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Back of the Yards neighborhood
Coverage of Back of the Yards neighborhood in the Nexus archive.
- Former employee charged in deadly shooting at business in Lansing, police say
A former employee was charged in a deadly mass shooting at a business in Lansing. Detectives are investigating the incident in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
- Back of Yards extra-alarm blaze injures 4, including 2 firefighters
A fire in the Back of the Yards neighborhood injured four people, including two firefighters, and displaced over a dozen residents. The extra-alarm blaze, which started near the 4500 block of South Ashland Avenue around 6:30 a.m., required over 100 firefighters and at least five ambulances to respond.
- CFD battles extra-alarm apartment building fire on South Side LIVE
Chicago firefighters are battling an extra-alarm fire in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side. The incident is classified as an 'extra-alarm' fire, indicating a significant response.