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Legendary Greek folk singer Tolis Voskopoulos dies at age 80Associated Presson July 19, 2021 at 2:12 pm

ATHENS, GREECE — Tolis Voskopoulos, a popular Greek folk singer, songwriter and actor whose career spanned more than six decades, has died. He was 80.

Voskopoulos, considered a star of modern Greek folk music, died Monday in an Athens hospital of cardiac arrest, a few days shy of his 81st birthday and several weeks after being hospitalized with respiratory problems, Greek media reported.

“Tolis Voskopoulos was fortunate to be appreciated by his colleagues and adored by the public,” Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said in a statement. “He was a true popular idol, a talented, intelligent performer who created a different, particular kind of entertainment on the stage.”

In this June 13, 1971, file photo, Greek popular folk singer Tolis Voskopoulos performs at a music hall in Athens, Greece.
In this June 13, 1971, file photo, Greek popular folk singer Tolis Voskopoulos performs at a music hall in Athens, Greece.
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He “lived as he sang, sang as he lived and in the same way he left: ‘unrepeatable,’ as his melodic lyrics will say forever,” tweeted Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, using the title of one of Voskopoulos’s songs.

Born in Greece’s main port city of Piraeus on July 26, 1940, to parents who were refugees from Asia Minor, Voskopoulos was the youngest of 12 children and the only boy. He began his career as an actor, first appearing on stage at the age of 18 in 1953, and made his film debut a few years later in 1963.

His first major musical success was considered to be the 1968 song “Agonia,” composed by Giorgos Zambetas, which sold more than 300,000 copies, a record-breaking figure for Greek music at the time.

He continued producing major hits over the following decades, and became known as “prince” to his legions of fans. His last stage performance was in February 2020, when he sang alongside his daughter Maria to celebrate 60 years of his career.

Voskopoulos was married four times. He is survived by his wife, former minister and current head of the Greek Tourist Organization Angela Gerekou and their daughter Maria Voskopoulou.

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City/Suburban Hoops Report Three-Pointer: Player rankings, team rankings and a wishJoe Henricksenon July 19, 2021 at 2:41 pm

A summer version of the City/Suburban Hoops Report Three-Pointer:

No. 1

There is still some work to do but with three hot in-state prospects making a push in July, Illinois could have four players ranked together in the top 100 for the first time since the Class of 2017.

Young’s AJ Casey is an established top 100 name who is currently a consensus top 30 prospect. It would be very surprising if Yorkville Christian’s Jaden Schutt doesn’t make the jump into the top 100 following July, while Buffalo Grove’s Kam Craft and Glenbard West’s Braden Huff may be forcing their way in as well with their play.

The Class of 2017 finished with four players as consensus top 100 prospects: East St. Louis’ Jeremiah Tilmon (No. 40), Belleville Althoff’s Jordan Goodwin (No. 52), Evanston’s Nojel Eastern (No. 67) and Edwardsville’s Mark Smith (No. 90)

No. 2

Each year there is usually always one AAU basketball matchup I would want to see in the summer here in Illinois. And inevitably is usually never happens.

Unlike high school basketball where you typically can find a way to see the top teams play one another either in a high-profile shootout, holiday tournament, Chicago Public League play or, finally, in state tournament action in March, it rarely ever happens in club basketball in Illinois.

Basketball politics and shoe company affiliations get in the way of what should be a no-brainer: the best local teams and players going at one another — somewhere, somehow.

This year it’s clear the top two teams in the state are the Meanstreets and Illinois Wolves 17U teams. The City/Suburban Hoops Report’s top five prospects in the senior class all hail from one of these two teams. They’ve also shown it on the court.

The Illinois Wolves went 7-0 this past weekend playing in the Under Armour Association. Glenbard West’s Braden Huff and Yorkville Christian’s Jaden Schutt are high-major prospects.

Tuscola’s Jalen Quinn, the best player in Illinois outside the Chicago area, is on the cusp of being one as well.

Glenbard West’s Cade Pierce is a mid-major prospect who is pushing top 10 status in the senior class, while DePaul Prep’s 6-9 Dylan Arnett continues to see his stock rise as a Division I prospect.

The Illinois Wolves will travel to Dallas this weekend to continue their Under Armour schedule.

