He told police he killed Kessler between July 30 and Aug. 2, 1982, by smashing her head into his car door when she refused to repay a loan he'd made to her. Then he covered her body with plywood at a truck yard on the 3700 block of S. California Ave. and hid his bloodstained clothing, police said.

Published by The Southtown Star on September 3, 2008.

The botched robbery attempt unfolded about 3 p.m. Monday in the Brighton Mini Mart, 2532 W. 47th St., when two men entered the store and one pointed a handgun at the owners and demanded cash, police said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on August 27, 2008.

The incident occurred about 3 p.m. Monday at the Brighton Mini Mart in the 2500 block of West 47th Street. Two men entered the store and one displayed a weapon and demanded money, according to a police source.

Published by Fox News Chicago on August 27, 2008.

The incident occurred about 3 p.m. at the Brighton Mini Mart in the 2500 block of West 47th Street. Two men entered the store and one of them displayed a weapon and demanded money, according to a police source.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on August 26, 2008.

The incident happened about 3 p.m. at the Brighton Mini Mart in the 2500 block of West 47th Street. Two men entered the store and one of them displayed a weapon and demanded money, a police source said.

Published by The Southtown Star on August 26, 2008.

The botched robbery attempt unfolded around 3 p.m. Monday at Brighton Mini Mart, 2532 W. 47th St., when two men entered the store and one pointed a handgun at the owners and demanded cash, police said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on August 26, 2008.

The botched robbery attempt unfolded around 3 p.m. Monday at Brighton Mini Mart, 2532 W. 47th St., when two men entered the store and one pointed a handgun at the owners and demanded cash, police said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on August 26, 2008.

The botched robbery attempt unfolded around 3 p.m. Monday at Brighton Mini Mart, 2532 W. 47th St., when two men entered the store and one pointed a handgun at the owners and demanded cash, police said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on August 26, 2008.

The incident occurred about 3 p.m. Monday at the Brighton Mini Mart in the 2500 block of West 47th Street. Two men entered the store and one displayed a weapon and demanded money, according to a police source.

Published by Fox News Chicago on August 26, 2008.

Two men entered the Brighton Mini Mart, in the 2500 block of West 47th Street, according to a police source. One of the men showed a weapon and the other demanded money, the source said.

Published by NBC 5 on August 26, 2008.

The incident occurred about 3 p.m. Monday at the Brighton Mini Mart in the 2500 block of West 47th Street. Two men entered the store and one displayed a weapon and demanded money, according to a police source.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 26, 2008.

The man killed was riding a motorcycle that was hit by a semi truck on the 3800 block of South Kedzie Avenue about 4:13 a.m., according to Deering District police.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on August 19, 2008.

Masterson was hit by a semi truck at 3855 S. Kedzie Ave. about 4:13 a.m., according to Deering District police.

Published by The Southtown Star on August 19, 2008.

A Burbank man riding a motorcycle was killed when a truck struck him and fled Monday morning on the Southwest Side. William Masterson, 22, was pronounced dead at 6:11 a.m. at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Authorities said the man killed was riding a motorcycle that collided with a truck at 3855 S. Kedzie Ave. Police said the crash was a hit-and-run.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on August 19, 2008.

• St. Pancratius, 2957 W. 40th Place

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 4, 2008.

Fire department personnel responded at 9:47 a.m. to the accident, at 47th Street and South Western Avenue, according to Fire Media Affairs spokesman Richard Rosado. No ambulance transports were made from the scene, he said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 28, 2008.

Fire department personnel responded at 9:47 a.m. to the accident, at 47th Street and South Western Avenue, according to Fire Media Affairs spokesman Richard Rosado. No ambulance transports were made from the scene, he said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 28, 2008.

It happened a little before 10 a.m. at 47th Street and Western Avenue. The victim is believed to be in his 70s. But his name and exact age have not been released.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 28, 2008.

Edmund Urbanski has lived on or near Western for 80 of his 83 years. He grew up just off Western at 34th Place, and for the last 48 years he and his wife, Theresa, have lived at 3542 S. Western Ave.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 27, 2008.

2957 W. 40th Place

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 25, 2008.

2957 W. 40th Place

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 22, 2008.

The crash happened early Monday morning in the 4400-block of South Archer on the Southwest Side.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 21, 2008.

A Chicago fire truck responding to an emergency call Monday night collided with an SUV, injuring four people, including two firefighters, in the McKinley Park neighborhood.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 7, 2008.

About 1:20 a.m., crews were on the scene of a fire in a factory building at the 4500 block of South Western Avenue, Fire Media Affairs spokesman Joe Roccasalva said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 6, 2008.

Crews responded to the call around 1:30 on Sunday morning and arrived to find the building in the 4500 block of Western Avenue fully involved. It burned for more than two hours before firefighters were able to extinguish the flames.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 6, 2008.

CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports that firefighters were called to the 4500 block of South Western Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Four-and-a-half hours later, they were still putting water on hot spots at the building.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 6, 2008.

Danelo Solis of the 3400 block of West 37th Place was formally charged with seven counts of first-degree murder, four counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and one count of aggravated cruelty to animals, according to Cook County State's Attorney's office spokesman Andy Conklin.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 3, 2008.

Charged with first-degree murder and aggravated criminal sexual assault in the woman's beating death was Danielo Solis, 25, of the 3400 block of West 37th Street.

