Students tested their driving skills at Curie High School, 4959 S. Archer. It's one of 104 schools that took part in the first year of Operation Teen Safe Driving.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 15, 2008.

Other training sessions, on rowing machines called "ergs," are held at the New Life Community Center at 5101 S. Keeler Ave. Participants first learn to row on ergs, and once they've passed a swimming test, move on to sculling - rowing with an oar in each hand - in the water.

Published by Chi-Town Daily News on August 4, 2008.

Patricia Ann Lopez, 21, of the 4600 block of South Harding Avenue, was arrested without incident Wednesday in the 3000 block of South Harding Avenue, according to Harrison District police.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 24, 2008.

Patricia Ann Lopez, 21, of the 4600 block of South Harding Avenue was one of four females who approached the victim in the 3900 block of West 28th Street on June 7, beat her and robbed her of her purse and backpack, said Andy Conklin, a spokesman for the Cook County state's attorney's office.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 24, 2008.

Nicole Medina, 20, of the 4100 block of West 44th Place was shot about 3:15 a.m. Saturday while standing with a group of people who had just left a party in the 4100 block of West 24th Street, police said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 23, 2008.

Nicole Medina, 20, of 4154 W. 44th Pl., was shot on Saturday at an unknown location and died Sunday evening, a medical examiner's office spokesman said. She was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital at 5:58 p.m. Sunday.

Published by Fox News Chicago on July 21, 2008.

The victim, identified as Nicole Medina, 20, of 4154 W. 44th Pl. by the Cook County Medical Examiner's office, was standing outside with a group of people who had just left a party, O'Brien said. An unidentified person opened fire on the group, striking Medina.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 21, 2008.

Mayor Daley's Dumpster Task Force closed Wladzia's Deli at 4348 W. 51st St. in the Archer Heights neighborhood due to problems related to a mice infestation, according to a release from the Department of Streets & Sanitation.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 17, 2008.

Around the Fourth of July for 18 years, Joe "Not your average Joe" Niego has distributed thousands of U.S. flags throughout the Garfield Ridge and Clearing communities on Chicago's Southwest Side.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 2, 2008.

In a survey of 301 working-poor residents of Cook County by the Greater Chicago Food Depository, 61% said their families had faced financial difficulties in securing food in the past year.

Published by NBC 5 on July 2, 2008.

In a survey of 301 working-poor residents of Cook County by the Greater Chicago Food Depository, 61% said their families had faced financial difficulties in securing food in the past year.

Published by Crain's Chicago Business on July 2, 2008.

The Greater Chicago Food Depository, facing the same food shortages threatening pantries nationwide, has seen a 20% jump in the number of people seeking help this fiscal year, which ends June 30.

Published by Crain's Chicago Business on June 23, 2008.

Where did a lot of the food go when the National Restaurant Association ended it's annual show at McCormick Place in late May? Well, more than 116,000 pounds landed at the Greater Chicago Food Depository, a not-for-profit that feeds the hungry. The food, from exhibiting companies, should provide meals for more than 87,000 in the Chicago area.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 22, 2008.

Sanitago Ayala, of the 4800 block of South Springfield Avenue, was pronounced dead at 1:30 a.m. at the Stein Institute, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 12, 2008.

A woman was killed when her car struck two parked vehicles and flipped Wednesday on the Southwest Side. The crash occurred about 3 a.m. in the 5300 block of South Kilbourn, police said. Priscilla Luye, of 4629 S. Rockwell St., was pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn at 3:50 a.m., officials said. The 56-year-old woman was killed when her car struck two parked vehicles and flipped, according to a report from the police first deputy superintendent's office.

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

The crash occurred about 3 a.m. in the 5300 block of South Kilbourn Avenue, according to a police Major Accident Investigation Unit sergeant.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 4, 2008.

The crash occurred shortly before 3 a.m. in the 5300 block of South Kilbourn Avenue in the city's West Elsdon neighborhood, police said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 4, 2008.

Mark Minonne, 32, of the 5200 block of S. Kostner Ave., was pronounced dead at 7:54 p.m. at St. James Hospital and Health Centers in Olympia Fields after a truck fell on him at 15622 S. 70th Ct. in Orland Park, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 22, 2008.

One for up to $100.5 million would relieve Southwest Side overcrowding at Kelly, Curie and Gage Park high schools.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on April 23, 2008.

"Aldermanic privilege is one thing at 47th and Archer. It's a helluva lot different at Grant Park," Burke said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on April 10, 2008.

The Realtor group's data compares average sales prices in city neighborhoods for the one-year period ending Nov. 1, 2006 against average prices in the year-long period ending Nov. 1, 2007. Besides Englewood and Belmont-Cragin, drops of more than 2 percent were recorded in West Englewood; New City; Chicago Lawn; Auburn Gresham; West Pullman; Roseland; South Chicago; Garfield Ridge; Dunning; Calumet Heights; Gage Park; South Shore; Norwood Park; and Portage Park.

Published by Chicago Tribune on March 6, 2008.

The office at 5301 S. Cicero Ave. is the same place where a 13-year veteran employee was accused last fall of stealing $450 by charging motorists the full fee for discounted senior citizen stickers and pocketing the difference.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on February 24, 2008.

The six-story hotel would be built at 5331 S. Cicero on property that Ald. Michael Zalewski (23rd) said has been vacant for years. The developers have asked the city for zoning authority to build the hotel, starting a review process that could take several months.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on February 18, 2008.

The driver, Bruce Giles, 30, of the 5100 block of South Kolmar Avenue and another male passenger in the car were injured in the crash, Taylor said. Giles was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital with cuts to the head, and the passenger was taken to Stroger Hospital with a leg injury.

Published by Chicago Tribune on February 11, 2008.

And I found it: In a northbound lane of Cicero Avenue just north of Archer Avenue, a chasm so deep that even sport-utility vehicles slowed to a crawl.

Published by Chicago Tribune on February 9, 2008.

DOING THE DEALS: Safeway Inc., owner of Dominick's, sold a 305,000-square-foot warehouse at 4404 W. Ann Lurie Place to KTR Capital Partners in a deal brokered by NAI Hiffman. NAI Executive Vice President Lawrence Much said KTR also will build a 180,000-square-foot speculative building on the 22-acre property. The asking price was $16 million.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on January 16, 2008.

A boyfriend and girlfriend in their 20s were charged early Monday in connection with a string of armed robberies over the past week in the Southwest Side's Brighton Park neighborhood.

Published by NBC 5 on January 14, 2008.

A boyfriend and girlfriend in their 20s were charged early Monday in connection with a string of armed robberies over the past week in the Southwest Side's Brighton Park neighborhood.

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

Police News Affairs Officer Wayne Frisbie said police were alerted about 10:15 p.m. to a shooting in the 4700 block of South Komensky Avenue. Upon arrival, the teenager was found shot inside a van riddled by bullets on the passenger and driver's side windows.

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

What do you think? Should I stick with Jays or switch my allegience to C.J. Vitner Co., maker of Vitner's brand chips? Vitner bills itself as "home of the Chicago style snack," but the plant is in Freeport, about 100 miles northwest of Chicago. At least the company is still headquartered in the city, at 4202 W. 45th St., and family owned.

Published by Chicago Tribune on December 4, 2007.