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• 1334 E. 79th St. Sears sued for parking lot attack

  ...Granberry's lawsuit claims that on Nov. 15, 2007, she drove to the Sears on 1334 E. 79th St. and parked her car in the store's parking lot. After she finished shopping, she...

  Published by WBBM 780 on October 16, 2009.

• 8100 block of South Blackstone Avenue Boy charged for Monday police shooting

  Police responded about 2:30 p.m. Monday to a report of an armed robbery in the 8100 block of South Blackstone Avenue, according to a Chicago Police release.

  Published by Chicago Sun-Times on August 19, 2009.

• 8100 block of South Blackstone Avenue Boy charged for Monday police shooting

  ...about 2:30 p.m. Monday to a report of an armed robbery in the 8100 block of South Blackstone Avenue, according to a Chicago Police release. A male landscaper told Internal Affairs Chief Juan Rivera...

  Published by WBBM 780 on August 19, 2009.

• 8100 block of South Blackstone Avenue Bond Set For Teen Who Allegedly Ran Down Cop

  Police responded about 2:30 p.m. Monday to a report of an armed robbery in the 8100 block of South Blackstone Avenue, according to release from police.

  Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 19, 2009.

• 8100 block of South Blackstone Avenue Chicago police shoot teen robbery suspect

  ...of the police's Internal Affairs Division, responded to an armed robbery call in the 8100 block of South Blackstone Avenue, police said in a news release. Rivera -- who happened to be in the area -- responded...

  Published by Tribune Breaking News on August 18, 2009.

• 8100 block of South Blackstone Avenue Chicago police shoot teen robbery suspect

  ...of the police's Internal Affairs Division, responded to an armed robbery call in the 8100 block of South Blackstone Avenue, police said in a news release. Rivera -- who happened to be in the area -- responded...

  Published by Chicago Tribune on August 18, 2009.

• 8100 block of South Avalon Avenue Teen, Woman Wounded in Shooting

  Two people were arguing in the street in the 8100 block of South Avalon Avenue when they both pulled out handguns and attempted to shoot each other about 5:30 p.m., police said.

  Published by Fox News Chicago on May 24, 2009.

• 8100 block of South Avalon Avenue 2 shot on South Side

  The shootings happened at about 5:30 p.m. on the 8100 block of South Avalon Avenue, police said.

  Published by Tribune Breaking News on May 24, 2009.

• 7900 block of South Kimbark Avenue Three charged in Woodlawn slaying

  ...23, of the 7100 block of South King Drive; and Kerry Williams, 24, of the 7900 block of South Kimbark Avenue were all charged with one count of murder and three counts each of aggravated battery...

  Published by Chicago Sun-Times on April 23, 2009.

• 7900 block of South Kimbark Avenue 3 Charged In Deadly Woodlawn Shooting

  ...23, of the 7100 block of South King Drive; and Kerry Williams, 24, of the 7900 block of South Kimbark Avenue were all charged with one count of murder and three counts each of aggravated battery...

  Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on April 23, 2009.

• 7900 block of South Kimbark Avenue Three charged in Woodlawn slaying

  ...23, of the 7100 block of South King Drive; and Kerry Williams, 24, of the 7900 block of South Kimbark Avenue were all charged with one count of murder and three counts each of aggravated battery...

  Published by WBBM 780 on April 23, 2009.

• 7900 block of South Kimbark Avenue 3 charged in drive-by slaying

  ...23, of the 7100 block of South King Drive; and Kerry Williams, 24, of the 7900 block of South Kimbark Avenue, were each charged with first-degree murder and three counts of aggravated battery with a...

  Published by Tribune Breaking News on April 23, 2009.

• 8148 S. Stony Island Ave. Historic masonry home seminar set

  The seminar at the Avalon Public Library Community Room, 8148 S. Stony Island Ave., will cover the care and maintenance of historic masonry homes.

  Published by Chicago Tribune on April 17, 2009.

• 1400 block of East 79th Street Police Issue Alert After Man Flashes Teen Girl

  The incident happened about 7:30 a.m. March 16, according to a community alert issued by police Saturday. A 15-year-old girl was standing at a bus stop in the 1400 block of East 79th Street when the man offered her money to get into his car, the alert said.

  Published by WBBM 780 on April 4, 2009.

• 1500 block of East 79th Street Cold exposure a factor in man's death

  Troy Coleman, of the 7900 block of South St. Lawrence Avenue, was found unresponsive at a bus stop on Sunday in the 1500 block of East 79th Street. He was pronounced dead shortly after 6:30 p.m. at Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center, the medical examiner's office said.