Meanstreets, meanwhile, tuned up for the always rugged Nike EYBL play that begins this week by barnstorming through the lesser Prep Hoops event in Alabama last weekend, cruising to four wins.

Young’s AJ Casey, Buffalo Grove’s Kam Craft, Oak Forest’s Robbie Avila and Glenbrook South’s Nick Martinelli are the local talents, while Meanstreets is also able to draw from neighboring states. High-profile stars like Gary West Side’s Jalen Washington, a recent North Carolina commit, and top 100 talent Ty Rodgers out of Michigan, rounds out a group of a half dozen Division I players.

Meanstreets began a stretch this past weekend where they will be on the road for 19 consecutive days. Nike EYBL play starts July 13 and runs through July 19 while the famed Peach Jam Tournament will be played from July 20-25.

How about a City/Suburban Hoops Report sponsored club basketball exhibition featuring these two teams at the end of the month?

No. 3

Glenbard West, led by a pair of Division I prospects in Braden Huff and Cade Pierce, received a ton of hype and notoriety with their play in June — and deservedly so. The Hilltoppers will be in the conversation for No. 1 when the preseason rankings come out in November.

But a team that impressed, played extremely well and boasts individual players who continue to open eyes this summer is New Trier. Coach Scott Fricke’s Trevians, which quietly finished 13-2 this past season, should be a bonafide top 10 team when the season tips this Thanksgiving.

Big man Jackson Munro continues to excite with his play and development. Although the 6-8 senior remains one of the most overlooked prospects in the senior class, the late-blooming Munro will be a difference-maker this winter.

Following another solid weekend with Fundamental U on the club basketball circuit this past weekend, look for the recruitment of Munro to increase. He did his work around the basket and also stepped out and showed an ability to knock down the three.

The under-recruited Munro, who boasts a 35 ACT, has just one offer — from Loyola-Maryland — but is seeing the interest pick up among other schools.

Sharpshooter Jake Fiegen made noise last year as a sophomore, but the 6-2 guard has also made significant strides since and is one of the best shooters in the junior class.

There is additional size, shooting and experience in 6-4 Noah Shannon, 6-5 Karlo Colak, guard Josh Kirkpatrick and 6-10 junior Tyler Van Gorp.

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Top Dance Clubs in Chicago to Find a ReboundAlicia Likenon July 19, 2021 at 2:19 pm

When the pandemic first hit, some people predicted COVID-19 would test our relationships. Because spending ALL of our free time with one person is…challenging? Exhausting? Not natural? So if you and your boo didn’t make it out of quarantine together, no worries. It’s time to ~get back out there~ and hit up recently reopened Chicago dance clubs. Here are a few places you might find your soulmate (or, you know, one night stand). 

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1575 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL 60622

This easygoing late-night bar in Wicker Park is a neighborhood staple, complete with bottle service and dance parties until 2am on the weekends. Don’t miss DJ’s spinning tracks upstairs and downstairs for sick vibes. The perfect spot to get flirty and frisky with a new fling. 

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222 W Ontario St Chicago, IL 60654

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Looking to find love suuuuper late? This old River North warehouse is open til 5am. Party like a rockstar amongst disco balls, exposed brick walls, and bright neon-signs that’ll give you a nice Instaglow. Heads up, you’ll need to make reservations on their website ahead of time. Book here, cupid.

632 N Dearborn St Chicago, IL 60654

You know what rhymes with Tao? WOW. And that’s exactly what you’ll get in this high-end, posh Asian nightclub. Dance the night away in this 1000-capacity space featuring a 10-foot Japanese bell, world-famous DJ sets, and funky lights. Make your VIP request here

948 W Fulton Market Chicago, IL 60607

It might seem like an ordinary barbershop but tucked away behind a false wall is a dope speakeasy that’s super popular amongst Chicago locals. And it’s not your average nightclub: the dance dance is tiny and the space itself is pretty small. But the ambience is unparalleled with stylish seating and trendy decor. You should also know Blind Barber is cashless and all seated reservations are limited to 2 hours. Get yours here

3730 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60613

Say hello to Chicago’s independent nightclub, featuring the sickest DJs spinning techno dance music from across the globe. Snag a new sweetheart and sway among the blue, purple, and pink lights. Plus, if you love music, there are a ton of upcoming shows in July. 

