Leave from Bar On Buena, 910 W Buena, at the witching hour. The event is free, but cyclists are required to wear helmets and have lights and reflectors.

Published by Uptown Update on June 14, 2008.

Our Friend The Sinkhole at 4621 North Winthrop is still open, nine months (and easily, 20 calls to 311) after we first reported it.

Published by Uptown Update on June 14, 2008.

The long-open sinkhole that caused the bubbling geyser at Leland and Magnolia has been fixed as well.

Published by Uptown Update on June 14, 2008.

Work is coming along nicely on the outdoor patio and fountain of the new Italian restaurant going in at Beacon and Wilson.

Published by Uptown Update on June 14, 2008.

The windows at the JPUSA-owned property at 935 West Wilson are now

Published by Uptown Update on June 14, 2008.

Torolan Williams, 22, of the 11600 block of South Artesian Ave., was denied bail.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 14, 2008.

"If not here, where will we take them?" Nanny Marta says. "All we have is the water park and one playground on Chicago and Michigan. That is too far."

Published by Chicagoist on June 14, 2008.

Devon Young, 26, of 5939 S. Lafayette Ave., was shot at 5848 S. Wabash Ave. and pronounced dead at 3:37 a.m. at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, said the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Published by Fox News Chicago on June 14, 2008.

Devon Young, 26, of 5939 S. Lafayette Ave., was shot at 5848 S. Wabash Ave. and pronounced dead at 3:37 a.m. at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, said the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Published by Fox News Chicago on June 14, 2008.

Already this year, five Chicago cyclists have been killed in collisions with vehicles. On Tuesday, a rider was injured in a collision with a CTA bus at Broadway and Patterson in the Lake View neighborhood.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

Letters that arrived at Georges' City Hall office and Preckwinkle's South Side ward office "appear to have the same packaging" and handwriting as letters mailed earlier this week to four other elected officials, Bond said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

A South Side alderman is urging Mayor Daley to create a new tax-increment financing district to generate the millions needed to turn the soon to be closed Michael Reese Hospital campus into a $1.1 billion Olympic Village.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

Larue Jackson, 50, of the 7100 block of South Oakley, was released on $100 bond and is scheduled to appear in court July 31. Six of the dogs had serious injuries, including open wounds and cuts on their snouts, Cook County Sheriff's spokeswoman Penny Mateck said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

Bartlomiej Klech, 22, of the 3200 block of North Orange, also was charged with aggravated DUI and several traffic citations in a crash Thursday that killed Kamil Wawer, 14, of the 7600 block of West Belmont, police said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

Bartlomiej Klech, 22, of the 3200 block of North Orange, also was charged with aggravated DUI and several traffic citations in a crash Thursday that killed Kamil Wawer, 14, of the 7600 block of West Belmont, police said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

Klech was driving a moped Thursday in the 3200 block of North Olcott with Wawer and a 15-year-old girl as passengers when he crashed into an SUV and a garage, police said. Klech remained hospitalized Friday, and the girl was treated at a hospital and released.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

A Cook County judge denied bond Friday for Torolan Williams, 22, of the 11600 block of South Artesian, who was charged Wednesday with murdering five people at a Chatham home in April.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

Williams is accused of killing three men and two women at a home in the 7600 block of South Rhodes. In addition to five counts of murder, Williams faces five counts of armed robbery and one count of home invasion.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

The shooting happened about 11:05 p.m. on the 1700 block of North Linder Avenue, according to a report from the police First Deputy Superintendent's office.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

The shooting happened on the 1700 block of North Linder Avenue.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

On the North Side, about 1:20 a.m., a man believed to be in his 20s, was found fatally shot and slumped over the steering wheel of his car at 3042 W. Montrose Ave., police News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

Back on the South Side, about 1:40 a.m. a 44-year-old man, Johnny Dudley, was found shot to death at 7224 S. Sacramento Ave. Dudley, of the 7100 block of South Whipple Street, was pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn at 2:30 a.m.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

Back on the South Side, about 1:40 a.m. a 44-year-old man, Johnny Dudley, was found shot to death at 7224 S. Sacramento Ave. Dudley, of the 7100 block of South Whipple Street, was pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn at 2:30 a.m.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

Brendan Scanlon, of the 2800 block of West Palmer Blvd., according to the medical examiner's office, was found with multiple stab wounds to the chest at 3032 W. Palmer Blvd. about 2:40 a.m., Kubiak said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

Brendan Scanlon, of the 2800 block of West Palmer Blvd., according to the medical examiner's office, was found with multiple stab wounds to the chest at 3032 W. Palmer Blvd. about 2:40 a.m., Kubiak said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

But the Obama family quit Trinity United Church of Christ a week ago, in the wake of divisive comments by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Father Michael Pfleger. Where to go? This Sunday, the Obamas leave their Kenwood home on a landmark block on Chicago's South Side to attend church at the nearby Apostolic Church of God, 6320 Dorchester Ave.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

But the Obama family quit Trinity United Church of Christ a week ago, in the wake of divisive comments by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Father Michael Pfleger. Where to go? This Sunday, the Obamas leave their Kenwood home on a landmark block on Chicago's South Side to attend church at the nearby Apostolic Church of God, 6320 Dorchester Ave.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

The fire started about 1:45 p.m. in the rear of an abandoned building at 53 W. 111th St. and was elevated to a still-and-box alarm, said Fire Media Affairs Cmdr. Will Knight. The fire was extinguished about 2:30 p.m.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

The folks from the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce are joining the green bandwagon by presenting an environmentally friendly Midsommarfest today and Sunday centered at Clark and Foster.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

Tiffany Hawkins, who sued Kelly claiming that he began having sex with her when she was 15 after he picked her while visiting her choir class at his alma mater, Kenwood Academy. (Kelly settled the lawsuit for an undisclosed sum.)

