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Cops: 2 men shot dead on Near West Side
Tribune reporterTwo men were shot and killed this morning on the city's Near West Side, police said. Killed were Estaban Alvarez, 27, of the 2200 block of South Leavitt Street and Alejandro Munoz, 26, of 2300 block of South Oakley Avenue, according to the Cook County...Tags: Heart of Chicago, NATO Summit, Shootings
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New City, Woodlawn each see 2 homicides in 1 day
RedEyeNew City and Woodlawn each saw two homicides in the last week, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found. On Saturday in Woodlawn, a man was shot to death in the 6200 block of South Rhodes Avenue and a 28-year-old woman was fatally shot in the...Tags: Auburn Gresham, Ashburn, South Lawndale, Murder, South Chicago
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Cops: 3 gunmen fatally shoot man on Near West Side
Tribune reporterA trio of gunman shot and killed a man this morning in the city's University Village on the Near West Side, according to Chicago police. The 30-year-old victim Larry McGee, of the 1000 Block of North Central Avenue, was pronounced dead at the Cook County...Tags: Shootings, Murder
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Chicago's parade of protests
As NATO leaders and protesters head this way, let it be noted that Chicago launched the most imitated street demonstration of all. Each year on May 1, myriad trade unionists and socialists parade through cities around the world, commemorating an 1886...
Tags: International Workers' Day, Pullman, Justice System, Immigration, Memorial Day
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3 fatal stabbings in 4 days in Chicago
RedEyeTwo women and a man were stabbed to death in separate incidents in the last week in Chicago, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found. On Tuesday, a 23-year-old woman was stabbed to death in the 4600 block of South Lake Park Avenue in Kenwood,...Tags: West Garfield Park, Pullman, West Pullman, Bridgeport (Chicago, Illinois), Kenwood
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Police: Dad's story a hoax; 'abandoned' child was his daughter
Tribune reporterThe father of a toddler initially believed to be found abandoned in a stroller on a Near West Side street -- prompting an official search for her family -- has been charged after making up the story while never actually leaving the child alone, police...Tags: Health, Prosecution, University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago, Hospitals and Clinics
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Protesters hope to pump up volume this May Day
Recent May Day marches in Chicago have been largely sedate affairs by labor and immigration groups, but Occupy demonstrators want to turn up the volume today as they -- and city authorities -- get tuned up for the May 20-21 NATO summit. Occupy Chicago is...
Tags: Union Park, NATO
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Austin sees 6th homicide of year
RedEyeAustin on Friday saw its second homicide of the month and sixth homicide of the year, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found. A 24-year-old man was shot to death in the 400 block of North Lockwood Avenue, police said. Austin, the city's...Tags: Chicago Lawn, Hermosa, Greater Grand Crossing, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Humboldt Park
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Rosie O'Donnell and talk show reportedly leaving Chicago
WGN NewsRosie O'Donnell is reportedly leaving Chicago and relocating her talk show to New York City. The Huffington Post reports that insiders who work on the show say O'Donnell finds it difficult to get guests to travel to Chicago and appear on her show. She is...Tags: Concerts, The Rosie Show (tv program), Rosie O'Donnell, Satellite and Cable Service, Talk Shows (genre)
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Emanuel: 'Disappointed' about Rosie show leaving West Side
Tribune reporterRosie O'Donnell's reported decision to move her talk show to New York is disappointing, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said today, but added he will focus on ways to keep the West Side neighborhood where the show now tapes a cultural destination. O'Donnell put her...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Local Government, Rosie O'Donnell, Talk Shows (genre), Chicago Mayor
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Chicago reaches 100 homicides for the year
RedEyeChicago on Wednesday reached 100 homicides for the year--the fastest the city has hit this mark in at least seven years, RedEye and police data show. Seventeen homicides have been recorded in the last week--including four each on Saturday and Sunday, a...Tags: Gage Park, West Ridge, Englewood, Auburn Gresham, Woodlawn (Chicago, Illinois)
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Man fatally stabbed outside Near West Side liquor store
Tribune reporterA 21-year-old man was fatally stabbed late Sunday in what Chicago police suspect may have been an internal gang dispute, authorities said. The stabbing occurred just after 8 p.m. in front of a liquor store in the 200 block of South Western Avenue in...Tags: Health, Chicago, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Hospitals and Clinics
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