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Man, 40, dies in fatal shooting, 24-year-old man critically wounded within minutes of each other Friday night on West and South sides

A 40-year-old man was pronounced dead and another man, 24, was left in critical condition at being shot within minutes of each other Friday night on the West and South sides, Chicago police said. The latest shooting happened at 11:35 p.m. Friday in the 100 block of North Lamon Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood. Police said a 40-year-old man was inside of a basement apartment when someone he knew pulled out a gun during an argument and shot the victim to the chest and back. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A weapon was recovered, and charges are […]

Boy, 12, among 3 boys wounded overnight in separate shootings on South, Southwest sides

A12-year-old boy was among three juveniles wounded in overnight gun violence in three separate shootings in the city’s Woodlawn and Little village neighborhoods, Chicago police said. Shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday, a 12-year-old boy was walking in the 5100 block of South Calumet Avenue in the Washington Park neighborhood when shots rang out, striking him to the right leg. He was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital where he was listed in good condition, police said. Earlier Friday night, a 14-year-old boy was shot about 10:45 p.m. while he was walking through an alley in the Woodlawn neighborhood in the 800 […]

Man, 53, fatally wounded overnight after argument in West Garfield Park neighborhood

A 53-year-old man was fatally wounded in the predawn hours Saturday after an argument in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly after 4 a.m., the victim and a 39-year-old man were standing outside in the 4900 block of West Madison Street when a silver Ford  Explorer pulled up and someone exited. An argument ensued and the person pulled out a gun and opened fire in the victims’ direction. The younger man was struck to the thigh, and got himself to Stroger Hospital where he was listed in fair condition, police said. The older man was taken to […]

An unidentified man fatally struck on DuSable Lake Shore Drive overnight; at least 4 critically injured in separate accident on West Side

A man was pronounced dead after he was stuck by a Toyota when he ran into traffic on DuSable Lake Shore Drive overnight on the South Side, Chicago police said. Shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday, an unidentified man ran into traffic in the 4200 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive. He was struck by […]

‘No one asked’: Many West Side residents say they were left in dark about DNC plans

For the past half-century, Dee Henderson has lived in an old brick house just a few hundred feet from the United Center. Henderson, 66, has raised her children and grandchildren in the house. She’s hosted parties for Chicago Bulls victories and spent her summers on her back porch, sipping her favorite cocktail — Tito’s vodka, orange juice, grenadine and Sprite — and watching her kids play in an above-ground pool in the parking lot that separates her house from the large arena. But while the nation prepares for a Democratic National Convention in late August that will bring 50,000 delegates, staff […]