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

Finally, the complexity and nuance of Indian food hits the masses. Far from Devon Avenue, on a busy stretch of West Randolph, the brand new Veerasway beckons with modern decor, spice-laden cocktails and fresh ingredients.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 14, 2008.

In Uptown, you know you're in for a treat when a triumvirate of mint and mango chutneys, plus cucumber raita arrive at Marigold, next door to the Annoyance Theater.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 14, 2008.

Aaron Gibson and his partner Jacqueline Guzman arrived at the firehouse in the 5900-block of South Ashland carrying their infant daughter, Ariella. Friday's visit was to say thank you to the men and women of Engine 116 and Ambulance 49 for saving the life of the precious infant.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 14, 2008.

Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford says the accident occurred early Saturday morning on West 63rd Street near Harlem Avenue.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 14, 2008.

The shooting happened in the 5800 block of South Wabash Avenue just before 3 a.m. Saturday.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 14, 2008.

Lakeview resident Debbie Melesio said her golden retrievers Henry and Buster stopped chasing tennis balls and each other and developed a hacking cough about three weeks ago.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 14, 2008.

"He just looked like he was a sick pup," said Alter, of Logan Square. "I've never seen him like that."

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 14, 2008.

His partner, who remains at large, knew one of the victims and that's how they were allowed into the house in the 7600 block of South Rhodes Avenue where they spent more than an hour ransacking the place, prosecutors said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 14, 2008.

He said he had few details Saturday afternoon because the case is still under investigation. The shooting victim has been identified as Devon Young, 26, of the 5900 block of South Lafayette Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 14, 2008.

A South Side man was shot and killed overnight by Chicago police officers responding to a call of shots fired in the 5800 block of South Wabash Avenue, authorities said Saturday.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 14, 2008.

Friday morning, Preckwinkle's 4th Ward office at 4659 S. Cottage Grove Ave. received a suspicious package, according to office manager Pam Cummings.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 14, 2008.

Letters containing a powdery substance were received Thursday afternoon at the Daley Center at 50 W. Washington and "a few other offices," police News Affairs Officer David Banks said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 14, 2008.

The Little Village neighborhood is a close-knit and vibrant community and a focal point for Mexican-American culture in Chicago, but it is also a community that is feeling loss and frustration after losing two students in the past year to violence.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 14, 2008.

In the incident in the Far West Side's North Austin neighborhood, a 19-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman were shot about 11:05 p.m. on the 1700 block of North Linder Avenue, according to a report from the police First Deputy Superintendent's office.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 14, 2008.

The man, identified as Benny Lynch, of 1642 N. Lotus Ave., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office, suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 1:05 a.m.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 14, 2008.

The unidentified man, believed to be in his 20s, was found by police about 1:20 a.m. with multiple gunshot wounds at 3042 W. Montrose Ave., police News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 14, 2008.

Earlier Friday night, a 39-year-old man was shot in the arm during an attempted armed robbery in the 7800 block of South Racine Avenue.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 14, 2008.

Devon Young, 26, of 5939 S. Lafayette Ave., was shot at 5848 S. Wabash Ave. and pronounced dead at 3:37 a.m. at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, said the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 14, 2008.

Devon Young, 26, of 5939 S. Lafayette Ave., was shot at 5848 S. Wabash Ave. and pronounced dead at 3:37 a.m. at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, said the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 14, 2008.

About 2:20 a.m., the Honda SUV was struck by a train at 7100 W. 63rd St., just east of Harlem Avenue, according to Fire Media Director Larry Langford. The driver of the SUV told fire crews he didn't see the train coming, Langford said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 14, 2008.

The winner of a controversial Chicago Park District contract that's now under federal probe promised to help City Hall pay for the prized proposed 2016 Olympics here if it was awarded the pact.

Published by Crain's Chicago Business on June 14, 2008.

The fire started about 1:45 p.m. in the rear of an abandoned building at 53 W. 111th St. and was elevated to a still-and-box alarm, said Fire Media Affairs Cmdr. Will Knight. The fire was extinguished about 2:30 p.m.

Published by Fox News Chicago on June 14, 2008.

The man was found with multiple stab wounds to the chest at 3032 W. Palmer Blvd. about 2:40 a.m., according to police News Affair Officer Laura Kubiak.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.

Scanlon, of 2846 W. Palmer Blvd., died of a stab wound to the chest, an autopsy determined Saturday. His death was ruled a homicide by the County Medical Examiner’s office.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 14, 2008.