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Man shot in cheek, seriously wounded in Albany Park

By  Jordan Owen
   
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A manwas seriously wounded in a shooting Wednesday morning in the Albany Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

The 30-year-old was in the 4700 block of North Whipple about 8:45 a.m. when someone walked up to him and fired shots, according to Chicago Police.

He was shot in the cheek and taken in serious condition to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, police said.

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