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

Danelo Solis, of the 3400 block of West 37th Place, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated criminal sexual assault following the murder of Dorothy Brown Taylor, who was discovered bludgeoned and strangled to death with her poodle Frisky Monday.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 22, 2008.

Danelo Solis,  of the 3400 block of West 37th Place, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated criminal sexual assault following the murder of Dorothy Taylor Brown,  who was discovered bludgeoned and strangled to death with her poodle Frisky Monday.

Published by Fox News Chicago on June 22, 2008.

A man charged with first-degree murder in connection with the bludgeoning death Monday afternoon of a 71-year-old woman along with her dog in her South Shore basement was ordered held without bond Sunday. Danelo Solis, of the 3400 block of West 37th Place, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated criminal sexual assault following the murder ofDorothy Taylor Brown.

Published by NBC 5 on June 22, 2008.

Danelo Solis,  of the 3400 block of West 37th Place, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated criminal sexual assault following the murder of Dorothy Taylor Brown, who was discovered bludgeoned and strangled to death with her dog on June 16 in the 7200 block of South Coles Avenue, according to police News Affairs.

Published by Fox News Chicago on June 22, 2008.

Danelo Solis,  of the 3400 block of West 37th Place, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated criminal sexual assault following the murder of Dorothy Taylor Brown,  who was discovered bludgeoned and strangled to death with her poodle Frisky Monday.

Published by Fox News Chicago on June 22, 2008.

Danelo Solis of the 3400 block of West 37th Street, is accused of raping Taylor and then bludgeoning her and her dog to death, police said.

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

Simeon Wilson opened his first business, a Family Dollar, in Gage Park, one of the South Side's most crime-ridden stretches. He wasn't afraid. The neighborhood around 59th and Maplewood reminds him of his teenage days, back when he was a Gangster Disciple in Cabrini-Green.

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

Police arrested Solis on Friday afternoon in the 3400 block of West 38th Street after receiving tips from his family and friends, Bond said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 21, 2008.

Danelo Solis, 25, of the 3400 block of West 37th Place was charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated sexual assault and one count of aggravated animal cruelty, said Monique Bond, spokeswoman for the Chicago Police Department.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 21, 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.

Gustavo Ramirez, 24, who had been stabbed in the neck and set afire, was found near 47th and Western, a source familiar with the investigation said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 3, 2008.

More than 70 trains, including 10 Amtrak and six Metra trains, pass through the crossing at Western and Archer avenues each day. Before the upgrades last July, it would often take switch operators as long as 15 minutes to shepherd trains through the crossing.

Published by Medill Reports on June 3, 2008.

About an hour after George Ramirez was found, his brother, a man in his 20s who lived with George Ramirez, was found lying in an alley near the intersection of West 47th Street and South Western Avenue, suffering from a stab wound to the neck and possibly other injuries, according to a police source.

Published by Fox News Chicago on June 2, 2008.

About an hour after George Ramirez was found, his brother, a man in his 20s who lived with George Ramirez, was found lying in an alley near the intersection of West 47th Street and South Western Avenue, suffering from a stab wound to the neck and possibly other injuries, according to a police source.

Published by NBC 5 on June 2, 2008.

About an hour after George Ramirez was found, his brother, a man in his 20s who lived with George Ramirez, was found lying in an alley near the intersection of West 47th Street and South Western Avenue, suffering from a stab wound to the neck and possibly other injuries, according to a police source.

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

Still, the man who runs Kelly High School's after-school ACT course said he knows his working class students will compete for college slots against suburban students who can afford the private tutors his students cannot.

Published by NBC 5 on May 28, 2008.

The shooting happened at 1:15 a.m. Tuesday at 2437 W. 47th Place, according to a Wentworth Area detective.

Published by NBC 5 on May 27, 2008.

Fat Johnnie's, 7232 S. Western, is regarded as Chicago's premier venue to experience the mother-in-law, but John's GAR hot dog stand, 2658 W. 47th (773-927-1514), takes the idea to extremes by serving the tamale in a styrofoam cup of chili ($2.05; a tamale on a bun with chili is $1.75.) E

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

John's GAR (which stands for the last name of the owner, Javier Garcia) uses tamales from neighboring Tom Tom Tamale & Bakery, 4750 S. Washtenaw. Engler's tour will likely include a stop at Tom Tom's, which uses original factory equipment from the 1930s.

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

With the dramatic uptick of Chicago Public Schools students caught in the crossfire of violence and the approach of summer, worries about the safety of students remains high across the city. One teacher, Marisol Sierra of McKinley Park Elementary, is taking a proactive approach by teaching her preschool class on how to stay safe in these dangerous times and is being rewarded for her efforts on June 3 as one of five recipients of the 2008 Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching Award.

Published by Chicagoist on May 19, 2008.

Antonio Dampier, of 2918 W. 38th St., died of injuries sustained at 28th and State streets and was pronounced dead at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County at 2:34 a.m., a spokesman for the Cook County Medical Examiner's office said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 19, 2008.

It happened Monday morning at 44th and Sacramento. Police say a man passed-out while driving. His SU v crashed through an iron fence, into a backyard, and hit a garage. The man was taken to a hospital for treatment.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 19, 2008.