Chatham resident Claire Addams expects to save about $288 a year by making changes to her phone service.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

Police and paramedics were summoned to the family's home in the 6100 block of South Wabash about 5:45 p.m. Saturday after a report that a child had been shot there.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

Ishma Stewart, of the  5000 block of S. Drexel Blvd., died of a gunshot wound suffered at 200 E. 48th St., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. She was pronounced dead at Provident Hospital of Cook County at 10:38 p.m.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

Ishma Stewart, of the  5000 block of S. Drexel Blvd., died of a gunshot wound suffered at 200 E. 48th St., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. She was pronounced dead at Provident Hospital of Cook County at 10:38 p.m.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

At 9:30 p.m., two men were walking in the 000 block of West 119th Street when a man began shooting at them, police News Affairs Officer John Henry said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

Less than a half-hour later at 9:58 p.m., two men were shot in the 5500 block of South Shields Avenue, Henry said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

Just before 12:45 a.m. Monday, another man suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen in the 9400 block of South Burnside Avenue when someone in a passing vehicle opened fire on him. The man, whose age is unknown, is in "stable" condition at Roseland Community Hospital, Henry said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

Accusing City Hall of conspiring with private developers in a "land grab," a community group is demanding local control over future development in Bronzeville.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

Echo is headquartered at 600 W. Chicago Ave. and employs nearly 500 people. Proceeds from the offering, which may reach $100 million, will be used for acquisitions as well as sales and technology investments.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

Filmmaker Bob Teitel says he has been plotting the making of a movie set in Humboldt Park for a long time.

Published by Chi-Town Daily News on May 5, 2008.

The mural pictured above is on the north wall of the Pullman Visitor Center.

Published by YoChicago on May 5, 2008.

Investigators believe the same gunman who shot Stewart also shot up two parked cars a couple blocks away at 45th and Indiana. No one was wounded in that shooting.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 5, 2008.

Officers say John Barnes was struck by a vehicle near East 85th Street and South Stony Island Avenue early yesterday morning.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 5, 2008.

The child is hospitalized at Mount Sinai Hospital. Officials do not know how the child fell out of the window of the building in the 3500-block of West 13th Place.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 5, 2008.

A group opposed to relocating the Chicago Children's Museum launches a petition to put pressure on the city to keep it out of Grant Park.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 5, 2008.

A passenger then took control of the vehicle and drove to the hospital.Ishma Stewart died of a gunshot wound suffered at 200 E. 48th St., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Published by NBC 5 on May 5, 2008.

Darryl A. Rogers, 43, is suspected in robberies of the U.S. Bank branch at 209 S. LaSalle St. on Jan. 16; the TCF Bank branch at 1 E. Jackson Blvd. on March 13; and the April 2 robbery of the Charter One Bank branch at 2 S. State St., according to a release from the FBI.

Published by NBC 5 on May 5, 2008.

Darryl A. Rogers, 43, is suspected in robberies of the U.S. Bank branch at 209 S. LaSalle St. on Jan. 16; the TCF Bank branch at 1 E. Jackson Blvd. on March 13; and the April 2 robbery of the Charter One Bank branch at 2 S. State St., according to a release from the FBI.

Published by NBC 5 on May 5, 2008.

Darryl A. Rogers, 43, is suspected in robberies of the U.S. Bank branch at 209 S. LaSalle St. on Jan. 16; the TCF Bank branch at 1 E. Jackson Blvd. on March 13; and the April 2 robbery of the Charter One Bank branch at 2 S. State St., according to a release from the FBI.

Published by NBC 5 on May 5, 2008.

Last Wednesday, April 30, an employee of the Charter One branch at 71 S. Wacker Drive noticed Rogers peering through a window of the bank, the release said.

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About 9:30 a.m., paramedics responded to 3548 W. 13th Pl., where the child had fallen from the second-floor window, according to Fire Media Affairs spokesman Rich Rosado.

