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Two-flats sit along Oakley Avenue in North Center.Kelly Bauer/Block Club Chicago

Check Your Water — A Boil Order Was Issued In West Town

Officials will deliver leaflets to affected homes and businesses.

Wicker Park, Bucktown, West Town Primary category in which blog post is published
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CHICAGO — The Chicago Department of Water Management issued a boil order in response to a water main emergency near Chicago and Hoyne Avenues.

According to a news release issued by Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd), crews discovered a damaged valve on the main and shut water off to a portion of the water grid Monday evening.

The boil order has been issued for properties on both sides of West Chicago Avenue between Oakley Avenue and Leavitt Street.

Crews will leaflet homes and buildings in the affected areas.

For more information, call 312-744-8190.

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale Primary category in which blog post is published

Joe Moreno Pleads Not Guilty To Charges Alleging He Falsely Reported His Audi Stolen, Tried To Collect $30K In Insurance

Moreno, 46, was arraigned before Cook County Judge William H. Hooks Tuesday morning.

Albany Park Primary category in which blog post is published

Robber Punches, Steals From Victims 4 Times In Albany Park And Mayfair

The most recent robbery happened June 10 in the 4900 block of North Pulaski Road.

Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

Protesters Demand Release Of Immigrant Children In Heartland’s Chicago Shelters

“Anybody who has children, or had children, should take this personally,” one activist said of the five shelters Heartland operates in Chicago neighborhoods.