4810 N Broadway Chicago, IL 60640

Looking for something a little more laid back? Check out this French nightclub featuring a state-of-the-art 25,000 watt KV2 Audio system and over 99 separate pieces of intelligent lighting. The space is gorgeous with comfortable seating and a cozy outdoor patio. 

1543 N Kingsbury St Chicago, IL 60642

Okay, Lincoln Park, we see you. This top-rated hybrid venue offers live music, private events, and epic nightclub performances. And with 10,000 square feet of space and three distinct bars, you can find your perfect vibe. Secure your reservations here

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Daily Cubs Minors Recap: Davis homers again; Maldonado and Aliendo with game winning blasts; Gallardo sharp on the moundon July 19, 2021 at 2:45 pm

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How punk played in PeoriaLeor Galilon July 19, 2021 at 11:00 am

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Popular books about punk history tend to focus on the best-known bands from scenes in metropolitan centers, including London, New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. But punk also proliferated thanks to outcasts living in towns their big-city peers couldn’t find on a map–they too might hear something about themselves reflected in a strange, confrontational sound.

Jonathan Wright and Dawson Barrett’s new book, Punks in Peoria: Making a Scene in the American Heartland, helps demonstrate just how widespread punk was in its early years. Published last month through the University of Illinois Press, Punks in Peoria comes with a soundtrack compilation released by Chicago archival label Alona’s Dream, which includes songs by bands whose names alone express their contempt for the mainstream–among them Bloody Mess & the Skabs and my personal favorite, Constant Vomit. On September 5, Peoria’s Casa de Arte celebrates the book with a daylong outdoor concert called the Punks in Peoria Fest.

The deeply researched Punks in Peoria describes the growth of a scene in a central Illinois town that was anything but a sanctuary for subversives. In the following excerpt, Wright and Barrett show how the seeds of punk first got planted in Peoria. This passage begins with concert promoters Bill Love and Jay Goldberg, who were also owners of a local chain of stores called Co-Op Tapes and Records.

Across the river and ten miles south of Peoria, the hometown of Bill Love and Jay Goldberg was an unlikely hotbed of musical activity. Despite having a population less than a third the size of its sister city, Pekin had its own record stores, head shops, coffeehouses, folk singers, and rock bands, signaling the inroads of the sixties counterculture in a stronghold of conservativism. An outsized number of area musicians found their roots in Pekin, from the early days of rock and roll to the punk era and beyond. During the 1970s, Pekin hosted performances by the likes of Kiss, Blue Oyster Cult, the Runaways, Rush, and Journey (with a then-unknown Tom Petty opening). Perhaps more significantly, Pekin was home to the Golden Voice Recording Company–the finest recording studio in Illinois outside of Chicago.

Surrounded by cornfields on the south end of town, Golden Voice is best known for helping Dan Fogelberg and REO Speedwagon get their start in the music industry. Styx and Head East recorded there, and one of the music industry’s most successful engineers launched his career at the studio. “The reason Nirvana’s album Nevermind sounds the way it does is in part due to Golden Voice’s influence on Andy Wallace,” notes Chris Gilbert, a Pekin native responsible for reissuing scores of nearly forgotten Golden Voice recordings on his own Alona’s Dream Records. “Teenagers will still be listening to Nirvana in twenty years, maybe longer, and Golden Voice played a role in that.”

During the 1960s and ’70s, Golden Voice presented a unique opportunity to musicians from central Illinois and beyond: high-quality, professional recordings at affordable prices. Just about every Peoria-area band of note recorded there. Among them was Pekin’s answer to the Beatles and one of the Midwest’s most successful regional acts of the seventies: the Jets. Riding a wave of hype fostered by a local radio station, the band drew throngs of screaming fans to their early Peoria and Pekin shows, not unlike what the Beatles themselves had done a decade earlier, albeit on a smaller scale. Though stylistically more power-pop than proto-punk, the group may rightly be considered provincial forerunners of the punk mindset and attitude in central Illinois.

