Boy, 15, shot in Rogers Park

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A 15-year-old boy was shot in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side Wednesday night.

The teen was outside in the 6500 block of North Ashland just before 7:30 p.m. when he was shot by someone in a passing vehicle, police said.

He was taken to Presence Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he was listed in good condition, police said.

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