroin/opioid taskforce is confronting the growing overdose crisis among the city’s Black population

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West Side legend William “Wolf” Nelson retires after 33 seasons at Farragut

Nelson, who coached Kevin Garnett and Ronnie Fields, leaves Farragut with a record of 541-320.

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Triathlon training program aims to level playing field for young Chicagoans

Breakthrough Urban Ministries and Live Grit Soars focus on bringing the sport of triathlon to West Side kids who can’t access it. The triathletes will be racing this Saturday in the Kids Tri Chicago.

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Long-delayed Amazon warehouse to open in fall but West Side Chicagoans have questions

A group of residents have been raising concerns about jobs, zoning and environmental issues around an Amazon warehouse that’s set to open in West Humboldt Park.

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Gunman fires at Chicago police on West Side, no reports of injuries

No injuries were reported but the person was refusing to leave the house in the 5400 block of West Walton Street, according to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford.

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Loretto Hospital workers set to strike Monday morning

Frontline service, care and technical staff will strike Monday at the West Side hospital. They want a living wage, as job vacancies in some sections are between 25% and 35%.

Chicago Sun-Times

Groups call for safe-use site as opioid overdose deaths climb

Overdose prevention groups continue to offer innovative solutions — such as stocking old newspaper distribution boxes with anti-overdose medicine — but say such efforts are not enough as deaths continue to rise.

Chicago Tribune

COPA unable to find victims in probe of Chicago officers allegedly having sex with migrants housed at stations

Leaders of Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Tuesday said they have been unable to identify any victim in their investigation of claims that at least one officer engaged in a sexual relationship with a migrant being housed at a West Side police facility, but said another allegation has…

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