...at 6:35 p.m., a victim told officers that a man approached him near 801 W. Adams claiming to be stranded and in need of money to return to his home in...

Published by Chicago Journal on August 21, 2008.

...the "Athens Sister City 5K Shuffle in Greek Town" this evening at the corner of Green & Monroe Streets. Money raised will support "The Runners" sculpture that will be permanently installed at O'Hare...

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

Largest Condos: 161 N. Canal (341 units), 500 S. Clinton (267), 125 S. Jefferson (263), 659 W. Randolph (237), 728 W. Jackson (226)

Published by Chicago Condos Online blog on August 21, 2008.

Chicago is one of the most "walkable cities" in the nation, according to a Web site that rated cities based on how easy it is to get around on foot. Top-scoring Chicago neighborhoods: The Loop, 98, Near North Side, 97, Lincoln Park, 94, Lake View, 93, Uptown and Edgewater, 92, Near South Side and Rogers Park, 90, West Town, 88, Hyde Park, 87

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

Chicago is one of the most walkable cities in the nation, according to a Web site that rated cities based on how easy it is to get around on foot. Top-scoring Chicago neighborhoods: The Loop, 98, Near North Side, 97, Lincoln Park, 94, Lake View, 93, Uptown and Edgewater, 92, Near South Side and Rogers Park, 90, West Town, 88, Hyde Park, 87

Published by NBC 5 on July 22, 2008.

1. Uptown (click on the link for the overview) 2. Rogers Park 3. Hyde Park 4. Bridgeport 5. Albany Park 6. Edgewater 7. New City 8. West Ridge 9. Near West Side 10. West Town

Published by Uptown Update on July 15, 2008.

1. Uptown (click on the link for the overview) 2. Rogers Park 3. Hyde Park 4. Bridgeport 5. Albany Park 6. Edgewater 7. New City 8. West Ridge 9. Near West Side 10. West Town

Published by Uptown Update on July 15, 2008.

Ledger also made at least one foray into the Greektown neighborhood on South Halsted and a crew member claimed he took the actor down to Chinatown as well.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 13, 2008.

Neighborhoods near the Loop are home to people with very diverse incomes, but that probably won't last. Gentrification is expected to push poor people out of West Town and the Near West Side.

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

Neighborhoods near the Loop are home to people with very diverse incomes, but that probably won't last. Gentrification is expected to push poor people out of West Town and the Near West Side.

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

Dugan's, 128 S. Halsted: $3 Blue Moon, $3 bottles of Corona, $4 Stoli drinks

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

A UIC student pleaded guilty Tuesday to sending university officials e-mail threats about a "mass shooting" at the Near West Side campus in February.

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

No injuries have been reported Thursday morning after sparks from a train motor prompted emergency crews to respond to a Near West Side CTA Pink Line station. A still-and-box alarm and EMS Plan 1 were called about 8:25 a.m. to 1713 W. Polk St., according to Fire Media Affairs Cmdr. Will Knight.

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

Wallach also has shifted plans for a nearby location, the northeast corner of Halsted and Van Buren, where he now wants to combine a hotel with a relocated Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center.

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

The survey also says: Smoque BBQ (2800 N. Pulaski Rd.) is the top barbecue house in town, Barrington Country Bistro (700 W. Northwest Highway, Barrington), hangs onto its top Bistro perch, Artopolis (306 S. Halsted St.) is Greektown’s new No. 1 and Spacca Napoli (1769 W. Sunnyside Ave.) is atop Chicago’s pizza heap.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 26, 2008.

Howard Jones, of the 700 block of West Jackson Boulevard, was struck by a car while crossing Stony Island near 68th about 1:30 a.m., police said. Police are looking for a dark-colored vehicle involved in the fatal hit-and-run.

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

Chicago police are investigating a shooting on the Near West Side that left two people injured late Wednesday afternoon.

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

The rooftop at Pegasus (130 S. Halsted)

Published by Chicagoist on June 13, 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.

One of the legs of the Bus Rapid Transit program is expected to run from the Loop to the West Town area via Chicago Avenue, but the exact locations of the pilot program are yet to be determined, according to Chicago Transit Authority spokesperson Catherine Hosinski.

Published by Skyline on June 5, 2008.

One of the legs of the Bus Rapid Transit program is expected to run from the Loop to the West Town area via Chicago Avenue, but the exact locations of the pilot program are yet to be determined, according to Chicago Transit Authority spokesperson Catherine Hosinski.

Published by Chicago Journal on June 5, 2008.

The tapes Kelly liked went with him to his recording studio, to his favorite basketball gym -- Hoops on the near West Side -- and to video shoots, she said.

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

It was the summer of 1996, and the Democratic National Convention was about to open just six blocks away from Harpo Studios on the Near West Side.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 30, 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.

The Puerto Rican population of Logan Square was 18,601 in 2000, far outnumbering the Puerto Ricans of Humboldt Park. West Town (14,567) and Belmont Cragin (12,960) also had more Puerto Ricans than Humboldt Park

Published by YoChicago on May 24, 2008.

A pedestrian was struck and injured by a Metra train late Wednesday night on the Near West Side.

Published by NBC 5 on May 22, 2008.

According to police reports, on May 13 at 12:30 p.m., an owner of a restaurant located at 130 S. Halsted told police that a man came into the restaurant on May 11 and asked for a job. He said he'd come to the U.S. from Greece and was looking for a job to bring his family here.