  Published by Tribune Breaking News on January 26, 2009.

• 1559 E. 79th St. Elderly South Sider is county's 15th cold death

  Troy Coleman was found unresponsive Sunday under a viaduct at 1559 E. 79th St., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. He was taken to Jackson Park Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:31 p.m. Sunday.

  Published by The Southtown Star on January 26, 2009.

• 1559 E. 79th St. South Sider Is County's 15th Cold Death Of Season

  Troy Coleman was found unresponsive Sunday under a viaduct at 1559 E. 79th St., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. He was taken to Jackson Park Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:31 p.m. Sunday.

  Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on January 26, 2009.

• 82nd Street and Stony Island Avenue 1 Dead In South Side Rollover Crash

  The two-vehicle crash happened about 1:30 a.m. near 82nd Street and Stony Island Avenue, police said.

  Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on January 8, 2009.

• East 82nd Street and Stony Island Avenue Police: Driver killed after running stop sign

  The accident happened about 1:30 a.m. at the intersection of East 82nd Street and Stony Island Avenue, according to Chicago Police News Affairs spokesperson Amina Greer. Witnesses at the scene said the driver was ejected and landed on a median as the van rolled over on its roof.

  Published by Tribune Breaking News on January 8, 2009.

• East 82nd Street and South Stony Island Avenue One dead in South Side rollover

  The two-vehicle crash happened about 1:30 a.m. near East 82nd Street and South Stony Island Avenue, police said.

  Published by Chicago Sun-Times on January 8, 2009.

• East 82nd Street and South Stony Island Avenue 1 dead in South Side rollover

  The two-vehicle crash happened about 1:30 a.m. near East 82nd Street and South Stony Island Avenue, police said.

  Published by The Southtown Star on January 8, 2009.

• East 82nd Street and South Stony Island Avenue Man dead after crash involving stolen van

  The two-vehicle crash happened about 1 a.m. near East 82nd Street and South Stony Island Avenue, police said.

  Published by Chicago Sun-Times on January 8, 2009.

• 80th and Anthony Storefront Churches

  When I was a kid in the 1970s, a gas station at 80th and Anthony closed up. My father used to get gas there. We drove by a few months later, the gas station reopened as small church.

  Published by Lee Bey: The Urban Observer on December 5, 2008.

• 8200 block of Blackstone Avenue Chicago cop wounded in 2001 dies

  Joseph Airhart Jr., of the 8200 block of Blackstone Avenue, was pronounced dead at 12:50 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. An autopsy is scheduled for today.

  Published by The Southtown Star on November 5, 2008.

• 8000 block of South Woodlawn Avenue Source: Police shoot armed man who wouldn't drop weapon

  About 8:20 p.m., officers responded to a call of a robbery suspect in the 8000 block of South Woodlawn Avenue and discovered a man matching the description of the suspect, according to a police source.

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

• 8100 block of South Dante Avenue Woman avoids jail time for helping felon escape mental health center

  Lisa Mack, 39, of the 8100 block of South Dante Avenue pleaded guilty to aiding a felon in Kane County Circuit Court and was sentenced to 30 months of probation and ordered to do 100 hours of community service.

  Published by Chicago Tribune on August 29, 2008.

• 8100 block of South Dante Avenue Woman avoids jail time for helping felon escape mental health center

  Lisa Mack, 39, of the 8100 block of South Dante Avenue pleaded guilty to aiding a felon in Kane County Circuit Court and was sentenced to 30 months of probation and ordered to do 100 hours of community service.

  Published by Chicago Tribune on August 28, 2008.

• 82nd and Woodlawn Men open fire on police during chase

  Chicago and state police, some armed with assault rifles, searched the area near 82nd and Woodlawn for the suspects but they were unable to find the men. Chief Tom Lacheta, Sauk Village Police Department

  Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 16, 2008.

• South Chicago For new top cop, job has just begun

  Meanwhile, in the South Chicago area, homicides have doubled in the first six months of this year as compared to last year. Community activist Neil Basanko, executive director of the South Chicago Chamber of Commerce, said gentrification in other parts of the city has pushed more gangs into his neighborhood, creating a turf war that has spilled much blood in recent years.

  Published by Chicago Tribune on July 13, 2008.

• South Chicago Motorcyclist dies after striking vehicles on SE Side

  A 27-year-old man died Tuesday morning after crashing his motorcycle into oncoming traffic in the Southeast Side’s South Chicago neighborhood.

  Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 9, 2008.