...Millennium Park security guard reported to police that he told Joel Tibbs, 49, of the 800 block of E. 84th St., that he had to leave the park located at 101 N. Michigan because it was...

Published by Chicago Journal on October 9, 2008.

Within moments, Harris was contained in a stairwell on the 8600 block of South Ingleside, the release said. With the help of the other assisting officers, Harris was captured while...

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on September 30, 2008.

Within moments, Harris was contained in a stairwell on the 8600 block of South Ingleside, the release said. With the help of the other assisting officers, Harris was captured while...

Published by Fox News Chicago on September 30, 2008.

Within moments, Harris was contained in a stairwell on the 8600 block of South Ingleside, the release said. With the help of assisting officers, Harris was captured while still in...

Published by NBC 5 on September 30, 2008.

At 12:07 a.m. in the Chatham neighborhood, a 22-year-old man said he heard gunfire and discovered he was shot in the right thigh in the 8200 block of South Dobson Avenue, according to a report from the police First Deputy Superintendent’s office.

Published by Fox News Chicago on August 27, 2008.

At 12:07 a.m. in the Chatham neighborhood, a 22-year-old man said he heard gunfire and discovered he was shot in the right thigh in the 8200 block of South Dobson Avenue, according to a report from the police First Deputy Superintendent’s office.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on August 27, 2008.

At 12:07 a.m. in the Chatham community, a 22-year-old man said he heard gunfire and discovered he was shot in the right thigh in the 8200 block of South Dobson Avenue, according to a report from the police First Deputy Superintendent’s office.

Published by The Southtown Star on August 27, 2008.

Although Winford's address is in the 800 block of East 84th Street, about a mile from the shooting, a resident in the building at that address said...

Published by Chicago Tribune on August 24, 2008.

Although Winford's address is in the 800 block of East 84th Street, about a mile from the shooting, a resident in the building at that address said...

Published by Chicago Tribune on August 24, 2008.

Martinez Winford, 16, of 844 E. 84th St., was shot at 651 E. 89th St. and was pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical...

Published by Fox News Chicago on August 24, 2008.

Martinez Winford, of 844 E. 84th St., was pronounced dead at Christ Hospital at 8:34 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

Published by Fox News Chicago on August 23, 2008.

Martinez Winford, of 844 E. 84th St., was pronounced dead at Christ Hospital at 8:34 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 23, 2008.

Martinez Winford, of the 800 block of East 84th St., was pronounced dead at Christ Hospital at 8:34 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

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

8500 S. Maryland Ave.

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

8500 S. Maryland Ave.

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

Fire Media Affairs spokesman Richard Rosado said one person was taken from 7947 S. Maryland Ave. to Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center in critical condition about 11:15 p.m.

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

A Cook County judge ordered Michael King held without bond Wednesday in the April 23 shooting deaths of five people in the Chatham neighborhood. At a hearing, prosecutors said King, 27, waited for a party at the house to end before committing robbery. Two men charged with helping King, of the 6400 block of South Kenwood, have identified him as one of the shooters, prosecutors said.

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

An 18-year-old man was shot multiple times during a robbery about 11:45 p.m. in the 7200 block of South Jeffrey Boulevard, according to a Grand Crossing District police sergeant.

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

Julius Collins was underwater for about 10 minutes, police said. "They tried to revive him, but it was just too late," Grand Crossing District Police Capt. Kenneth Johnson said.

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

The man was with another person when he slipped into the water, according to Grand Crossing Dist. Capt. Kenneth Johnson, who said the fall was an accident.

Published by NBC 5 on July 9, 2008.

The man was with another person when he slipped into the water, according to Grand Crossing Dist. Capt. Kenneth Johnson, who said the fall was an accident.

Published by NBC 5 on July 9, 2008.

The man was with another person when he slipped into the water, according to Grand Crossing Dist. Capt. Kenneth Johnson, who said the fall was an accident.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 9, 2008.

A second man was charged late Wednesday in a mass killing that left three men and two women dead in a Chatham home in April.

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

An arraignment date was set Wednesday for a South Side man charged with the mass killing that left three men and two women dead in a Chatham home in April.

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

Then again, what we don't need is what Stroger has offered in terms of leadership. He runs a government that spits in the eye of the taxpayers who support it. It is an 8th Ward fiefdom in which friends, relatives and precinct workers get high-paying, often six-figure jobs whether they have credentials to do the work or not.

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

A 15-year-old boy was shot and wounded in his lower back early Tuesday in Chatham.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 1, 2008.

In the Chatham neighborhood, the families of slain children held the first of six antiviolence events scheduled acrossChicago "Stop the shooting. Stop the killing," people chanted.