Published by Chicago Journal 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.

Howard Jones, 35, of the 700 block of West Jackson Avenue was struck by a dark vehicle as he crossed the street near 68th Street and Stony Island Avenue about 1:30 a.m.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 19, 2008.

They brought him to the local station house where they discovered Mr. Callahan was a Chicago cop. Niles Police informed Callahan's bosses at Area 4 police headquarters on the near West Side.

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

It's Friday afternoon at a Near West Side senior center and a couple dozen senior citizens have taken the stage. One quickly takes center, and the 4-foot-10-inch woman starts belting out a lilting, yet powerful, rendition of "Getting To Know You," from the popular musical, "The King and I."

Published by Skyline on May 15, 2008.

Even though he was German, Schweihs hung out in Greektown and it may have been during a night out there that he met a tall, slender 18-year-old manicurist, Eugenia Pappas. They called her Becka. They began to date to the dismay of her family.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 8, 2008.

ComEd Says Equipment Failure Caused Outage In South Loop, Near West Side

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 8, 2008.

Power has been restored after an outage on the Near West Side Thursday morning affected traffic signals and left more than 2,000 Commonwealth Edison customers, including some senior citizens, without power.

Published by NBC 5 on May 8, 2008.

People are starting to move into Emerald, Senco Properties' new condominiums on Green Street in the West Loop.

Published by YoChicago on May 8, 2008.

The Illinois House voted Tuesday to clamp down on parolees after the fatal shooting last month of a woman in West Town by her ex-boyfriend, a parolee she had a restraining order against.

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

Thanks to photographer friend Michael Kardas, who snapped this unabashedly unsanitary shot outside Mr. Greek Gyros, near the intersection of Jackson and Halsted streets.

Published by YoChicago on May 5, 2008.

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Published by Chicago Condos Online blog on May 5, 2008.

Most of this video was shot in and around the intersection of Morgan and Monroe streets, where we encountered new construction at Nine Five Five, The Monroe Collection, and Pure. We also stopped to gaze at the construction of a few of the neighborhood's other high-profile condo developments, including Emerald, Madison 901, and 15 Racine.

Published by YoChicago on April 26, 2008.

In the 12th District, which includes Little Italy, the Illinois Medical District, Pilsen and other Near West Side neighborhoods, index crime decreased by 1.7 percent.

Published by Chicago Journal on April 24, 2008.

The U.S. Postal Service is creating a new ZIP code in the West Town area to accommodate population growth.

Published by Skyline on April 24, 2008.

Greek Islands, an anchor of the Greektown dining scene, is back open after the Chicago Department of Public Health closed the restaurant on April 2 for critical health violations, including infestations of mice in the restaurant's basement and fruit flies in the basement and main floor.

Published by Chicago Journal on April 10, 2008.

Greek Islands, an anchor of the Greektown dining scene on Halsted Street, is back open after the Chicago Department of Public Health closed the legendary restaurant on Wednesday for critical health violations, including infestations of mice in the restaurant's basement and fruit flies in the basement and main floor.

Published by Chicago Journal on April 4, 2008.

Tim Hadac, a spokesman for the department, said at least two inspectors went through the restaurant, 200 S. Halsted St., Thursday and found it up to the city's health code and returned the restaurant's business license.

Published by Chicago Tribune on April 4, 2008.

A developer active in the West Loop condominium market wants to fold together construction of a 32-story hotel and condo building and a new, 40,000 square foot facility for the Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center. The project is slated for 333 S. Halsted, in the heart of Chicago's Greektown.

Published by Chicago Journal on April 3, 2008.

In October 2003, the City of Chicago contributed $3.5 million in Tax Increment Financing dollars to help the museum purchase the south Halsted parcel. The museum currently occupies 10,000 square feet of space at 801 W. Adams, on the fourth floor above the Greek Islands restaurant.

Published by Chicago Journal on April 3, 2008.

Wallach described the building as "very glassy," designed to be thin so it does not create massing close to street level. The museum itself will be a stand-alone structure with frontage at the corner of Halsted and Van Buren, while the hotel tower would rise from the parcel's northeast corner above the parking garage.

Published by Chicago Journal on April 3, 2008.

In other mouse poo news, Greektown stalwart Greek Islands (200 S Halsted St, 312-782-9855) also has their own Ratatouille problem going on, plus some fruit flies have joined the party. After someone called 311 because their family of five reportedly got sick after a meal there, Greek Islands was visited by city inspectors who then found droppings and live fruit flies in a basement food storage area. The owners have a hearing scheduled for May 15 and a $1750 fine to pay. Opa!

Published by Time Out Chicago on April 3, 2008.

The restaurant at 200 S. Halsted St. had its food license reinstated after getting a clean bill of health from the Department of Public Health. The city had suspended the license Wednesday afternoon after an unannounced inspection uncovered mouse droppings and an insect infestation in the restaurant’s basement. Greek Islands also was cited for unsafe food storage and for blocked access to employee hand-washing sinks.

Published by Crain's Chicago Business on April 3, 2008.

The restaurant at 200 S. Halsted St. had its food license reinstated after getting a clean bill of health from the Department of Public Health. The city had suspended the license Wednesday afternoon after an unannounced inspection uncovered mouse droppings and an insect infestation in the restaurant’s basement. Greek Islands also was cited for unsafe food storage and for blocked access to employee hand-washing sinks.

Published by Crain's Chicago Business on April 3, 2008.