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  • Bronzeville Historic Church Fire Anniversary

    The Bronzeville church that's considered the birthplace of gospel music is mostly just walls these days. Those walls have been braced, and the debris from the fire cleared away.

    Published by Chicago Public Radio on January 6, 2008.

  • 300 block of East 56th Street Man Shot To Death On South Side

    The victim, identified as Quincy Edwards, was found dead on the sidewalk in the 300 block of East 56th Street, police said. He had been shot in the head and body.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on January 6, 2008.

  • 5610 S. Calumet Ave Man Shot To Death On South Side

    Edwards, of 5610 S. Calumet Ave., was pronounced dead on the scene, the spokesperson said.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on January 6, 2008.

  • 2415 N. Monticello Another Logan Square Shooting Victim Dies

    Jose Soberanis-Radilla, 36, of 2415 N. Monticello was pronounced dead at 2:18 p.m. Sunday at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. He died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on January 6, 2008.

  • 2500 block of North Linder Avenue Another Logan Square Shooting Victim Dies

    Michael Sanchez, 24, of 2500 block of North Linder Avenue, was charged Thursday with two counts each of first degree murder and attempted first-degree murder, according to police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli. Sanchez appeared in court Friday but Mirabelli had no information on his bond hearing.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on January 6, 2008.

  • West 47th and South Ada 2 Shot In Bar Dispute

    About 2:40 a.m. the men were shot near West 47th and South Ada streets by a man who tried to enter into a bar, and was denied access, Greer said.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on January 6, 2008.

  • 1200 block of South Harding Avenue Autopsy: Death Of 1-Year-Old Lawndale Boy Ruled Natural

    Police were notified of a death at a home in the 1200 block of South Harding Avenue at 4:24 p.m. Saturday, according to police News Affairs Officer John Henry.

    Published by NBC 5 on January 6, 2008.

  • 401 N. Cicero Ave Brach's factory to get new life

    ML Realty Partners LLC of Itasca recently closed on the purchase of the dilapidated seven-story factory at 401 N. Cicero Ave., which employed as many as 3,500 people in the late '80s but has stood vacant since Brach's closed it four years ago.

    Published by Crain's Chicago Business on January 6, 2008.

  • 1401 N. Cicero Brach's factory to get new life

    ML Realty pulled off a similar project roughly a mile north of the Brach's site. It led a venture that acquired an old Helene Curtis factory at 1401 N. Cicero in late 2003 and struck a deal to redevelop the property about 2˝ years later as a 209,000-square-foot distribution center for Coca-Cola Co. that employs 310.

    Published by Crain's Chicago Business on January 6, 2008.

  • 362 E. 56th St Man shot, killed in Fuller Park

    The man, identified as Quincy Edwards, was shot at 362 E. 56th St. about 2:30 a.m., according to police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer.

    Published by Chicago Sun-Times on January 6, 2008.

  • 5610 S. Calumet Ave Man shot, killed in Fuller Park

    Edwards, of 5610 S. Calumet Ave., was found fatally shot at 365 E. 56th St., a spokesperson for the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said.

    Published by Chicago Sun-Times on January 6, 2008.

  • 365 E. 56th St Man shot, killed in Fuller Park

    Edwards, of 5610 S. Calumet Ave., was found fatally shot at 365 E. 56th St., a spokesperson for the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said.

    Published by Chicago Sun-Times on January 6, 2008.

  • West 47th and South Ada Man denied entry to bar shoots two

    About 2:40 a.m. the men were shot near West 47th and South Ada streets by a man who tried to enter into a bar, and was denied access, Greer said.

    Published by Chicago Sun-Times on January 6, 2008.

  • North Long Avenue and West Cortez Street Man found shot, dead in Austin neighborhood

    Two witnesses found the man shot inside his Cadillac near the intersection of North Long Avenue and West Cortez Street about 10:30 p.m. in the Austin neighborhood, police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said.

    Published by Chicago Sun-Times on January 6, 2008.

  • 600 block of West Cornelia Catalytic converters hot target

    Shortly before 11:30 p.m., police got a call about a man underneath a Toyota in the 600 block of West Cornelia. When police arrived, Blissit allegedly tried to flee with the other three, who served as lookouts, and threw away a power saw that police said he was using to cut the converter from the car.

    Published by Chicago Sun-Times on January 6, 2008.

  • 1213 S. Harding Ave 1-year-old boy found dead in home

    Police were notified of a death at 1213 S. Harding Ave at 4:24 p.m., according to police News Affairs Officer John Henry.

