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Man shot in Gage Park

By Matthew Hendrickson

A man was shot Sunday morning in the Gage Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

The 40-year-old was shot about 4:25 a.m. in the 5400 block of South Albany, according to Chicago Police.

He was shot twice in each leg and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where his condition was stabilized.

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