Page 4 - Devon Avenue News Today

The Federation of Indian Associations (FIA-Chicago), founded in 1980, hosted an India Independence Day parade on the streets of Devon Avenue on Aug. 5.

A hookah lounge on the city's North Side is closing its doors.

Hyderabadi social activist in Chicago, Mukarram, is well known for helping people of Devon Avenue, irrespective of an individual's religion.

At least 36 people have been shot, including four fatal shootings, across the city so far this weekend, Chicago police say.

The two were walking about 1:45 a.m. in the 1300 block of West Devon Avenue when someone in a black sedan drove by and an occupant began shooting.

A man was killed and a woman was injured in a drive-by shooting in Rogers Park Sunday morning. 

Brandon Sanders, 33, was arrested on June 29 in connection with the grisly May 12 killing of 69-year-old HVAC contractor Rasim Katanic.

Chicago police said a 33-year-old Brandon Sanders is charged with the stabbing death of an HVAC contractor Rasim Katanic in broad daylight.

A family company for 99 years, the business is now employee owned. Former owners Ed and Ken Walchak hope the reorganization will reward employees and respect the legacy of what their family built.

The National Weather Service in Little Rock on Sunday reported "widespread" damage across the state after winds that "easily" ranged between 60 and 80 miles an hour.