Near West NewsLocal news for Near West (Chicago, IL) continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Red-Winged Blackbirds On Attack At West Side Park- June 25, 2008 If you go to one park on the Near West Side, don't be surprised a little black bird transforms himself into a missile directed at the back of your head.http://www.topix.net/city/chicago-il-near-west/2008/06/red-winged-blackbirds-on-attack-at-... U.S., city probing death at chocolate factory- June 15, 2008 Chicago officials and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration hunted Monday for the cause of a fatal gas release that killed a North Side man and hospitalized two others at a chocolate factory on ...http://www.topix.net/city/chicago-il-near-west/2008/06/u-s-city-probing-death-at-chocolate... Ears to the Underground- June 13, 2008 The Chicago music scene has long been celebrated for its multitude of small bars and intimate performance spaces.http://www.topix.net/city/chicago-il-near-west/2008/06/ears-to-the-underground?fromrss=1 Another Hazmat Situation At Chocloate Factory- June 11, 2008 CHICAGO A small fire that prompted a hazardous materials response has been controlled on the fourth floor of the Blommer Chocolate Company Tuesday morning.http://www.topix.net/city/chicago-il-near-west/2008/06/another-hazmat-situation-at-chocloa... Chicago worker dies after deadly fumes released at Blommer Chocolate factory- June 9, 2008 A Chicago man died Sunday after being exposed to ammonialike fumes that were somehow released at the Blommer Chocolate Co.http://www.topix.net/city/chicago-il-near-west/2008/06/chicago-worker-dies-after-deadly-fu... |