http://www.windycitizen.com/tag/violence The latest reader-recommended stories from Chicago. en http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/weird/2009/11/17/another-day-in-chicago-severed-bird-head-spotted-outside-chicago-bard-of-tr <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/files/birdo.jpg" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p><!--paging_filter-->You don't see this every day down in the financial district...</p> blog.jdkunesh.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/weird/2009/11/17/another-day-in-chicago-severed-bird-head-spotted-outside-chicago-bard-of-tr#comments bird head Chicago Chicago,Illinois,United States Weird financial district roughstuff violence Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:57:09 -0600 20340 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/schools/2009/11/05/chicago-may-open-charter-school-near-altgeld-gardens <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p><!--paging_filter-->Chicago Public Schools is seeking to place a new charter school near the Altgeld Gardens housing complex for sixth- to 12th-grade students, a move that could quell tension in a community that has been vocal about wanting a neighborhood option for its high school students.</p> chicagotribune.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/schools/2009/11/05/chicago-may-open-charter-school-near-altgeld-gardens#comments Altgeld Gardens housing complex Chicago Chicago,Illinois,United States Schools Altgeld Gardens Charter Schools chicago public schools CPS Fenger violence Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:24:47 -0600 19250 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/local/2009/04/09/why-chicago-kids-kill-one-another-gang-inevitability <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p>A very insightful and honest look, point by point, at why gangs have such a strong draw on young kids in African American neighborhoods from a former principal.</p> examiner.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/local/2009/04/09/why-chicago-kids-kill-one-another-gang-inevitability#comments Neighborhoods black gang Gangs kids killing principal violence Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:08:43 -0500 6841 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/link/crime/2008/09/two-children-shot-in-sw-side-barricade-situation <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p><!--paging_filter-->Cops say the kids' father, an off-duty police officer, shot himself </p> suntimes.com http://www.windycitizen.com/link/crime/2008/09/two-children-shot-in-sw-side-barricade-situation#comments Crime shooting violence Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:50:45 -0500 2826 at http://www.windycitizen.com