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First ‘Azn Pryde Market' With 35 Asian Vendors Brings Large Crowd to Avondale
Ash Lemasters and Cat Pham, two local chefs, brought ‘Azn Pryde Market’ with 35 AAPI vendors to Metropolitan Brewing over the weekend. The first-ever event with a pay-what-you-can meal brought over 700 people to Avondale.
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Avondale Welcomes a New Museum on Vintage Taxidermy and Entomological
Nina Salem, the owner of The Insect Asylum Museum, visits ‘Chicago Today’ to discuss Avondae’s newest museum and her love for vintage taxidermy and entomology.
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13-Year-Old Boy Reported Missing From NW Side Elementary School
Police are searching for a 13-year-old boy reported missing from his Avondale elementary school on the Northwest Side.
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Chicago Will Remove Amazon Locker in Park on North Side Following Complaints
Chicago officials will remove a newly installed Amazon delivery locker in a park on the city’s North Side, following complaints from residents.
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Fireman's Park Homeless Residents Don't Want City to Force Them Out
A half-dozen homeless people living in an Avondale park say the city wants to remove them, but the city says that’s not the case.
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Group Says It's Time to Improve Avondale Intersection Where ‘School of Rock' Actor Was Killed
Three years after calling a Northwest Side intersection “notoriously unsafe and hazardous,” the Active Transportation Alliance renewed calls Thursday for improvements where “School of Rock” actor Kevin Clark was fatally struck by a car while biking. “We can only hope that we see an immediate response before another tragedy happens,” said Jim Merrell, managing director of advocacy for ATA. “This…
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‘Living His Best Life:' Kevin Clark Remembered by Friends, Colleagues After Tragic Death
After a local musician and actor was struck and killed while riding his bike in Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood Wednesday morning, his friends are remembering his prodigious talents, and the legacy that the 32-year-old left behind. At just 15 years old, Kevin Clark was introduced to the world as Freddy Jones in the hit 2003 comedy “School of Rock.” Starring Jack…
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‘Living His Best Life:' Kevin Clark Remembered by Friends, Colleagues After Tragic Death
After a local musician and actor was struck and killed while riding his bike in Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood Wednesday morning, his friends are remembering his prodigious talents, and the legacy that the 32-year-old left behind. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos share their memories.
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Jack Black ‘Heartbroken' After ‘School of Rock' Co-Star Kevin Clark Killed While Riding Bike in Chicago
Actor and musician Jack Black expressed his shock and disbelief after Chicago musician Kevin Clark, who costarred with Black in the 2003 film “School of Rock,” was struck and killed while riding his bicycle early Wednesday morning in the city’s Avondale neighborhood. Black posted a message on Instagram Wednesday afternoon, saying that he was “heartbroken” over the news. “Devastating news….
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Kevin Clark, Drummer in ‘School of Rock,' Hit and Killed by Driver While Biking in Avondale
Kevin Clark, a Chicago musician famous for playing the drummer Freddy “Spazzy McGee” Jones on “School of Rock,” was struck and killed by a driver early Wednesday while he biked in the Avondale neighborhood. Clark, 32, was struck by a Hyundai Sonata around 1:20 a.m. in the 2600 block of North Western Avenue, police said. Paramedics found him at Logan…
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Two Hospitalized After Crash Caused Ambulance to Flip in Avondale
An investigation is underway after an ambulance was involved in a crash cause it to flip in the Avondale neighborhood on Thursday evening. Chicago Fire Department officials say the crash took place around 8:06 p.m. near the intersection of Addison and Kimball. The private ambulance was struck by a vehicle causing it to flip, according to officials. Two employees, including…
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Police Seek Driver in Avondale Hit-and-Run That Critically Injured Bicyclist
Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that fled after running over a bicyclist last week in Avondale.
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Belmont Snack Shop to Close Permanently After Fire: ‘The Memories Keep You Going'
The Belmont Snack Shop will close permanently after a fire destroyed the Avondale restaurant earlier this month, owner Nelson Rodriguez announced in an emotional Facebook post Thursday afternoon. “After a lot of thought and consideration and looking at every angle possible it is apparent to all of us at the Snack Shop that rebuilding and attempting to bring Belmont Snack…
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Fire Breaks Out in Avondale at Building Housing Belmont Snack Shop
Four people are displaced after a fire broke out at a building housing a restaurant in Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood, according to the Chicago Fire Department. Firefighters arrived at 7:24 p.m. to the building, which houses the Belmont Snack Bar, at 3407 W. Belmont Avenue. Responders found the first floor of the building on fire as well as the second floor,…
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Robbers Pose as Police Officers on NW Side
Police are warning residents about a series of robberies since last week by suspects posing as police officers in Albany Park, Belmont Central and Avondale on the Northwest Side. In each case, a man pulled up in a black vehicle, pointed a flashlight at the victim and demanded the person’s ID or wallet, according to a community alert from...
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Chicago Brewery Posts Stern Message to Bars, Restaurants That Don't Follow Social Distancing Guidelines
A Chicago brewery took to Facebook this week calling out patrons, restaurants and bars that allowed massive crowds of people and long lines on the first weekend of indoor dining. Metropolitan Brewery in Avondale took to Facebook and posted a strongly worded message to those not following public health guidance. “This b****** will squander every sacrifice made over the past…
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Racial Slurs Spray-Painted on Avondale Home, Garages: Police
Police are investigating after someone spray-painted racial slurs on two Avondale garages Friday on the Northwest Side. Officers responded to two reports of criminal damage in progress at 1:47 a.m. in the 3100 block of North Central Park Avenue, according to Chicago police. Responding officers found racial slurs spray-painted on the garage doors of two homes in the block, along…
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Police Officer Stabbed at Scene of Avondale Fire
A Chicago police officer was stabbed by someone who allegedly started a fire Wednesday in Avondale on the Northwest Side. Police and fire crews were called about 4:45 p.m. for reports of the fire in the 3100 block of North Spaulding Avenue, according to Chicago police. When they arrived, a female started arguing with officers and firefighters. The female, who…
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Man Shot While Driving in Avondale
A man was wounded in a shooting Sunday in Avondale on the Northwest Side.
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Car Crashes Into Building in Avondale
Authorities say a car drove into a building on Chicago’s Northwest Side early Tuesday.