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Federal agents on North, Northwest Sides prompt soft lockdowns at schools; tear gas fired in Lakeview

Federal agents on North, Northwest Sides prompt soft lockdowns at schools; tear gas fired in Lakeview

A large presence of federal agents on Chicago’s North and Northwest Sides Friday sent people onto the streets and schools into soft lockdowns. Agents dropped tear gas canisters on a residential street in Lakeview. Ald. Bennett Lawson, who represents the 44th Ward, said federal agents pulled one of four workers doing construction on a home on Lockwood in the Lakeview …

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