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My Block My Hood My City kicked off its youth-led tour program on Wednesday. Tours run every Saturday throughout the summer in North Lawndale.
Reginald Meadows, a 31-year-old father of two, was killed and more than 20 others were wounded in a shooting in a strip mall parking lot near Willowbrook.
The three-alarm — soon upgraded to a four-alarm — fire broke out about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday at Commercial Pallet, according to the Chicago Fire Department. Crews were rotated out as high temperatures and humidity made the firefight more difficult.
County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is also trying to figure out which pandemic-funded programs to keep as the county spends down federal dollars.