A wake will be held today for Mya Lyons Friday. The 9-year-old was stabbed to death in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 18, 2008.

Chicago's top hot spots for auto theft, according to the Chicago Police Department, are: Austin, Roseland, Englewood, South Shore, West Englewood, Near West Side, Auburn Gresham, Humboldt Park, Chicago Lawn, North Lawndale and Greater Grand Crossing.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 13, 2008.

In 2006, an average of 16 people were murdered in Washington Park, Chatham, North Lawndale, South Shore, Near West Side, West Pullman, East Garfield Park, South Chicago and Auburn-Gresham. That's 141 lives taken. That same year, 33 people were killed in Austin.

Published by Austin Weekly News on May 29, 2008.

A South Side man has been charged with murder after he allegedly admitted to shaking and biting a baby -- apparently his son -- last Thursday at their Auburn-Gresham home.

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

In Auburn Gresham, one of the South Side naturally occurring, mixedincome communities identified by census data, the Target AREA Development Corp. service and advocacy organization has also used community organizing to nurture and sustain a mixed-income community.

Published by Chicago Reporter on May 21, 2008.

Police are searching from a 9-year-old boy whose parents reported him missing from their Auburn-Gresham neighborhood home Tuesday night. Denzil Harvest was last seen about 9 p.m. at his home near 83rd and streets, police said.

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

Thirty years ago, I was in 3rd grade on the South Side. Most of my classmates were black. The graduating 8thgrade class was white. It was a stark reminder of the rapidly changing Auburn Gresham neighborhood where I live and spent most of my childhood.

Published by Chicago Reporter on May 21, 2008.

Police are searching for a 9-year-old boy whose parents reported him missing Tuesday night in the South Side’s Auburn-Gresham neighborhood.

Published by NBC 5 on May 21, 2008.

Police are searching for a 9-year-old boy whose parents reported him missing Tuesday night in the South Side’s Auburn-Gresham neighborhood.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 21, 2008.

An average of 16 people were murdered in Washington Park, Chatham, North Lawndale, South Shore, Near West Side, West Pullman, East Garfield Park, South Chicago and Auburn-Gresham in 2006. That’s 143 lives taken.

Published by Medill Reports on May 21, 2008.

CeaseFire -- the high-profile anti-violence program that was hit with a major cut last year in its state funding -- is successful at stopping shootings in Chicago, a Northwestern University study has found.The study focused on shootings in seven areas of Chicago where CeaseFire has operated -- Logan Square, Rogers Park, the Southwest Side, West Garfield Park, West Humboldt Park, Englewood and Auburn-Gresham. Six of the seven areas of the city studied grew "noticeably safer," the study concluded. The only exception was Logan Square.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 11, 2008.

A 3-year-old boy in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood was playing in front of his home and was caught in front of the crossfire. Now he's fighting for his life; he was shot in the neck. How can you possibly – those of us who make the rules – simply not do anything?" Blagojevich said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 7, 2008.

As the Elgin U-46 School District gains a new superintendent, the Chicago Public Schools begins a search to replace administrator Jose Torres. Torres will leave behind over 14,000 students in 25 schools in the Englewood, West Englewood, Greater Grand Crossing, Chatham and Auburn Gresham neighborhoods.

Published by Medill Reports on May 6, 2008.

Mayor Richard Daley says there's no way police alone can stop a recent wave of violence in Chicago. The mayor's comments come one day after a toddler was shot in the city's Gresham neighborhood.

Published by Chicago Public Radio on May 6, 2008.

Chicago Police continued searching for a missing elderly man who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Jessie Harris, 79, was last spotted Saturday in the 2200 block of West 80th Street in only his underwear and T-shirt, police said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on February 25, 2008.

Jesse Harris of the 2200 block of West 80th Street, was found unresponsive by police at 7:20 p.m. in the 7900 block of South Bell Avenue, Sgt. Eugene Mullins said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on February 25, 2008.

Jessie Harris, 79, was last seen in the 2200 block of West 80th Street wearing only white underwear and a T-shirt, according to a missing person alert from the police department.. Police described him as African-American, 190 pounds, 5-feet, 8-inches tall, with gray hair, brown eyes and a medium complexion.

Published by Chicago Tribune on February 24, 2008.

Jessie Harris, 78, of 2229 W. 80th St., was found unresponsive in a car, according to a spokesman for the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on February 24, 2008.

Jessie Harris, 79, was last seen in the 2200 block of West 80th Street wearing white underwear and a t-shirt, according to an alert from police News Affairs.

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

South Side Alderman Howard Brookins Jr. is looking to trade his current job representing residents in the Washington Heights, Auburn Gresham, Roseland and Chatham neighborohoods for the job of the county's top prosecutor.

Published by Chi-Town Daily News on January 3, 2008.