Published by NBC 5 on June 28, 2008.

Shots fired from outside hit a man in a bedroom Monday night in an Avalon Park community house on the South Side. The man was in a bedroom of a house at the 1600 block of East 84th Street when someone outside fired shots and struck the man, 27, in the left leg at 10:15 p.m., according to South Chicago District police.

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

An older teenager had stolen the bike and Simmons had taken it back, leading to the fatal shooting Monday afternoon in Chatham, neighbors said. Michael Johnson, 14, survived a gunshot to the shoulder in the incident.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 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.

The only other time in recent memory that the City Council has defied the local alderman on a zoning issue occurred in 2004, when aldermen rejected a proposed Chatham Wal-Mart pushed by Ald. Howard Brookins (21st). That one-vote defeat for Brookins and Wal-Mart came at the behest of organized labor.

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

Duncan's action followed an emotional meeting at Dixon Elementary, which lost teacher Erika Prince to gun violence Sunday. Prince, 32, was shot in the head shortly after midnight while double-parked outside a Chatham home in her new Dodge Charger.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 4, 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.

For more than four decades, the smell of slow-smoked barbeque has wafted from the chimney at Barbara Ann's, a legend in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the city's South Side.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 23, 2008.

For more than four decades, the smell of slow-smoked barbeque has wafted from the chimney at Barbara Ann's, a legend in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the city's South Side.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 23, 2008.

Grand Boulevard, in which the Robert Taylor Homes once stood, has seen a sharp drop in murders. Two miles to the south, in Greater Grand Crossing, homicides have tripled.

Published by Medill Reports on May 22, 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.

Grand Boulevard, in which the Robert Taylor Homes once stood, has seen a sharp drop in murders. Two miles to the south, in Greater Grand Crossing, homicides have tripled.

Published by Medill Reports on May 21, 2008.

Daley rejected a developer's request for administrative approval to build Chicago's second Wal-Mart -- and first supercenter that sells groceries -- even though the City Council had already granted zoning approval for a big-box store at the Chatham site. The mayor was so concerned about maintaining the delicate labor peace he brokered to bolster his Olympic dreams, he apparently was willing to single out Wal-Mart for special treatment -- and let jobs, tax revenue and shopping choices go to the suburbs.

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

According to police reports, on May 12 at 12:18 p.m., police responded to a theft in progress at the Family Dollar store at 1700 W. 18th. When they arrived at the store, they found Mitzi Lewis, 38, of the 4400 block of west Monroe standing in the lobby holding a maroon handbag. Lewis allegedly placed multiple items in her bag and attempted to leave the store without paying. Officers took Lewis into custody; a search of her bag turned up four bottles of Suave shampoo and eight packages of Crest toothpaste. Officers also saw Carl Brown, 43, of the 8600 block of south Drexel in the alley at 1658 W. 18th. Brown matched the description of the second offender, so police detained him and found a white plastic bag containing five containers of Nivea body cream, three containers of Tag deodorant, four cans of Tag body spray, two boxes of Tylenol, and four boxes of Aleve. Brown was identified by the dollar store manager and was arrested and charged with theft along with Lewis.

Published by Chicago Journal on May 15, 2008.

Grand Boulevard, where Robert Taylor Homes used to be, has seen a sharp drop in murders. Two miles to the south, in Greater Grand Crossing, homicide numbers have tripled.

Published by Medill Reports on May 14, 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.

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.

Chatham resident Claire Addams expects to save about $288 a year by making changes to her phone service.

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

Five people were found shot dead on Wednesday, April 23, in this house in the South Side's Chatham neighborhood. CBS

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on April 30, 2008.

In less than a week, 40 people have been shot in Chicago and 12 have been killed, five of them in a Chatham home.

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

Authorities said the shooting occurred around 3:45 p.m. in the 7600 block of South Rhodes Avenue, in the Chatham neighborhood. Police said the shooting took place inside a residence, and all the victims were adults.

Published by NBC 5 on April 23, 2008.

And despite being a longtime defender of the downtrodden in cases that resulted in lucrative settlements against the city, he was proud to call a block of modest, well-kept houses in Chatham his neighborhood.

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

A 22-year-old man was taken to the hospital early Saturday in critical condition after being shot on the South Side in the 8000 block of South Maryland Avenue about 2 a.m., Banks said. The man was taken in critical condition to Christ Medical Center, Banks said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on March 31, 2008.

The conditions were unknown but were not believed to be life-threatening.A 22-year-old man was taken to the hospital early Saturday in critical condition after being shot on the South Side in the 8000 block of South Maryland Avenue about 2 a.m., Banks said.

Published by NBC 5 on March 31, 2008.