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The man, believed to be in his 20s, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he died from his gunshot wounds, Chicago Fire Department officials said.

The 2009 lieutenant’s list has been reinstated. It was not immediately known whether mayoral critic Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) was among those promoted from that list.

The male was standing on the platform about 4:35 p.m. near the 2900 block of West Leland Avenue when he fell into the tracks and was hit by a train, Chicago police said.

About 8:35 p.m., the boy was near Touhy and Ridge avenues when he was hit by a vehicle, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

The fire broke out in the 3500 block of West Cermak Road around 2 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

Five people were taken to nearby hospitals, the Chicago Fire Department said.

CHICAGO — A federal judge recently agreed to dissolve a 42-year-old court mandate on minority hiring within the Chicago Fire Department, finding that minority representation had increased substantially since its implementation in early 1980.

The boy, Jalon James, is the third child to be struck and killed by drivers in Chicago in the last two weeks.

The fire was extinguished and firefighters were “chasing hotspots” at a building in the 3500 block of North Sheffield, according to the Chicago Fire Department. No one was injured.