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Manuel A. Lopez, 20, faces two felony counts of aggravated battery of a child. (Credit: Chicago Police)

Police: Father Allegedly Grabbed Infant Son’s Knee Until It Made ‘Popping Noise’

Manuel A. Lopez, 20, faces two felony counts of aggravated battery of a child and is scheduled to appear in bond court on Monday.

2012/12/23

Matthew Collum, a senior at Westinghouse College Prep, has received a full scholarship from the University of Chicago. (Credit: CBS)

West Side Teen Gets Full Ride To University Of Chicago

A high school senior who lives in one of Chicago’s poorest and most violent neighborhoods has received a full scholarship to one of the most prestigious universities in the world.

CBS 2–2012/12/11

Keith Joshawn Anthony Jr., 24, was charged with one count of first-degree murder.

Second Man Charged In April Murder In Chatham

Keith Joshawn Anthony Jr., 24, was charged with one count of first-degree murder.

2012/12/09

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Overnight Violence: Three Men Wounded In Two Shooting

Three men were wounded, none seriously, in two shootings in Humboldt Park and Lawndale overnight.

2012/12/08

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Man Stabbed To Death In Lawndale

A man was stabbed to death in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood early Saturday.

2012/12/01

Police swarm the scene of a fatal shooting in the Fuller Park neighborhood Friday. (CBS)

6 Dead, At Least 15 Hurt In Weekend Violence

Five of those killed were fatally shot, while a sixth was stabbed to death, authorities said.

2012/12/01

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At Least 8 Injured In Gun Violence Since Friday Night

At least eight people have been wounded in shootings on the city’s South and West sides between Friday evening and Saturday afternoon.

2012/11/10

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Man Fatally Struck By Vehicle While Fleeing Robbers

Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a vehicle wanted for fatally striking a man fleeing from robbers early Sunday in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood.

2012/09/16

A worker was critically injured in an explosion and fire, while doing rehab work at a strip mall in the 1800 block of South Kostner Avenue on Sept. 1, 2012. (Credit: Chicago Fire Department)

Man Critically Injured In West Side Fire

A blaze at a strip mall in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood left one person critically injured Saturday evening, according to a spokesman for the Chicago Fire Department.

2012/09/01

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Cause Probed For Fire That Ripped Through 3 Lawndale Buildings

The cause remains under investigation for a fire that ripped through three apartment buildings in the Lawndale neighborhood.

CBS Chicago–2012/07/18

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Extra-Alarm Blaze Damages 4 Buildings In Lawndale

Investigators are trying to determine what cause a three-alarm fire that damaged four apartment buildings Tuesday in the west side Lawndale neighborhood.

2012/07/17

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Police Warn Of Lawndale Armed Robberies

Police have issued an alert warning residents of the West Side Lawndale neighborhood of a man and woman who, working together, have robbed women at gunpoint of their purses.

2012/07/14

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Summer School Students Write Essays About Plague Of Violence

Students in summer school at a West Side elementary school had an assignment to write about violence.

WBBM Newsradio–2012/07/13

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Woman Hospitalized In Critical Condition After North Lawndale Fire

A woman remained hospitalized as of last report, after being critically injured in a fire in the North Lawndale neighborhood building where she lived.

CBS Chicago–2012/07/11

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Girl, 5, Dies After Being Struck In West Side Hit-And-Run

A 5-year-old girl was following her sister across the street on the city’s West Side, when a hit-and-run driver slammed into her and took her life.

CBS Chicago–2012/07/02

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5 People Shot In Lawndale

Five people – including a 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl – were shot early Sunday in the Lawndale neighborhood.

2012/06/10

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Police: One Dead, One Wounded In Lawndale Shooting

One male is dead and another was wounded in a shooting early Sunday in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side, police said.

2012/05/26

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Man Shot Several Times In Lawndale

A man was shot several times during a drive-by attack early Sunday in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood.

2012/05/06

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2 Dead, At Least 24 Wounded In Weekend Shootings

Two people have been killed, and at least 24 other people — one of them a 12-year-old girl — have been wounded in shootings across the city since Friday afternoon.

2012/05/06

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Woman Stabbed To Death In West Side Home

A woman who was found dead in her West Side Lawndale neighborhood home Friday night was stabbed multiple times and her death has been ruled a homicide, an autopsy has determined.

2012/05/05

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