    Published by Chicago Sun-Times on January 6, 2008.

  • 6020 N. Cicero Ave City employee charged with grocery theft

    About 12:55 p.m. a woman allegedly stole items from a Whole Foods Market grocery store at 6020 N. Cicero Ave., according to police News Affairs Director Monique Bond.

    Published by Chicago Sun-Times on January 6, 2008.

  • 10459 S. Hamlin Metro briefs

    A Chicago firefighter rescued an elderly woman from a kitchen fire in a Mount Greenwood home Friday night. Officials said a lieutenant from Truck 59 found her unresponsive in a hallway at 10459 S. Hamlin. She was in critical condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

    Published by Chicago Sun-Times on January 6, 2008.

  • 4400 block of South Wallace Metro briefs

    DUI charges were filed against the driver of a van that crashed off the Dan Ryan Expy. in Chinatown early Saturday, killing a 19-year-old woman and injuring four other people. The driver, Emanuel A. Leyva, 27, of Chicago, lost control exiting at Cermak, and the van rolled over, ejecting and killing Maria Hernandez, of the 4400 block of South Wallace, State Police said.

    Published by Chicago Sun-Times on January 6, 2008.

  • 39th and Ashland City one-ups suburbs with new indoor soccer center

    Odari Lewi, 8, from Bronzeville watches as Mayor Daley visits the new Chicago Indoor Sports at 39th and Ashland.

    Published by Chicago Sun-Times on January 6, 2008.

  • 401 W. Fullerton Ave Vintage charms of Lincoln Park

    Warmth, charm and flexibility characterize a one-bedroom, one-bath unit at 401 W. Fullerton Ave. in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. Known as The Patricians, the 17-floor structure has 276 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units.

    Published by Chicago Tribune on January 6, 2008.

  • 401 W. Fullerton Ave Vintage charms of Lincoln Park

    Warmth, charm and flexibility characterize a one-bedroom, one-bath unit at 401 W. Fullerton Ave. in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. Known as The Patricians, the 17-floor structure has 276 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. A turnaround driveway outside the 1920s building allows vehicles to pull up under a wide canopy. In the lobby, a desk staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, provides access to the building's two towers. Around the corner from the lobby, in the wood-beamed elevator area, a stairway saved from the single-family home that once graced this property rises to the second floor. Its brass railing and decorative balustrade suit the wood-paneled elevators, each with a brass-paneled door.

    Published by Chicago Tribune on January 6, 2008.

  • 660 N. Halsted St Near West firm to expand to Goose Island

    In September 2006, the owners purchased a 71,000-square-foot building at 1140 N. Branch St. A 75,000-square-foot facility serving Water Saver and Guardian is at 701 W. Erie St. Guardian, which makes emergency eye wash and shower equipment used in science labs, plans to move to Goose Island, the first phase of the company's expansion that will include a new facade and structural improvements to the building. In a second phase, it will modernize the building on Erie, including a four-story addition with 45,000 square feet and an employee parking lot at 660 N. Halsted St. That will help keep the company's 200 jobs there with the promise of additional jobs.

    Published by Chicago Tribune on January 6, 2008.

  • 701 W. Erie St Near West firm to expand to Goose Island

    In September 2006, the owners purchased a 71,000-square-foot building at 1140 N. Branch St. A 75,000-square-foot facility serving Water Saver and Guardian is at 701 W. Erie St. Guardian, which makes emergency eye wash and shower equipment used in science labs, plans to move to Goose Island, the first phase of the company's expansion that will include a new facade and structural improvements to the building. In a second phase, it will modernize the building on Erie, including a four-story addition with 45,000 square feet and an employee parking lot at 660 N. Halsted St. That will help keep the company's 200 jobs there with the promise of additional jobs.

    Published by Chicago Tribune on January 6, 2008.

  • 1140 N. Branch St Near West firm to expand to Goose Island

    In September 2006, the owners purchased a 71,000-square-foot building at 1140 N. Branch St. A 75,000-square-foot facility serving Water Saver and Guardian is at 701 W. Erie St. Guardian, which makes emergency eye wash and shower equipment used in science labs, plans to move to Goose Island, the first phase of the company's expansion that will include a new facade and structural improvements to the building. In a second phase, it will modernize the building on Erie, including a four-story addition with 45,000 square feet and an employee parking lot at 660 N. Halsted St. That will help keep the company's 200 jobs there with the promise of additional jobs.

    Published by Chicago Tribune on January 6, 2008.