Published by NBC 5 on May 5, 2008.

So, I started taking percussive dance at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Man. Not only is Old Town totally awesome, the class is amazing!

Published by Metroblogging Chicago on May 5, 2008.

Charnele is a junior at the Michele Clark Academic Preparatory Magnet High School in Chicago. She has been accepted into the Gallery 37 Culinary Program beginning next fall.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

Because it dominates our view to the north, we usually just snap photos of the construction on the 22-story 757 Orleans @ Chicago from the comfort of the Yo offices. On Friday, though, Joe and I took a walk down Orleans and visited the sales center.

Published by YoChicago on May 5, 2008.

Thanks to photographer friend Michael Kardas, who snapped this unabashedly unsanitary shot outside Mr. Greek Gyros, near the intersection of Jackson and Halsted streets.

Published by YoChicago on May 5, 2008.

Paul Zucker this afternoon when he mentioned that buyers are moving into Motor Row Lofts, located at 2301 – 2315 S Michigan Ave in the South Loop's Motor Row Historic District.

Published by YoChicago on May 5, 2008.

In case you didn’t hear it on WBBM, stalwart restaurant Manee Thai was destroyed by a fire over the weekend.

Published by Time Out Chicago on May 5, 2008.

Friday night I read the unfortunate news that the eco-minded shop, Nau, is closing the doors of all five its locations across the country (that’s right, I was not only home on Friday night, but I was checking in with my trusty friend, Google Reader).

Published by Time Out Chicago on May 5, 2008.

That sentiment is important, said Kim Picciola, an analyst in Chicago at Morningstar Inc., who said she expects to see the company beef up its online operations.

Published by Crain's Chicago Business on May 5, 2008.

Police are investigating the shooting of a teenager on the city's West Side in the 900 block of North Noble.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 5, 2008.

Rates at the Grant Park garages are generally as low or lower than the prices charged at private garages and parking lots located in or near mixed-use and residential buildings, according to a cursory survey conducted by the Tribune.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

Jose Chavez, 34, of the 4200 block of North Drake Avenue was charged with first-degree attempted murder and aggravated criminal sexual assault.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

A Chicago man was fatally shot late Saturday night as he stood on the front porch of his home in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, police said. Jason Gill, 26, was with a friend on the porch in the 4900 block of South Marshfield Avenue about 11:20 p.m. when a 25-year-old man walked up and shot Gill in the chest, Officer David Banks said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

The parents of a 5-year-old South Side boy who was critically wounded when he accidentally shot himself in the head Saturday evening have been charged with endangering the life and health of a child, a misdemeanor, Chicago police said Sunday. Cortney Rodgers Sr., 26, the boy's father, and his mother, Dorothy Hayden, 27, of the 6100 block of South Wabash Avenue are scheduled to appear in court May 19.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

John Barnes of the 3400 block of South Calumet Avenue was struck by a vehicle near East 85th Street and South Stony Island Avenue at about 4 a.m. Sunday, police said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

A 36-year-old man was killed after a hit-and-run Sunday morning on Chicago's South Side, police said. John Barnes of the 3400 block of South Calumet Avenue was struck by a vehicle near East 85th Street and South Stony Island Avenue at about 4 a.m. Sunday, police said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

A 20-year-old woman, whose identity was not immediately released, was in a Pontiac G6 sedan in the 4800 block of South Indiana Avenue just before 11 p.m. Sunday when another vehicle pulled alongside hers and a gunman fired multiple times, police said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

In a shooting, the two victims were sitting in a vehicle parked in the 5500 block of South Shields Avenue about 10 p.m. Sunday when a gunman opened fire on them from a passing car, Englewood District police said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

Associates of Oprah Winfrey tell Newsweek that she stopped attending the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr.'s Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago during the 1990s in part because of the tone of his sermons.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

With his congregation feeling frustrated and heartbroken over the dispute between Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. and Sen. Barack Obama, the pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ told his members to pray for both men and respond to the crisis with love.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

