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Chicago woman charged with murder after kids are stabbed inside burning home

Police were called to Wendy Tolbert’s home in the Logan Square section of the city just after 9:00am on Friday after someone called 911 to report a person armed with a knife.

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Faith leaders call for peace at Logan Square vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza

Organizers called for a halt to the fighting in Gaza and denounced military operations against hospitals and civilians in the area.

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Daisies and The Wieners Circle take pigs in a blanket to the next level with Chicago Style Croissant

The Logan Square and Lincoln Park restaurants’ savory pastry collaboration kicks off Jan. 2 and is inspired by the dogs served at Chicago’s favorite foul-mouthed institution.

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Man shot after argument in Logan Square

A 31-year-old man was in a “verbal altercation” with a 34-year-old woman in the 3500 block of West Cortland Street at about 4:39 p.m. when she pulled out a gun and shot at him several times, hitting him in the leg, according to police.

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Zeds Dead’s ‘Hooks’ showcases artwork in Chicago gallery ahead of Salt Shed gig

“Lost and Found” will be presented at Gallery 6 in Logan Square on Thursday.

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Bodies of boy, 6, and man, 40, found in Logan Square home

Their remains, found in a home in the 3500 block of West Lyndale Avenue, were in an “advanced state of decomposition,” police said.

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Artist from New York gives his take on Chicago in new Logan Square mural

Jappy Agoncillo painted it next to a “Welcome to Chicago” mural during the recent Titan Walls festival. A big influence: Watching “The Bear.”

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Logan Square’s Pumpkin Fest returns for 23rd year with an ofrenda and ‘family-oriented’ fun

The free Logan Square event boasted many activities along with cider and, for the first time this year, an ofrenda — an altar to honor loved ones who have died — to mark Día de los Muertos celebrations.

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Woman wounded in Logan Square stabbing

A woman was in a business in the 2200 block of North Milwaukee Avenue about 6 p.m. Sunday when she was stabbed. She is hospitalized in critical condition.

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Woman asks public’s help solving Logan Square hit-and-run that killed her husband. ‘He was a really good man.’

Leonardo Franco-Salgado was a businessman and family man who was killed Sunday when a car ran a red light and struck him. His wife wants information and answers.

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Surge of brutal robberies has Bucktown neighbors demanding action: ‘It feels like we are under attack’

Robberies in the Shakespeare District, which includes the Bucktown, Wicker Park and parts of Logan Square neighborhoods, are 93% higher than in 2019.

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Can a tree be historic?

Residents in the Palmer Square neighborhood want a city ordinance to protect American elm trees dating to the 19th century that are among the handful that survived Dutch elm disease.

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South Loop gets its first recreational weed dispensary

It’s been six months since Matthew Brewer celebrated the opening of Grasshopper Club’s first shop in Logan Square. Opening its second shop at 58 E. Roosevelt Road was no easier, he said.

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Housing development by Bloomingdale Trail aims to counter rising costs in Logan Square

The two buildings will bring 89 affordable housing units to an area that’s seen the greatest loss in affordable units. Construction is expected to finish by fall 2024.

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Logan Square jeweler favored among celebs, athletes takes business to new heights

Family-owned store Torres Omar Jewelers has been in business for more than 40 years and recently launched its own line of jewelry.

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Windy City Fieldhouse sports complex in Logan Square is closing at the end of August

For more than 25 years, families, children and adults across the city have flocked to the facility for friendly pickup basketball, soccer and volleyball games. It’s also a popular birthday party destination for kids.

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Here’s every Chicago restaurant spotted during Sydney’s food tour in ‘The Bear’

Avec, Publican Quality Meats and Margie’s Candies are among the Chicago spots featured in a montage of restaurants in the second season of the series.

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Vintage business signs could be saved under proposed ordinance

The proposal is aimed at protecting Chicago’s most iconic “vintage signs,” such as the Grace’s Furniture sign in Logan Square. It also would create legal protection for murals that some businesses use to tout their product.

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Prosecutors disclose new details in stabbing death of woman in Logan Square, boyfriend ordered held without bail

Genesis Silva, 34, faces felony counts of concealing a homicide and unlawful use of a weapon in the death of his girlfriend, 33-year-old Brittany Battaglia, but he has not been charged with murder as police continue their investigation.

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Charges filed against boyfriend of woman found slain in Logan Square, days after family reported her missing

Genesis Silva, a convicted felon and registered sex offender, was charged with a felony count of concealing the death of Brittany Battaglia. Chicago police said the investigation into the slaying “remains ongoing.”

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Suspect arrested in slaying of woman found in Logan Square apartment

The boyfriend of Brittany Battaglia, 33, was taken into custody after her body was discovered Monday a block from where she lived, Battaglia’s brother says.

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Witnesses sought after cyclist killed in Humboldt Park hit-and-run

Rick Lomas, a British citizen who moved with his wife to Logan Square years ago, was working to get his U.S. citizenship. He was struck May 7 and died three days later.

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2 teens charged with string of carjackings and robberies in under an hour in Logan Square

The teens, 13 and 15, were charged with vehicular hijacking, robbery and attempted robbery.

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22 of the best costumes we saw at C2E2 in Chicago

A look at the people behind some of the best costumes on the second day of the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo at McCormick Place.

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Logan Square mural offers a nod to Puerto Rico with a 3D touch

Matthew Mederer made the brick facade of the building at 2600 W. Fullerton Ave. seem to fall away to reveal frogs inspired by the coquís of Puerto Rico.

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