Armed with a huge federal grant, Chicago officials Tuesday unveiled a wide-ranging plan to unclog Loop streets by penalizing those who drive downtown and rewarding those who switch to public transit.

Published by Crain's Chicago Business on April 29, 2008.

The Portland, Ore.-based confection company closed its combination cafe and candy store at 320 N. Michigan Ave. on Wednesday after determining that business wasn’t strong enough to justify renewing the lease.

Published by Crain's Chicago Business on April 29, 2008.

Beloved by local foodies for their smoked fish and shrimp, Calumet Fisheries (3259 E. 95th St.; 773-933-9855) just earned props from Coastal Living, which named it one of the magazine’s "25 favorite seafood dives across the country."

Published by Chicago Tribune on April 29, 2008.

What the mainland calls "May Day" (that is, May 1) is called "Lei Day" in Hawaii, a custom dating back to the '20s in which everybody on the islands is encouraged to wear leis. There will be leis a-plenty--and a five-course dinner--May 1 at Roy's (720 N. State St. ;, 312-787-7599), with such dishes as a "Koreatown" sushi roll (pork and kimchi), sirloin with edamame potstickers and Hawaiian-style cioppino.

Published by Chicago Tribune on April 29, 2008.

Another is that math meets aren't spectator sports. Our son Alex just finished his fourth and last year competing for Chicago's Walter Payton College Prep, and every time we offered to come cheer him on, he told us not to bother, there was absolutely nothing to see -- just kids taking really hard tests.

Published by Chicago Tribune on April 29, 2008.

Chef Jose Garces of Mercat a la Planxa, 638 S. Michigan, a new tapas restaurant in the Blackstone Hotel, started his restaurant empire in Philadelphia, but his heart lies in Chicago.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on April 29, 2008.

Stone Temple Pilots' and Velvet Revolver's Scott Weiland was seen hanging out happily at Enclave -- shortly before Monday's sentencing for his November DUI arrest in California.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on April 29, 2008.

Moby hooked up with owner Chris Barish at Martini Park -- enjoying hearing the DJ playing songs off his new album, ''Last Night.''

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on April 29, 2008.

Jeffrey Burakowski, general manager at Chicago’s only Books-A-Million store, said he's seen a dramatic increase in attention paid to food books, particularly in the way the section is organized.

Published by Medill Reports on April 29, 2008.

“It’s a hot topic. Everybody loves cooking books,” said Katherine Behan, a manager at Myopic Books in Wicker Park, which stocks 1,333 food books.

Published by Medill Reports on April 29, 2008.

Hartland Park, 1730 W Wrightwood Ave: 23 four- to six-bedroom single-family homes from $1.6 million

Published by YoChicago on April 29, 2008.

Urban Sandbox, 1625 N Wolcott Ave: five single-family homes four-bedroom single-family homes for $2.5 million

Published by YoChicago on April 29, 2008.

Lincoln Park West Collection, 1901 N Lincoln Park West: six five-bedroom single-family homes from $2.9 million to $4.8 million

Published by YoChicago on April 29, 2008.

2244 North Orchard, 2244 N Orchard St: three six-bedroom single-family homes from $3.8 million

Published by YoChicago on April 29, 2008.

Provence Development's 60-unit high-rise planned for 9 W Erie St in River North is more than 30 percent sold, says Andy Magliochetti of Real Living Helios Realty. That meets the project's pre-sale requirement, he says, meaning that construction on the building should begin in the very near future.

Published by YoChicago on April 29, 2008.

The homes in this condo conversion at 4815 N Kimball Ave in Albany Park have been on the market for about two years, and only half of the 24 condos have been sold. It's now or never for Kimball Park's final 12 units, according to Coldwell Banker sales associate Tom Leko.

Published by YoChicago on April 29, 2008.

Low prices aren't the only things that the Grove at Greenleaf has to offer, though. As Kate noted in her open house review last summer, Greenleaf's 1358 W Greenleaf Ave address puts the building just two blocks from the Loyola Park Beach and two blocks north of the Morse Red Line station, which is about as good as you can do in Rogers Park.

Published by YoChicago on April 29, 2008.

The incident occurred about 8 p.m. Saturday in front of 2047 W. Birchwood, police say.