A 3-year-old boy was listed in good condition Monday morning at Mt. Sinai Hospital after he fell through a second-floor window in the 3500 block of West 13th Place in Chicago, authorities said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

A journalism student at Loyola University was killed when someone fired into her car on Chicago's South Side Sunday night, authorities said. Ishma Stewart, 20, was driving a Pontiac G6 sedan in the 4800 block of South Indiana Avenue just before 11 p.m. when another vehicle pulled alongside hers and a gunman fired multiple times, Officer Laura Kubiak said. Stewart, of the 5000 block of South Drexel Boulevard, was struck in the chest.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

Ishma Stewart, 20, was driving a Pontiac G6 sedan in the 4800 block of South Indiana Avenue just before 11 p.m. when another vehicle pulled alongside hers and a gunman fired multiple times, Officer Laura Kubiak said. Stewart, of the 5000 block of South Drexel Boulevard, was struck in the chest.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

In a shooting Sunday night on Chicago's South Side, two victims were sitting in a vehicle parked in the 5500 block of South Shields Avenue about 10 p.m. when a gunman opened fire on them from a passing car, Englewood District police said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

A young mother dropped off her newborn baby boy at a South Side fire station early Monday, police said. The girl, 16, arrived at the firehouse at 13359 S. Burley Ave. with an infant wrapped in a blanket and left after she turned the child over, said Chicago Police Officer Laura Kubiak.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

Opponents of the Chicago Children's Museum's move to Grant Park announced a coalition of their own Monday and a petition drive. About 30 volunteers, many of whom live across from the site of the proposed museum on Randolph Street, wore yellow and green "Save Grant Park" T-shirts and gathered signatures along nearby Michigan Avenue and the northeast end of Grant Park.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

Mayor Richard Daley said Monday that the proposed Children's Museum in Grant Park is designed to be mostly underground because opponents don't want to see children.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

A teenager was reported in critical condition after a shooting Monday afternoon on Chicago's Near Northwest Side, officials said. The teen was shot in the torso at about 4:30 p.m . in the 900 block of North Noble Street.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

Villa Park woman charged in the slaying of her roommate last year was returned to the DuPage County Jail on Monday after allegedly leaving her apartment last month, a violation of her $1 million bail. Nicole Abusharif is accused of leaving her apartment April 25 and entering a family member's home next door in the 5700 block of Circle Avenue in Oak Lawn.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

Nicole Abusharif is charged in the March 15, 2007, murder of her partner, Rebecca Klein, whose body was discovered March 17 in the trunk of her Ford Mustang in the detached garage of the home they shared in the 200 block of North Harvard Avenue in Villa Park.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

A child believed to be about 3 was shot and critically wounded Monday evening on Chicago's South Side. The child was shot about 6:10 p.m. near West 77th and South May Street in the Auburn Gresham community, said Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2008.

The girl, who gave birth about 2 a.m. Monday, brought the baby, wrapped in a blanket, to the fire station at 13359 S. Burley Ave., according to police News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

About 9:30 a.m., paramedics responded to the 3500 block of W. 13th Pl., where the child had fallen from the second-floor window, according to Fire Media Affairs spokesman Rich Rosado.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

Mendenhall, 20, was walking along the lake near 39th Street at 2 a.m. with another person when two people robbed him of his phone, cash and wallet, sources familiar with the investigation said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

Mayor Daley on Monday accused opponents of his plan to build a $100 million Children's Museum in Grant Park of engaging in political intimidation -- a charge more frequently leveled against him.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

Darryl A. Rogers, 43, whose last known address was in the 2000 block of S. Michigan Ave., is suspected in robberies of the U.S. Bank branch at 209 S. LaSalle St. on Jan. 16; the TCF Bank branch at 1 E. Jacskon Blvd. on March 13; and the April 2 robbery of the Charter One Bank branch at 2 S. State St., according to a release from the FBI.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

