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This Near West Side mural — about ‘transformation’ — was a spiritual exercise for the artist

Featuring a hand unleashing a butterfly and several faces from “another realm,” the piece was created by the Los Angeles artist Ladie One over the summer for a murals fest.

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Teen shot, killed on Near West Side

The 17-year-old boy was in the 1200 block of South Ashland Avenue about 5:15 p.m. Monday when he was shot multiple times, He died at Stroger Hospital.

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Man shot and killed on Near West Side

The man was in the 700 block of South Loomis Street when he was shot, police said.

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Hermosa woman, 31, killed in Near West Side hit-and-run

The driver of the car fled after the crash in the 1300 block of West Kinzie Street, police said.

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Cannabis infuser opens on Near West Side: ‘It’s surreal. I’m dealing with stuff I would’ve gone to jail for’

Baked Buds produces three varieties of cannabis-infused gummies in its Near West Side plant.

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Chance the Rapper set for United Center concert celebrating 10-year anniversary of ‘Acid Rap’

The UC concert marks his first time back at the Near West Side venue since 2019.

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90 years and going strong — Moon’s Sandwich Shop still serving up fabulously no-fuss American diner staples

Moon’s Sandwich Shop on the Near West Side has been cooking up stick-to-your-bones fare since 1933.

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Man fatally shot on Near West Side

Kenyetta Barlow, 45, was standing outside in the 2200 block of West Taylor Street when someone pulled up in a SUV and an occupant fired shots, Chicago police said.

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Lyft driver killed in Near West Side shooting ‘was a loving and wonderful person’

On Monday night, Milton Pillacella-Ayora picked up a Lyft passenger and was stopped at a red light when a silver SUV pulled up and someone inside opened fire, police say.

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Man shot after traffic crash on Near West Side

The man, 23, was shot in the chest, back of the neck and calf.

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Man shot during argument on Blue Line train on Near West Side

He was arguing with someone who pulled out a handgun and fired shots in the 400 block of South Damen Avenue.

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1 in custody after shootout with off-duty Chicago police officer on Near West Side

The officer was outside their vehicle about 2:05 a.m. in the 1500 block of West Roosevelt Road when someone got in and tried to drive away, Chicago police said.

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Eight armed robberies in just over an hour on Near West Side

Police said no one was injured in the attacks and no one was in custody.

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2 police officers hurt in Near West Side crash

Chicago police said the driver went through a light in the 500 block of South Oakley Boulevard, hitting a squad car with two police officers inside. Both were taken to Stroger Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.

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Two teens shot inside home on Near West Side

They were inside a residence in the 100 block of North Oakley Boulevard when someone fired at them from outside, police said.

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Driver killed, passenger wounded in Near West Side shooting

A man, 36, was fatally shot and a woman, 29, was wounded as they drove in the 1900 block of West Jackson Boulevard.

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On the margins of downtown San Antonio, a maligned neighborhood mobilizes to save itself

Born of segregation and redlining, the near West Side has long been mostly Latino, mostly low-income. Redevelopment pressures are closing in, and neighbors are working to keep it affordable for some of the city’s poorest residents.

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Chicagoans with disabilities inflamed over Chicago Fire’s West Side deal

The group says turning a 26-acre site on the Near West Side into a soccer training facility will make it harder for those with disabilities to find housing.

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Boy, 14, shot on Near West Side

The boy was standing in the 200 block of South Western Avenue when he was shot, police said.

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Driver dies after he is shot, then crashes into bus stop on Near West Side

Hector Negron, 49, was traveling west in the 1900 block of West Fulton Avenue when people in two cars opened fire, police said.

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Man shot to death on Near West Side

About 2:40 a.m., officers were investigating after hearing gunshots and when they arrived at the 2200 block of West Walnut Street. There, they saw a suspect fire shots at a man before getting in a gray car and driving off.

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Nerdery finds COVID-19 takes the fun out of office life

The digital consultancy, which once had big plans for Chicago, is reevaluating its Near West Side location.

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More than 20 vehicles damaged in extra-alarm fire in parking garage on Near West Side

Firefighters responded to the call Tuesday afternoon in the 700 block of South Ashland Avenue. No one was injured.

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Greyhound employee fatally shot in front of bus station on Near West Side

Police say a gunman walked up to Duwon Gaddis at the station in the 600 block of West Harrison Street, and without saying a word, shot and killed him Monday morning.

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Museum will preserve stories of public housing residents: ‘You don’t know where you’re going unless you know where you came from’

The Near West Side site will occupy the site of the former Jane Addams Homes and will use the last remaining building from that public housing complex.

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