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Chicago Police Officer Wounded, Man Killed In Traffic Stop

Chicago police officer wounded, suspect killed in gunfire exchange during traffic stop in Humboldt Park. Investigation ongoing.

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15 community organizations awarded $2.7 million to revamp vacant storefronts

Groups receiving the funds will use them to revitalize commercial corridors across Chicago, including Michigan Avenue downtown and business districts in Garfield Park, Pilsen, Humboldt Park, Uptown, West Loop, Lake View and Chatham.

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Former President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to a pre-kindergarten class at Parkside Community Academy in South Shore, people enjoyed hot tub rides down the Chicago River, andthe Humboldt Park Puerto Rican flag at Western and Division was lit up for the holiday season for the first time…

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Steel flags on Paseo Boricua shine bright with new lights to illuminate the holiday season

Humboldt Park’s Puerto Rican Cultural Center and its partners held a lighting ceremony to kick off a variety of events leading up to Three Kings Day on Jan. 6.

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1 killed, 2 wounded in shootout in Humboldt Park

About 1:15 a.m., a 31-year-old man was outside in the 1600 block of North Hamlin Avenue when he was approached by two men in a vehicle who began shooting, Chicago police said.

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Family demands justice after food delivery driver killed, brother wounded in Humboldt Park shooting. ‘They didn’t deserve this.’

Tramon Thomas and his brother, Terrance, were working ‘to make ends meet,’ their family said. A $2,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest.

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1 dead, 1 critically wounded in Humboldt Park shooting

Two men were sitting in a car around 3 a.m. when a blue car pulled up and someone inside fired shots at them in the 1400 block of North Avers Avenue, police said.

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Man shot to death in Humboldt Park

A man, whose age was not known, was on the sidewalk in the 800 block of North Trumbull Avenue at about 4:30 p.m. Monday when he was shot in the head and the right flank, according to police. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Humboldt Park artist Stef Skills loves Public Enemy and paid tribute to the hip-hop icons with a mural

The rap group “baptized me into hip-hop music and culture,” the artist says, with lyrics that helped instill in her “the spirit of activism and being able to question things.”

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Man dead after attempted Humboldt Park armed robbery

The suspects fled the scene empty handed after shooting the man in the head. He was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to police.

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Chicago Park District pays almost $2 million to 3 former lifeguards after misconduct, hazing claims

Documents obtained by WBEZ show officials have settled — without full public disclosure — cases of supervisors’ sexual misconduct at the city’s beaches and pools.

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Man shot to death in Humboldt Park

He was found inside a car in the 600 block of West Augusta Boulevard. He had multiple gunshot wounds throughout his body, police said.

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Driver dies when striking two vehicles in Humboldt Park

The driver of the vehicle that struck the others was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. His name and age weren’t immediately available.

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In rare twist, ex-Chicago police officer testifies on behalf of man whose double-murder conviction is then vacated

Francisco Benitez claimed he was wrongfully convicted in the 1989 killings of two boys in Humboldt Park. Former gang investigator Joe Sparks told the court he thought the police got the wrong guy.

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Long-delayed Amazon warehouse to open in fall but West Side Chicagoans have questions

A group of residents have been raising concerns about jobs, zoning and environmental issues around an Amazon warehouse that’s set to open in West Humboldt Park.

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Man fatally stabbed during argument in Humboldt Park; 1 in custody

A 43-year-old man was stabbed in the back Friday morning in the 3700 block of West Grand Avenue, Chicago police said.

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UPS driver shot in Humboldt Park

The driver, 32, was in the 700 block of North Trumbull Avenue when shots were fired shortly after 10 a.m., according to the Chicago Fire Department.

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High school classrooms are transformed into ‘welcome center’ for migrant families in West Town, Humboldt Park

A new pilot program from Chicago Public Schools will provide additional support to newly arrived immigrant families while enrolling their children in classes.

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Man found shot to death Humboldt Park

He was discovered outside with multiple gunshot wounds in the 1000 block of North Pulaski Road, police said.

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Chicago House Music Festival honors ‘a cultural institution’ for the city

The free event, hosted for the first time this year in Humboldt Park, also partnered with the Taste of Chicago Saturday afternoon.

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Picture Chicago: 11 of the best Sun-Times photos this week

Politically connected businessman James T. Weiss was found guilty of bribing two Illinois lawmakers, thousands turned out for the Puerto Rican People’s Day Parade in Humboldt Park, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker offered Northwestern graduates advice he learned from “The Office.”

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Man fatally shot on street in Humboldt Park

The man, 27, was on the street just before 1 a.m. in the 3700 block of West Division Street when he suffered multiple gunshot wounds.

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PHOTOS: Puerto Rican People’s Day Parade in Humboldt Park celebrates culture and ‘a really good time’

The Fiestas Patronales Puertorriqueñas, dedicated to Puerto Rican culture, continues Sunday in the heart of Chicago’s Puerto Rican community.

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Dr. Francisco Martinez, served in Spanish Civil War before becoming a doctor to Spanish-speaking residents in Humboldt Park, dies at 105

Some poor patients would pay Dr. Martinez in cheese they had received as federal food benefits.

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Man killed, another wounded in Humboldt Park shooting

Officers responding to a shots fired call about 10 p.m. found the two in the 3800 block of West Ohio Street.

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