Near West NewsLocal news for Near West (Chicago, IL) continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Car hits traffic light, 2 dead- February 25, 2008 Two people died early Sunday and two others were critically injured when the car in which they were traveling collided with a traffic light pole on the Near West Side, Chicago police said. via Chicago Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/chicago-il-near-west/2008/02/car-hits-traffic-light-2-dead?fromr... Feds arrest UIC student charged with e-mail threats- February 23, 2008 "The defendant wrote four times in the e-mail that it was not a joke." A University of Illinois at Chicago student already facing disorderly conduct for allegedly making e-mail threats of a "mass shooting" at the Near West Side campus will also face federal charges after being ... via Chicago Sun-Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/chicago-il-near-west/2008/02/feds-arrest-uic-student-charged-wit... CHA security cuts anger some in mixed-income project- February 20, 2008 "That means it's actually a very small percentage of the building" Trespassing, drunkenness, domestic disputes and loud arguments over lots of money - ' these are the reasons some inhabitants of a Near West Side mixed-income community think they need more funds for security ... via Chicago Daily Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/chicago-il-near-west/2008/02/cha-security-cuts-anger-some-in-mix... Tense times hit home at Mexican Consulate- February 9, 2008 "They don't want to say that publicly." In a diplomatic career during which he has charmed the elite of six different countries, Manuel Rodriguez Arriaga, Mexico's courtly consul general in Chicago , isn't used to being called 'profoundly ... via Chicago Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/chicago-il-near-west/2008/02/tense-times-hit-home-at-mexican-con... |