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Rich Hein/Sun-Times A progressive alderman, angry that he learned about a public safety issue in his ward from a Sun-Times article rather than police, filed a complaint with the Chicago Police Department last summer that sparked an internal investigation to find the source of the memo that formed the basis of the story, records show. Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) says he did so because he questioned whether the memo was accurate. It warned Near West District personnel that gang members in the Pilsen area could be planning to target officers following a police-involved shooting on Aug. 31 that killed 26-year-old Miguel Vega. ....