Push to shut down North Side Chicago hookah lounge after shooting
The alderwomen of two wards want the Samah Hookah Lounge on the cusp of Rogers Park and Edgewater shut down. Shardaa Gray reports.
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The alderwomen of two wards want the Samah Hookah Lounge on the cusp of Rogers Park and Edgewater shut down. Shardaa Gray reports.
It happened around 2 a.m. outside Samah Hookah Lounge in the 1200 block of West Devon Avenue.
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A 28-year-old man was inside a vehicle when he was shot in his torso and shoulder.
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