Published by Chi-Town Daily News on April 29, 2008.

Witnesses called 911 shortly after 2 a.m. to report that a fire at 2746 E. 81st St. had trapped residents inside the building.

Published by Chi-Town Daily News on April 29, 2008.

Otis Townsend, 32, of 6827 S. Marshfield Ave., died of a gunshot wound to the head suffered at 8219 S. Aberdeen St. He was pronounced dead at the Stein Institute at 1:45 a.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Published by Fox News Chicago on April 29, 2008.

Otis Townsend, 32, of 6827 S. Marshfield Ave., died of a gunshot wound to the head suffered at 8219 S. Aberdeen St. He was pronounced dead at the Stein Institute at 1:45 a.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Published by Fox News Chicago on April 29, 2008.

Bikers brought traffic to a standstill as they wound through the Loop and north to Logan Square. They ended at Western and Logan Blvd to honor Tyler Fabeck, who was biking at that intersection when he was struck by a car and killed on April 20.

Published by Medill Reports on April 29, 2008.

The fire took the lives of six people and injured 16 others at 69 West Washington. Court proceedings were set to begin in the civil suit when attorneys for the plaintiffs say the City of Chicago settled for $50-million. Bob Clifford is an attorney for the victims. He says the total settlement to victims and families is $100-million.

Published by Chicago Public Radio on April 29, 2008.

"Details about the trucking company that operated the semitrailer that crashed into the Chinatown L station on Friday continue to unfold.

Published by NBC 5 on April 29, 2008.

For some second-graders at Chicago's Manierre Elementary School, Monday is their favorite day of the week.

Published by NBC 5 on April 29, 2008.

In a short written statement, the dean of the Northwestern School of Law said the university looks foward to Springer's address, which is slated to be held at the Arie Crown Theater on May 16.

Published by NBC 5 on April 29, 2008.

Talk show host Jerry Springer was invited by a student committee to address the students of the Northwestern University Law School at this year's graduation.

Published by NBC 5 on April 29, 2008.

It was a family affair on Monday at the long-awaited opening of the Trump International Hotel and Tower.

Published by NBC 5 on April 29, 2008.

The driver of a semi-tractor trailer that slammed into the Cermak/Chinatown CTA station Friday had another person's prescription drugs with him at the time of the crash and behaved oddly while in police custody, sources said.

Published by NBC 5 on April 29, 2008.

Otis Townsend, 32, of South Marshfield Avenue, died of a gunshot wound to the head suffered at 8219 S. Aberdeen St. He was pronounced dead at the Stein Institute at 1:45 a.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Published by NBC 5 on April 29, 2008.

The former pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago has been combative, providing colorful commentary and feeding a story Obama had hoped was dying down.

Published by NBC 5 on April 29, 2008.

The indictment focuses on that same arrest -- of Edward Beck of the 5000 block of West Chicago Avenue Charges against Beck were later dropped.

Published by NBC 5 on April 29, 2008.

The driver of a semi-tractor trailer that slammed into the Cermak/Chinatown CTA station Friday had another person's prescription drugs with him at the time of the crash and behaved oddly while in police custody, sources said. Initial toxicology tests showed no signs of illegal drugs in the system of the driver, Don Wells, but officials are awaiting expanded results for additional substances.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on April 29, 2008.

Chicean Crosby, 25, faces murder charges for allegedly neglecting her child so severely the baby girl died. Judge Raymond Myles set bond at $700,000 Monday. Crosby, of the 7200 block of S. Winchester, gave birth to her daughter, also named Chicean, in August 2006.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on April 29, 2008.

Otis Townsend, 32, of the 6800 block of South Marshfield Avenue, died of a gunshot wound to the head suffered at the 8200 block of South Aberdeen Street. He was pronounced dead at the Stein Institute at 1:45 a.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on April 29, 2008.

A car collided apparently head-on with an empty CTA bus at a busy six-corner intersection on the Northwest Side, sending the two drivers to hospitals Tuesday morning, police said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on April 29, 2008.

Still no answers in the investigation of the semi-truck that crashed into the Cermak/Chinatown Red Line stop.

Published by Chicagoist on April 29, 2008.

Police responded to a traffic crash in the 8200 block of South Aberdeen Street about 9:30 p.m. and found the victim dead with an apparent gunshot wound to his head, police said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on April 29, 2008.