Darryl A. Rogers, 43, whose last known address was in the 2000 block of S. Michigan Ave., is suspected in robberies of the U.S. Bank branch at 209 S. LaSalle St. on Jan. 16; the TCF Bank branch at 1 E. Jacskon Blvd. on March 13; and the April 2 robbery of the Charter One Bank branch at 2 S. State St., according to a release from the FBI.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

Darryl A. Rogers, 43, whose last known address was in the 2000 block of S. Michigan Ave., is suspected in robberies of the U.S. Bank branch at 209 S. LaSalle St. on Jan. 16; the TCF Bank branch at 1 E. Jacskon Blvd. on March 13; and the April 2 robbery of the Charter One Bank branch at 2 S. State St., according to a release from the FBI.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

Darryl A. Rogers, 43, whose last known address was in the 2000 block of S. Michigan Ave., is suspected in robberies of the U.S. Bank branch at 209 S. LaSalle St. on Jan. 16; the TCF Bank branch at 1 E. Jacskon Blvd. on March 13; and the April 2 robbery of the Charter One Bank branch at 2 S. State St., according to a release from the FBI.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

Last Wednesday, April 30, an employee of the Charter One branch at 71 S. Wacker Dr. noticed Rogers peering through a window of the bank, the release said. After checking a bank security notice detailing the April 2 robbery, which included a photo, the employee recognized Rogers as the suspect and called 911. Responding Chicago police officers found Rogers seated on a bench about a block away. After finding a handgun in his pocket, officers took him into custody.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

One ambulance responded to reports of a shooting in the 900 block of North Noble Street about 4:18 p.m., according to Fire Media Affairs spokesman Joe Roccasalva.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

The child was near West 77th and South May streets just before 6:15 p.m. when the child was shot in the neck, Fire Media Affairs spokesman Joe Roccasalva said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

The crash happened about 11:15 a.m. in the 3000 block of North Newland Avenue.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

The two were walking in the 9500 block of South LaSalle Street about 7:20 p.m. when they were struck, according to a Major Accidents Investigation Unit officer. The accident was not a hit-and-run, the officer said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

The 36th annual American Cancer Society Walk and Roll fundraising event will be held in the West Loop on May 18. The event is known as the largest American Cancer Society fundraiser in the state of Illinois, and will feature a 5K walk, 10K skate, and 15K bike ride - all in the name of raising money for cancer research.

Published by Chicago Flame on May 5, 2008.

Chicago Outdoor Film Festival: Why not spend a Tuesday night or two watching a free movie in Grant Park, right along the lakefront? Starting Tuesday, July 15, and running weekly until Aug. 26, you can watch old classics like "All About Eve," featuring Bette Davis, or the Chicago 1980 cult classic "Blues Brothers" with John Belushi and Dan Akroyd.

Published by Chicago Flame on May 5, 2008.

Lollapalooza 2008: Three days of great music in Grant Park with artists from all genres. From Aug. 1 through Aug. 3, you can go see anyone from Nine Inch Nails to Kanye West.

Published by Chicago Flame on May 5, 2008.

A man charged in the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old father of three, who was his co-worker at a West Side factory Wednesday, has been ordered held without bond Saturday afternoon. Bond for his 49-year-old father, also charged in the murder, was set at $5 million. Ermilo Flores, 22, of the 2500 block of West Palmer Street, was charged with first-degree murder early Saturday.

Published by Fox News Chicago on May 5, 2008.

Bond for his 49-year-old father, also charged in the murder, was set at $5 million. Ermilo Flores, 22, of the 2500 block of West Palmer Street, was charged with first-degree murder early Saturday. His father, 49-year-old Filberto Flores, of the 3400 block of South Tripp Street, is also charged with first-degree murder, police News Affairs said.

Published by Fox News Chicago on May 5, 2008.