In early 1974, the Jets broke up over some members’ obsession with David Bowie; out of the ashes came the Peoria area’s first glam band: the Jetz. For singer-guitarist Graham Walker, Bowie represented the next logical extension of rock and roll in the post-Beatles era, both musically and culturally–and hinted at the shape of punk to come: “We’d all gone to Chicago and gotten glitter/glam clothes. I dyed my hair orange and shaved my eyebrows off [as Bowie had famously done]. We were just teenagers, running around Peoria and Pekin. . . . To walk down Main Street in Peoria with no eyebrows, hair dyed bright orange, and a glitter shirt on in the seventies . . . people wanted to kill us! You couldn’t be any further out. No one understood what we were doing–it was like we were from outer space.”

On Friday, May 24, 1974, Walker and his Jets/Jetz bandmate Gregg Clemons drove to Co-Op Records to pick up Bowie’s brand-new Diamond Dogs LP. “We bought the record at noon, and by 12:30 it was on our turntable,” he recalls. “We had our guitars with us and were playing along. The song that stood out was ‘Rebel Rebel.’ By 2:00 or 2:30, we were having our first run-through with it.” The band played it out that very night–a seminal moment Walker later described as “Peoria’s introduction to punk.”

The Jetz, however, lasted less than a year. Toward the end of the decade, a revived power-pop incarnation of the Jets (including Walker) released a single on Minneapolis’s Twin/Tone Records, a key independent label of the burgeoning post-punk underground. The band even had a number-one hit in Minneapolis (where a young Prince Rogers Nelson reportedly attended the record release party) and once opened for the Ramones, further tying the group to the emergence of punk rock.

A teenage Douglas McCombs skateboards in Peoria. - COURTESY DOUGLAS MCCOMBS

For sixteen-year-old Douglas McCombs, who grew up in Peoria and Pekin, the crucial “aha” moment arrived with Devo’s 1978 performance on Saturday Night Live. “Before that I was barely interested in music,” recalls the cofounder of the experimental rock band Tortoise. “The next two years were occupied with trying to find a context for how Devo even existed, connecting dots and filling in gaps”:

I had been obsessed with skateboarding since around ’72, but had not made any connection to rock n’ roll. When I discovered Devo, I started to notice that [skateboarders] Jay Adams and Tony Alva were no longer wearing Ted Nugent t-shirts in the magazines and their hair was shorter. Interesting development. I was able to eventually figure out that there were a couple of other people in my town who were interested in the same things I was.

We would scour the cutout bins at Co-Op Records in Pekin and Peoria for anything that looked weird, and without any information at all we discovered Television, Pere Ubu, Wire, X, the Cramps, the Stranglers, the Buzzcocks, etc. We got some dud records, too.

We would go to this gay bar in Peoria because they never carded us and they played good records. I learned about Iggy Pop and Lou Reed from there (didn’t know anything about the Stooges or Velvets until later) as well as Wax Trax in Chicago. We would go on buying trips to Chicago for records and skateboard parts.

For sixteen-year-old Jon Ginoli, punk was something exotic and intangible, existing only within the pages of magazines like Circus, Hit Parader, and Creem. “We’d heard about punk rock . . . but we had no idea what it sounded like!” explains the former Peorian. “It was all very secondhand–none of that was on the radio here.”

“In Peoria, it seemed like the world was happening somewhere else,” he adds. “There really wasn’t much to do except buy records.” So when the Ramones’ debut album hit Ginoli’s ears in the spring of 1976, it arrived as a revelation–as did “Anarchy in the U.K.,” the Sex Pistols’ debut single, later that fall. “I managed to order a copy from a record store in New York,” he explains. “I remember listening to it once, going ‘Hmmm . . . ‘; listening to it twice, going ‘Interesting . . . ‘; and then the third listen . . . I was like, ‘Oh my god, this is the greatest thing I’ve ever heard!'”

The mark the Ramones left on Ginoli proved indelible. Fifteen years later and a world away in San Francisco, he would stake his claim as the founder and frontman of Pansy Division–“the first all-gay rock band that any of us had ever known of.” Pansy Division’s in-your-face approach to queer sexuality, quite radical for its time, could scarcely have been envisioned by Ginoli’s younger self, an alienated teen growing up on the culturally repressive Illinois prairie. It was forged there nonetheless via punk rock: a ticket for him to embrace his outsiderness. “I wasn’t out yet and I was really uncertain of my sexuality,” Ginoli explains. “I was very frustrated. And punk rock is very good for channeling those frustrations.”

