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SWAT Team Called To Building Near Ridge And Devon; Man Arrested

A man barricaded himself in a building, but was later arrested.

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Jonathan Ballew

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WEST RIDGE — A police SWAT team responded to a barricade situation that ultimately ended peacefully in West Ridge Tuesday.

The call started as a battery in progress at a building in the 6400 block of North Ridge Boulevard, police said.

A man barricaded himself inside at around 9:20 a.m. Tuesday, police said.

The SWAT team came out and road were closed in the area.

But by early afternoon, a police spokesman said the situation ended peacefully.

“Adult male in custody,” police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tweeted. “No injuries to offender or officers.”

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Before General Iron Leaves Lincoln Park For Southeast Side, Neighbors Want Cleaner Air — And Answers

"Our air remains polluted, toxic fluff continues to fall, the stench is worse and our questions to GI remain unanswered," neighbors wrote to General Iron's new owners.

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New Dad Killed On Howard CTA Platform Was About To Start New Job, Family Says: ‘I Miss Him’

Macksantino Webb was fatally shot while standing on the Red Line platform Tuesday. "It's time we stop having to walk behind the caskets of black boys," his uncle said.

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You Can Smoke Weed In Your Backyard Or Back Porch And Not Get Busted, Chicago’s Mayor And New Top Cop Say

You still can't smoke in public spaces like on the sidewalk or your front porch, though.