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Cubs’ Jason Heyward sees ‘so much opportunity’ for West Side baseball academy

Heyward is finalizing the hire of a baseball operations director for his academy in Chicago’s North Austin neighborhood.

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Man killed, 2 others seriously hurt in West Side porch collapse

The collapse happened Tuesday afternoon in the 3400 block of West Jackson Boulevard.

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Chicago police announce ‘take down’ of West Side gang

Supt. David Brown announced felony conspiracy charges against four who were arrested in the 100 block of South Albany Avenue.

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Four men murdered over seven hours Friday in Chicago — the latest a fatal shooting on West Side

The murders happened in in Gresham, South Shore and the Austin neighborhoods.

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Man who pinned cop against squad car also shot at officers, prosecutors said

James Callion, 28, was wounded in an exchange of gunfire with cops after he was stopped for a “minor traffic violation” in the 800 block of South Sacramento Boulevard, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Officer shot, second pinned between cars during West Side traffic stop and ‘exchange of gunfire’ with suspect

CHICAGO — Two Chicago police officers were injured during a West Side traffic stop Monday night and one of those officers shot and wounded a man who had been in the vehicle that was pulled over, according to police.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago police officer wounded in shootout after driver pins another officer against their squad car. Suspect seriously wounded.

The tactical officers had stopped a car near Polk Street and Sacramento Boulevard around 9:15 p.m., police said.

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Austin anti-violence program shows West Side youth the world

Chicago Austin Youth Travel Adventures works to expose youth from underprivileged neighborhoods to other cultures, the city and career opportunities. But at its core, it’s an anti-violence program.

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4 people killed, 1-year-old girl and 3 teens among 19 others wounded by gunfire in Chicago over weekend

The 1-year-old girl was hurt in a shooting Friday in Cragin on the Northwest Side.

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Robert Rialmo’s firing by Chicago Police Department upheld by appellate court

He was fired in 2019 for inadvertently shooting and killing a bystander at a West Side home where he said a 19-year-old man charged at him with a baseball bat.

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$1 million bail for man accused of shooting 2 Chicago cops at West Side hot dog stand

Judge Kelly Marie McCarthy said she couldn’t hold Kailon Harris-Caldwell without bail, as prosecutors requested, because he was hospitalized and didn’t appear in court.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man, 24, charged with attempted murder of 2 officers shot outside West Side hot dog spot

Kailo Harris-Caldwell additionally faces a charge of possession of a controlled substance, police said.

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2 Chicago police officers shot on the West Side after gunman drops weapon in front of them, then opens fire

“I got shot in the head, I got shot in the head,” one of the wounded officers radioed.

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Here's Why Verizon, BlackRock Collaborated

Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) looks to build a private 5G network for BlackRock Inc at its new Hudson Yards headquarters, juicing up rivalry with AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) and T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ:TMUS). Verizon said that the new 5G wireless technology could replace Wi-Fi and give BlackRock the ability to use applications like virtual reality and edge computing that require…

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Chicago’s mental health resources for young Black and brown men need an overhaul — and a group of them are researching how to do it

CHICAGO -- The collective trauma of seeing 13-year-old Adam Toledo shot to death on police body camera footage in March 2021 was not a new sensation for young Black and brown men on the city’s West Side.

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Carrying Black History forward

Over the decades, musicians, writers and activists have shaped the narrative of a vibrant Black Chicago. Here are three Black activists and organizations carrying the legacy of Black Chicago forward.

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West Garfield Park residents line up for fresh food after neighborhood’s last grocery store closed

A rat infestation earlier this month shut down Sav-A-Lot, making it even harder for residents to buy healthy food on the West Side.

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20-year-old nursing student found dead on West Side was strangled by man she met online: Prosecutors

Richard Chavez, 24, of Oak Park, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Charisma Ehresman.

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High-level Chicago police official’s car stopped in West Side drug bust

Internal affairs chief Yolanda Talley’s niece was driving a Lexus that was pulled over in a drug arrest that netted 42 grams of heroin worth $6,300, according to a police source and court records. The matter has been referred to the city’s inspector general.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot administration authorized to acquire shuttered West Side Aldi

The closing in October of the Aldi at 3835 W. Madison St. left roughly 150,000 residents of the West and East Garfield Park and Austin communities with precious few places to buy fresh fruits, vegetables and other healthy foods.

Tribune News Service

Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ remake hits Disney+ in March

The Jets and the Sharks are coming to Disney+.

Chicago Tribune

Saba’s new album, ‘Few Good Things,’ is a return to self

CHICAGO — A lineage of greatness exists within Saba. And it is his family, his creative roots, even the foundation of his great-grandmother’s home, that serves as a source of inspiration in his latest record, “Few Good Things,” released last week. Crafted before and in the midst of the pandemic,…

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4 killed, 16 wounded in weekend shootings in Chicago

A 16-year-old boy died in an attack that also critically wounded a 17-year-old Saturday afternoon in Little Village on the Southwest Side.

Chicago Sun-Times

A new restaurant, studio space and a neighborhood store receive city grants

Thirty-one small businesses on the South and West sides were recently awarded grants from the city’s Neighborhood Opportunity Fund.

Chicago Sun-Times

New elevated nature trail eyed for West Side

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