Man shot in both legs in Chatham

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A 43-year-old man was shot in both legs and the hand Sunday night in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side.

The shooting happened about 8:50 p.m. in the 9200 block of South Cottage Grove, according to Chicago Police.

He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

The circumstances of the shooting were not immediately known.

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