Santos Rivera, a married father of three, was shot just before 2 p.m. Wednesday at O&G Spring & Wire Form Specialty Company at 4500 W. Division. Rivera's family says Rivera and another employee quarreled sometime earlier that day.

Published by Fox News Chicago on May 5, 2008.

Santos Rivera, 28, of 2242 N. Laramie Ave., was pronounced dead on the scene of a shooting at a west side factory at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, according to a spokesman for the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

Published by Fox News Chicago on May 5, 2008.

The oil company BP PLC tentatively has agreed to move 1,000 jobs from the western suburbs to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange complex at 10 to 30 S. Wacker.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

Two men pulled a man from a burning car after it crashed into a building on the city's Northwest Side just before noon Monday.Witnesses say the driver had a medical emergency that caused him to lose control of the car at the intersection of Barry and Newland.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 5, 2008.

About 9:30 a.m., paramedics responded to 3548 W. 13th Pl., where the child had fallen from the second-floor window, according to Fire Media Affairs spokesman Rich Rosado.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 5, 2008.

Fire department spokesman Larry Langford says the two-and-a-half-year-old child was shot at 77th and May streets. The child's name and gender weren't immediately available.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 5, 2008.

Oprah Winfrey joined Trinity United Church of Christ when she moved to Chicago in the mid-1980s but stopped going -- in part because of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's fiery speeches, according to a published report.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 5, 2008.

Junior public relations major Mayowa Osinubi and senior marketing communications major Krizia Cardoso were named the winners of the 2008 Airlift Ideas Marketing Award, an annual advertising scholarship given out by Airlift Ideas Inc. Each received a $2,500 scholarship on April 20 in Collins Hall in the South Campus Building, 624 S. Michigan Ave.

Published by Columbia Chronicle on May 5, 2008.

Elizabeth Donkin, a senior advertising major, and Brenda Staken, a senior sports advertising major, sit in the ad practicum class on Apr. 30 in the Ferguson Auditorium in the Alexandroff Campus Center, 600 S. Michigan Ave.

Published by Columbia Chronicle on May 5, 2008.

The routes will allow buses to move through lights such as at the intersection at Washington and State streets above, faster with traffic signal prioritization or bus-only lanes in an effort to ease traffic congestion issues at major corridors in the city.

Published by Columbia Chronicle on May 5, 2008.

Protestors carry a flag depicting several Latin American countries down Dearborn Street on their way to a immigration rally at Federal Plaza on May 1.

Published by Columbia Chronicle on May 5, 2008.

The Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., was built when the Chicago Theater Movement was beginning to pick up speed.

Published by Columbia Chronicle on May 5, 2008.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company, 1650 N. Halsted St., has an open submission policy to all writers who wish to submit their manuscripts for consideration.

Published by Columbia Chronicle on May 5, 2008.

The Profiles Theater, 4147 N. Broadway St., has been in the business of pushing creative boundaries since 1988 when five Eastern Illinois University students decided that the Chicago Theater Movement needed a new type of theater, said Cathy Taylor, director of Public Relations for the Profiles Theater.

Published by Columbia Chronicle on May 5, 2008.

It’s unfortunate that students at Columbia, who pride themselves on self-expression and individuality, cannot apply the same accepting principles to politics.

Published by Columbia Chronicle on May 5, 2008.

3808-16 N Sheffield

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4810 N Lavergne

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670 W Wayman

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775 W Jackson

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922 N Oakley

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Ishma Stewart, of 5001 S. Drexel Blvd., died of a gunshot wound suffered at 200 E. 48th St., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. She was pronounced dead at Provident Hospital of Cook County at 10:38 p.m.

Published by Fox News Chicago on May 5, 2008.

Ishma Stewart, of 5001 S. Drexel Blvd., died of a gunshot wound suffered at 200 E. 48th St., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. She was pronounced dead at Provident Hospital of Cook County at 10:38 p.m.

Published by Fox News Chicago on May 5, 2008.

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Published by Chicago Foodies on May 5, 2008.