A Michigan truck driver who slammed into the Cermak-Chinatown CTA station Friday night missed a scheduled stop to pick up a load in Champaign before the crash, arriving inexplicably in Chicago with an empty truck.

Published by Chicago Tribune on April 29, 2008.

Perez of the 2600 block of West Haddon Avenue was shot and killed early Sunday at a party in the 1700 block of West Erie Street. He was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital.

Published by Chicago Tribune on April 29, 2008.

Miguel Huerta, 19, of the 1700 block of North Rockwell Street is charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Alfredo Perez, 18.

Published by Chicago Tribune on April 29, 2008.

Also charged was 17-year-old Fernando Lagunas of the 500 block of North Pine Avenue. He is accused of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.

Published by Chicago Tribune on April 29, 2008.

The accident occurred about 6:12 a.m. at Milwaukee and Devon Avenues, CTA spokeswoman Kim Myles said. A vehicle struck the front of a No. 56A/North Milwaukee bus that did not have any passengers aboard. The bus was not moving at the time, she said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on April 29, 2008.

The Illinois Institute of Art canceled classes Tuesday at its two downtown campuses after a bomb threat was found scrawled on a bathroom mirror.

Published by Chicago Tribune on April 29, 2008.

He said his Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago has a long history of liberating the oppressed by feeding the hungry, supporting recovery for the addicted and helping senior citizens in need. He said congregants have fought in the military, including in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Published by Fox News Chicago on April 29, 2008.

A private school and the Chicago Park District have appealed a judge's ruling on a controversial soccer field under construction in Lincoln Park. Last week, a Cook County judge ruled construction on the field could continue, but for the time being Latin School cannot have priority use of the field, something that had been guaranteed in an agreement with the Park District.

Published by Chicago Tribune on April 29, 2008.

At least two people were injured early Tuesday in a head-on crash involving a car and a CTA bus on the city's Far Northwest Side. The No. 56 Milwaukee bus and the car crashed into each other at the intersection of Devon and Milwaukee avenues around sunrise.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on April 29, 2008.

A Michigan truck driver has reportedly exhibited very odd behavior since his truck slammed into the Cermak-Chinatown 'L' stop last Friday, in an accident that killed two people and injured more than 20.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on April 29, 2008.

An elderly man was burned in a fire at a housing development for senior citizens on the Near West Side early Tuesday. Firefighters were alerted to a fire at a Roosevelt Place senior home, at 1401 W. Roosevelt Rd., about 5:02 a.m. when an automatic alarm was triggered.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on April 29, 2008.

Otis Townsend, 32, of 6827 S. Marshfield Ave., died of a gunshot wound to the head suffered at 8219 S. Aberdeen St. He was pronounced dead at the Stein Institute at 1:45 a.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on April 29, 2008.

Latin School may continue construction on soccer fields in Lincoln Park following a judge's ruling late last week.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on April 29, 2008.

Ministers and community activists held a demonstration in the Thompson Center plaza Tuesday morning. They called on the Illinois General Assembly to provide more funding for programs to help prevent violence.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on April 29, 2008.

Preparation has begun for demolition of the vacated Lakeside Veterans Administration Hospital building in the Streeterville area on the campus of Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, the two announced Tuesday.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on April 29, 2008.

A 32-year-old man was found dead after apparently suffering a gunshot wound on a side street near West 63rd Street and South Kedzie Avenue, police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli said. The shooting happened just after 3:20 p.m.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on April 29, 2008.

Otis Townsend, 32, of 6827 S. Marshfield Ave., died of a gunshot wound to the head suffered at 8219 S. Aberdeen St. He was pronounced dead at the Stein Institute at 1:45 a.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Published by Fox News Chicago on April 29, 2008.

A yellow hummer crashed into a house on South Aberdeen near 82nd. Inside the truck was a family man was dying from a bullet to the head. Otis Townsend was 32 years old with a wife, a daughter and a passion to give back to his community.

Published by Fox News Chicago on April 29, 2008.

Lawrence Grill, 4461 W. Lawrence, was shut down after CDPH inspectors discovered a backup of raw sewage in the restaurant’s basement.

Published by Derivative Works on April 29, 2008.