12-year-old boy shot on sidewalk in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood

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CHICAGO - A 12-year-old was shot in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood on Saturday.

The boy was near a sidewalk along West 13th Street near South Racine around 5 p.m. when he was shot.

He was hit in the leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.