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• 2106 S. Kedzie Ave. The Glue Wave: Mortville hosts blankdoggers Wizzard Sleeve

  Third floor, Mortville, 2106 S. Kedzie Ave. October 2. Friday, 8pm. Free, but donations accepted. myspace.com/inmortville

  Published by The Chicago Weekly on October 1, 2009.

• 1900 block of South Troy Street Mother of teen shot by officer sues police, city

  According to the lawsuit Nance, of the 1900 block of South Troy Street, was shot several times in the back and "was not armed with a gun or weapon of any type" at the time of the shooting.

  Published by Tribune Breaking News on August 8, 2009.

• 1900 block of South Troy Police: Boy shot after pointing gun at cops

  Rakeem Nance, of the 1900 block of South Troy, was shot in the 1900 block of South Christiana. He was pronounced dead at 11:32 p.m. at Mount Sinai Hospital. An autopsy Friday revealed Nance suffered a gunshot wound in his back.

  Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 4, 2009.

• 1900 block of South Troy Street Police: Teen slain after Lawndale foot chase had aimed gun at officer

  The teen was identified as Rakeem Nance of the 1900 block of South Troy Street, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Police said Nance was shot in the right lower back by an officer.

  Published by Chicago Tribune on July 4, 2009.

• 1910 S. Troy St. Teen Fatally Shot After Invading Home

  Rakeem Nance, 16, of 1910 S. Troy St., was shot at 1948 S. Christiana Ave. and was pronounced dead at 11:32 p.m. at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

  Published by Fox News Chicago on July 3, 2009.

• 1900 block of South Troy Street Officers shoot, kill teen after West Side home invasion: police

  Rakeem Nance, 16, of the 1900 block of South Troy Street, was shot at 1948 S. Christiana Ave. and was pronounced dead at 11:32 p.m. at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

  Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 3, 2009.

• 1900 block of South Troy Street Police shoot, kill teen in Lawndale

  The teen was identified as Rakeem Nance, of the 1900 block of South Troy Street, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

  Published by Chicago Tribune on July 3, 2009.

• 1900 block of S. Troy St. Police shoot, kill teen after home invasion

  ...invasion in the West Side’s Lawndale community, police said. Rakeem Nance, 16, of the 1900 block of S. Troy St., was shot in the 1900 block of S. Christiana Ave. and was pronounced dead at...

  Published by WBBM 780 on July 3, 2009.

• 2106 S Kedzie Ave All tomorrow’s art parties: Mortville, Deadline Projects, Spudnik Press

  Tonight, Mortville (2106 S Kedzie Ave, third floor) hosts “The 5 Dollar Store” from 7pm–midnight. Since artists contributed projects meant “for a convenience store,” we’re worried about winding up with too many Obama sun visors—but everything costs $5 or less.

  Published by Time Out Chicago on April 10, 2009.

• 2106 S Kedzie Ave Things to do this weekend: April 10–12

  Sara Heymann, Ryan Fenchel, Alyssa Fanning and several other artists create items “that fit into a convenience store.” Most cost $5 or less. Mortville, 2106 S Kedzie Ave, third floor, at 21st St (5buckstore.blogspot.com). El: Pink to Kedzie. Bus: 21 Cermak, 52 Kedzie/California. 7pm–midnight. FREE!

  Published by Time Out Chicago on April 10, 2009.

• 1852 S. Albany Elementary school opening postponed

  Burroughs Two Elementary was scheduled to open on September 2 in a shared space with Pope Elementary at 1852 S. Albany. However, officials decided to move the school to a different location due to low enrollment.

  Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 28, 2008.

• 1852 South Albany Ministers push skipping 1st day of school in protest

  Burroughs Two Elementary was scheduled to open September 2 in a shared space with Pope Elementary at 1852 South Albany. However, officials decided to move the school to a different location due to low enrollment. Fewer than 60 students enrolled. School officials were hoping for 100.

  Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 28, 2008.

• Little Village Lawyer says gang turncoat framed his client

  "I'm still running 26th Street," King said on one tape, in a reference to the main artery of Latin King territory in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood.

  Published by Chicago Tribune on July 19, 2008.

• Douglas Park Pilsen man found fatally shot in Douglas Park

  A 19-year-old Pilsen man found dead Monday afternoon in Douglas Park near Mt. Sinai Hospital had apparently been shot elsewhere, police said. Mario Lopez of the 1400 block of West 16th Street was found about 1:10 p.m. in the 2800 block of South Farrar Drive in the park, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.

  Published by Chicago Tribune on July 15, 2008.

• Douglas Park Man found fatally shot in West Side park

  The man was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound at Douglas Park, near South California Avenue and West Ogden Avenue, about 1:10 p.m., police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli said.

  Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 14, 2008.

• Little Village Drug trial opens for Latin Kings leader

  Federal agents used an informant to infiltrate the gang, she said, and King was arrested in 2006 after taking a kilogram of what he thought was cocaine from a dealer operating with his approval around the Little Village neighborhood.

  Published by Chicago Tribune on July 14, 2008.

• Little Village Hundreds gather at South Side gun violence protest

  But statistics and politics meant nothing Sunday at the Little Village home of Juan Aguilero. There was just a family in a tidy red-brick home trying to adjust to the 15-year-old boy's death.

  Published by Chicago Tribune on July 14, 2008.

• North Lawndale Police Supt. Jody Weis on the hot seat

  One part of the top cop's job is to make residents feel safe. That's why taking part in anti-violence marches are part of the beat. On Saturday afternoon, Weis took part in a march in the one in North Lawndale.

  Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 13, 2008.

• Little Village Two Teenagers Fatally Shot On South Side

  One of the boys, Juan Juan Aguilero, 15, was killed in what officers said they believe was a gang-related fight in the city's Little Village neighborhood Saturday evening.

  Published by NBC 5 on July 13, 2008.

• Little Village Citizens March For Peace on the Streets

  A group of concerned citizens marched for peace Sunday after the latest shooting took the life of a 15-year-old in Little Village and a 17-year-old gunned down in West Pullman overnight.

  Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 13, 2008.

• Lawndale CHA Pact In Limbo After Boy Killed By Gate

  The firm has been awarded four management contracts with CHA since 2001, and despite the announcement of a contract suspension at the rowhouses, it appears UPA will continue working on several CHA projects, including "The Park Boulevard" in Bronzeville and "Scattered Sites West" with housing in such neighborhoods as Austin, Lawndale and Chinatown.

  Published by NBC 5 on July 9, 2008.

• Lawndale CHA pact in limbo after boy killed by gate

  The firm has been awarded four management contracts with CHA since 2001, and despite the announcement of a contract suspension at the rowhouses, it appears UPA will continue working on several CHA projects, including "The Park Boulevard" in Bronzeville and "Scattered Sites West" with housing in such neighborhoods as Austin, Lawndale and Chinatown.

  Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 9, 2008.

• Little Village Alderman's father pleads guilty in fake I.D. ring

  Elias Munoz was arrested during a raid in April of 2007 at the Little Village Discount Mall. He is the owner of Nuevo Foto Munoz.

  Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 8, 2008.

• Little Village Alderman's Father Pleads Guilty In Fake ID Case

  A Chicago alderman's father pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges that he conspired to make fake IDs at a photo shop in the city's heavily Mexican-American Little Village neighborhood.

  Published by NBC 5 on July 8, 2008.

• Little Village Metro briefs

  A South Side woman went on trial Monday for the 2005 murder of her 3-year-old brother. Yesenia Diaz was 17 when she allegedly suffocated her brother Ricardo, stuffed his body into a white garbage bag and put it into a garbage can in a Little Village alley. Several witnesses testified Monday, including a scavenger who found Ricardo's body and witnesses who saw Diaz in the hours after the killing, when she told conflicting stories about what had happened.

  Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 1, 2008.

• Lawndale 1 killed, 3 hurt as car hits 'L' pillar

  In a separate crash overnight, five people were seriously hurt when a car struck a pole near 13th Street and Pulaski Road in the Lawndale neighborhood just before midnight, Chicago Fire officials said.

  Published by Chicago Tribune on July 1, 2008.

• Little Village Murder trial to begin for Little Village woman

  The trial of a then-teenage girl accused of smothering her 3-year-old brother in their Little Village home more than three years ago is scheduled to begin Monday.

  Published by Chicago Tribune on June 30, 2008.

• Little Village Hundreds pay tribute to activist slain in 1983

  Claudia Mosqueda was barely born when community activist Rudy Lozano was killed in 1983. But as a teacher at Little Village-Lawndale High School, a school born from the efforts of Lozano's spiritual descendants, Mosqueda is aware each day of the work he did and the work that remains.

  Published by Chicago Tribune on June 23, 2008.

• Lawndale Hundreds pay tribute to activist slain in 1983

  Claudia Mosqueda was barely born when community activist Rudy Lozano was killed in 1983. But as a teacher at Little Village-Lawndale High School, a school born from the efforts of Lozano's spiritual descendants, Mosqueda is aware each day of the work he did and the work that remains.

  Published by Chicago Tribune on June 23, 2008.

• Little Village 59 Hours: A Sun-Times special report on violence

  Johannes Brahms intermezzo floats from a grand piano out a first-floor window in Little Village and floods the front stoop.

  Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 21, 2008.