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Man Killed in Humboldt Park Shooting
(WGN-AM) - A 37-year-old Berwyn man was killed and a woman wounded in a shooting that may have been gang-related in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, police said. The man and woman were riding in a sport-utility vehicle with two other people in the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Gang Activity, Vehicles, Crime, Law and Justice
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3 Buildings Burn in Humboldt Park, 1 Collapses
(WGN-AM)- Firefighters Tuesday morning extinguished an extra-alarm fire that destroyed or heavily damaged three adjacent apartment buildings in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. The fire followed what area residents described as a loud explosion.
The 2-...Tags: Health, Disasters and Accidents, Fires, Industrial Accidents, Social Issues
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Maldonado Chosen For 26th Ward Alderman
(WGN-AM)- Mayor Richard Daley today named Cook County Commissioner Roberto Maldonado the new alderman for the 26th Ward. The veteran Democratic commissioner replaces Billy Ocasio, who went to work for Gov. Pat Quinn. Ocasio wanted Rev. Wilfredo De...Tags: Regional Authority, Richard M. Daley, Pat Quinn, Puerto Rico, State Budgets
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Two Seriously Hurt In Reported Explosion At West Side Building
(WGN-AM)- Two people were injured--but not as seriously as originally thought--in a "massive explosion" that tore through a commercial biodiesel and vegetable oil plant on the West Side, authorities said.
The two victims, a truck driver and a plant...Tags: Health, Metra, Hazardous Materials, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Tribune
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Quinn Continues Tax Tour
(WGN-AM)- Gov. Pat Quinn has joined hundreds of demonstrators calling for an income tax increase so the state can avoid massive budget cuts. Quinn got so caught up in the moment he jumped up and down with supporters during a rally Monday at Chicago's...Tags: Executive Branch, Taxation, Crime, Law and Justice, Pat Quinn, State Budgets
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Warm Welcome At City Hall For New Alderman Maldonado
(WGN-AM)- Aldermen today welcomed Mayor Richard Daley's pick for the vacant seat representing the 26th Ward. City Council members applauded after a committee gave preliminary approval to the appointment of Roberto Maldonado. The full council went on to...Tags: Regional Authority, Richard M. Daley, Pat Quinn, Puerto Rico, Politics
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Car Crash Victim Shot Multiple Times
(WGN-AM)- Police found a man shot multiple times this morning after responding to a car crash in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. About 4:10 a.m., police responded to the crash in the 1500 block of North Western Avenue in the West Town community, said...Tags: Health, Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Boxer Oquendo has seen it all
Fres Oquendo has a lot of past to look back on, but when it comes to the future, the 39-year-old Chicago heavyweight said, "I want to get my top-five world ranking back." A big part of that past has been missed opportunities. With a 33-7 record and a...
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2 men wounded on Humboldt Park porch
Two men were wounded late Tuesday in the Humboldt Park neighborhood in what Chicago police believe was a gang-related shooting. The men, ages 23 and 25, were on a porch in the 2600 block of West Crystal Street at about 10:30 p.m., when a man walking down...
Tags: Health, Injuries and Wounds, Shootings
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Boy on bike struck by school bus, injured in Humboldt Park
Tribune reporterA 14-year-old boy on a bicycle was struck by a bus on a residential street in the Humboldt Park neighborhood and injured, relatives of the boy and officials said. Fire Department paramedics took the child to Children's Memorial Hospital in serious-to-...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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3 injured in Humboldt Park shooting
Tribune reporterThree men were seriously wounded Monday evening in a shooting on the West Side in the city's Humboldt Park neighborhood, officials said. Chicago Fire Department paramedics responded about 6:37 p.m. to the 3700 block of West Augusta Boulevard, said Fire...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Injuries and Wounds
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Riot Fest announces lineup, new location
Riot Fest announced yesterday that it will be moving a portion of its festival to Humboldt Park this year, in addition to the Congress Theater. September 14 shows will take place at the Congress, and Sept. 15-16 shows will be in Humboldt Place....
Tags: The Gaslight Anthem (music group), Rise Against (music group), Coheed and Cambria (music group), Festive Events, Arts and Culture
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