East Garfield Park

A City Hall zoning hearing is set Tuesday for the store, called Baked. The proposed shop would replace a restaurant in a building that houses the legal aid center in East Garfield Park.
As James Coles left his mother’s Morgan Park home to see a friend, Jacqueline Coles grabbed him by the wrist and told him to be careful. Hours later, she stood outside Christ Medical Center as doctors tried in vain to save him.
The boy was shot during a family gathering Sunday evening in the Washington Heights neighborhood on the South Side.
Tyler West-Moreland was shot multiple times in the body about 5:05 p.m. Sunday. He died from his injuries Monday.
The boy, Jacari Brown, was with a cousin and looking for a TV remote earlier this month when they found a gun under a mattress that accidentally discharged, police said.
A 3,000-square feet addition to the satellite campus will be called the Community Center for Teaching and Learning. Besides boosting student capacity by 50% to 2,000, the community center will also serve as an events space.
The men, 41 and 36, suffered gunshot wounds about 6:15 p.m. in the 3400 block of West 5th Avenue.
Jacari Brown and a cousin were looking for a TV remote at his Garfield Park home Tuesday when they found the gun.
Lewis Page was found Wednesday night with six gunshot wounds in the 2700 block of West Wilcox Street, police said.
The boy was inside a home with another boy in the 3100 block of West Flournoy Street when they located a firearm, according to Chicago police.
Damarion Jakes was found by police with two gunshot wounds to his head after a ShotSpotter alert early Saturday. He died at Stroger Hospital Monday.
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The site in East Garfield Park will have 43 units and be available for different income levels. Construction is expected to take 12 to 15 months.
Officers found the man, 24, with multiple gunshot wounds about 12:15 a.m. in the 800 block of South Lawndale Avenue.
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The male, whose age wasn’t known, was shot multiple times while on the street in the 2900 block of West Lexington Street.
The boy was walking on a sidewalk about 8:50 p.m. Monday when someone in a sedan fired shots. He is in fair condition at Stroger Hospital.
The boys, 14 and 15, were in the 100 block of South Homan Avenue when someone opened fire.
They were shot in the 100 block of South Homan Avenue, police said.
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Two cars collided about 5:30 p.m. One struck a tree. Two of the men involved appear to have suffered gunshot wounds, fire officials said. They are hospitalized.
The teen was on a sidewalk in the 3000 block of West Jackson Boulevard when she was shot in the side, police said.
A 37-year-old Brookfield man was arrested in the shooting that wounded two boys, ages 12 and 16, outside the Legler public library branch.
The application process for those interested in serving the rest of Brandon Johnson’s term on the County Board was announced Wednesday. Those already vying for the spot include three members of the Leaders Network, a West Side faith-based group.
The woman, 42, was in the 0-100 block of South Whipple Street when she was shot, police said. The assailant fired shots from a silver sedan and fled the scene.
A 24-year-old Chicago police officer was among the four killed, and separate attacks about an hour apart on the Lower West Side wounded three.
Reginald Clay Jr., 24, ran from officers who approached him and a group of people April 15 in the 3800 block of West Flournoy Street, officials said. Body-cam footage shows Clay turning toward officers holding a handgun.
Plans call for a $47.2 million building containing 63 units to be built at the southwest corner of Lake Street and Kedzie Avenue.