But beyond a few LPs in the racks at Co-Op, punk rock might well have not existed in Peoria. Aside from that lone MC5 show, the Bowie-isms of the Jetz, and a 1979 visit from British pub rockers Eddie and the Hot Rods, there is little trace of anything remotely “punk” playing Peoria in the seventies. All-ages shows, a staple of the DIY punk scene, were unheard of.

“If you wanted to see a rock show you went to a bar, and I certainly wasn’t able to do that,” Ginoli notes. But he was able to buy records–and that wasn’t the only aspect of the punk movement that inspired him. “I read that people were putting out zines . . . and I was able to mail-order some of them. So I thought, ‘I’ll do a zine.'”

Issue eight of Peoria punk zine Hoopla, published in April 1978

In 1977, during his junior year at Richwoods High School, Ginoli created Hoopla, Peoria’s first punk rock fanzine, its sixteen xeroxed pages crammed full of typewritten missives of punk culture. Yet few Peorians knew or cared; it was distributed almost entirely through mail order. “Trouser Press had a section where you could place short ads, so I would put ads for Hoopla in there and people would mail-order it,” Ginoli explains. “It was sort of like having pen pals. Because apart from a couple of people, I really couldn’t find people in Peoria who related to it.” v


From Punks in Peoria: Making a Scene in the American Heartland by Jonathan Wright and Dawson Barrett. Used with permission by the University of Illinois Press. Copyright 2021 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.

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Versatile instrumental trio Bitchin Bajas unspool new material at their first concert since 2019Bill Meyeron July 19, 2021 at 12:00 pm

For the past decade, local trio Bitchin Bajas have exemplified the virtues of patience and versatility. All three members play synthesizers, Cooper Crain and Daniel Quinlivan play organ, and Rob Frye plays woodwinds and percussion. They create plush, pulsing instrumentals with melodies that evolve at such a leisurely pace that you might not notice the changes as they occur–though you’ll definitely feel like you’ve been taken somewhere by the time the tune ends. As flexible as Bitchin Bajas are on their own, they’re also malleable collaborators. They’ve created a suitably aquatic soundtrack for Olivia Wyatt’s 2015 documentary, Sailing a Sinking Sea; melded into the spiritual trance vibe of Natural Information Society; transformed themselves into an AACM-inspired jazz group on Frye’s recent solo LP, Exoplanet (Astral Spirits); and nailed the plastic pop sound of disco-era Blondie while backing singer Haley Fohr in her Jackie Lynn project. The Bajas haven’t released a full album of new music since 2017, but they’ve put their pandemic time to good use by recording new material, which is due to be released as a full-length in 2022. Your best chance to hear some of the music before then will be at this concert, their first since fall 2019. While the Bajas will play monthly concerts at the Hungry Brain from August till November, those will be specially themed shows, permitting the group to shape-shift yet again. v

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60 shot, 10 fatally, in Chicago over weekend. Seven of the wounded were kids 15 and youngerSun-Times Wireon July 19, 2021 at 11:33 am

Ten people were killed and at least 50 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago over the weekend — seven of the wounded were children 15 and younger.

12-year-old, 4 teenagers hurt in Austin mass shooting

Six people were shot outside a party late Saturday in Austin on the West Side, including a 12-year-old girl and four teenagers. Five of the victims, ranging in age from 12 to 19 years old, were hospitalized in fair condition, according to police

About 11:40 p.m., they were standing with a group on the sidewalk in the 5000 block of West Ohio Street when someone in a dark-colored SUV fired shots, police said.

The 12-year-old girl was struck in the hand and driven by family members to West Suburban Medical Center, police said.

A 13-year-old girl and a 14-year-old girl both suffered gunshot wounds to the buttocks and were taken to Stroger Hospital, police said.

A 15-year-old girl suffered a graze wound to the head and a gunshot wound to the buttocks, according to police. She was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital. A 19-year-old woman was struck in the back and transported to Stroger Hospital.

