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Man shot multiple times in North Lawndale

By Sun-Times Wire

A man was shot multiple times Saturday morning in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side.

The man, 26, suffered gunshot wounds to the legs about 11 a.m. in the 4100 block of West Cermak, police said.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, although his condition was not immediately known, according to police.

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