A sixth victim, a 25-year-old man, was struck in the buttocks and went to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was treated and released.

Boys 8 and 14 hurt in Gresham shootings

Early Sunday, an 8-year-old boy and a 28-year-old man were wounded in a shooting in Gresham on the South Side.

Just after 1 a.m., the pair were traveling in a car in the 2000 block of West 83rd Street when someone in a black SUV fired shots, police said.

The boy suffered a gunshot wound to the left leg and was transported to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was listed in good condition, police said. The man was struck in the back and treated and released on scene, according to police.

In another shooting in Gresham, a 14-year-old boy was wounded Saturday. The teen was in a car in the parking lot of a gas station in the 1200 block of 87th Street when someone opened fire about 3:40 p.m., police said.

He was shot in the leg and was transported to Little Company of Mary Hospital, where he was in fair condition, police said.

West Town fatal attack

A man was fatally shot early Monday in the West Town neighborhood.

Just after 1 a.m., the 38-year-old was standing on the sidewalk in the 100 block of North Morgan Street when someone in a silver sedan fired shots, Chicago police said. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

2 killed in Austin shootings

A man was shot and killed Sunday night in Austin on the West Side.

The 31-year-old was standing on the sidewalk in the 900 block of North Lawler Avenue when someone approached and fired, police said. He suffered gunshot wounds to the head and body and was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. He has not yet been identified.

Another man was fatally wounded Sunday night.

About 7:30 p.m., the 30-year-old was in the 5500 block of West Rice Street when someone approached and fired, police said. He was struck in the shoulder and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Greater Grand Crossing fatal attack

A 49-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday night in Greater Grand Crossing on the South Side.

He was speaking to someone in a parked car about 10:25 p.m. when someone inside fired shots in the 7700 block of South Normal Avenue, police said.

He was struck multiple times in the body and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office hasn’t identified him.

Gresham homicide

A person was shot to death Sunday afternoon in Gresham on the South Side.

The victim was near the street about 4 p.m. in the 1700 block of West 79th Street when he heard shots and felt pain, police said. He was struck in the stomach and he was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Man killed in Back of the Yards

A man was shot to death early Sunday morning in Back of the Yards on the South Side.

The 30-year-old was walking on the sidewalk in the 5100 block of South Marshfield Avenue about 12:40 a.m. when someone in a gray sedan fired shots, Chicago police said. He suffered gunshot wounds to the chest and was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said. He has not yet been identified.

2 shot, 1 fatally, in Chatham

One person was killed and another wounded in a shooting Saturday night in Chatham on the South Side.

The pair was standing outside about 11:25 p.m. in the 7600 block of South St. Lawrence Avenue when someone in a black SUV fired shots, police said.

A male suffered gunshot wounds to the body and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said. A 27-year-old woman was struck in the right knee and taken to the same hospital in fair condition, police said.

Man fatally shot in East Garfield Park

A man was fatally shot early Saturday during an argument in East Garfield Park.

About 1:45 a.m., the 31-year-old was shot in the head by a man during an argument outside in the 2800 block of West Van Buren Street, police said. He was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The shooter was on the scene when officers arrived and was taken to Area Four headquarters for further investigation, police said.

1 killed, 3 wounded in Austin shooting

One man was killed and three others wounded in a shooting late Friday night in Austin on the West Side.

About 11:55 p.m., the four men were standing outside in the 700 block of North Lockwood Avenue when three people approached them and fired shots, police said. A 29-year-old man was struck in the head and back and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. He has not yet been identified.

A man, 40, suffered gunshot wounds to the hip and leg and another man, 45, was also struck in the leg, police said. Both men were transported to Stroger Hospital in serious condition. A fourth man, 62, suffered a graze wound to the back and was taken to the same hospital in good condition.

West Pullman fatal drive-by

A man was shot to death Friday evening in a drive-by in West Pullman on the Far South Side.

The 26-year-old was on the street about 6:50 p.m. in the 12000 block of South Union Avenue when a vehicle pulled up and someone from inside fired shots, police said. He was struck multiple times on the body and he was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as Antwan Davis.

At least 38 other people were wounded in shootings since 5 p.m. Friday.

Last weekend, 13 people were killed and 33 others wounded in shootings citywide.

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