Police said Matthew Ristau, 31, of Glen Ellyn tried to drive away from a drug bust at Polk and Lavergne, briefly dragging an officer outside his car.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 20, 2008.

Police were initially conducting a routine traffic stop at Polk Street and Lavergne Avenue when narcotics were found inside the vehicle, according to police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli.

Published by Fox News Chicago on July 20, 2008.

Two officers were patrolling the Garfield Ridge area about 1:45 p.m. when they made a traffic stop at South Lavergne Avenue and West Polk Street as part of a narcotics investigation, police said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 20, 2008.

Police said Ristau was behind the wheel Friday when officers stopped the vehicle at South Lavergne Avenue and West Polk Street as part of a narcotics investigation. When one of the officers approached the car, Ristau refused to get out, police said. Instead, Ristau allegedly accelerated from the scene, hitting an officer and dragging him a "short distance."

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 20, 2008.

Police said Ristau was behind the wheel Friday when officers stopped the vehicle at South Lavergne Avenue and West Polk Street as part of a narcotics investigation. When one of the officers approached the car, Ristau refused to get out, police said. Instead, Ristau allegedly accelerated from the scene, hitting an officer and dragging him a "short distance."

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 20, 2008.

Two officers patrolling the Garfield Ridge area about 1:45 p.m. made a traffic stop at South Lavergne Avenue and West Polk Street as part of a narcotics investigation, according to police.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 20, 2008.

Two officers were patrolling the Garfield Ridge area about 1:45 p.m. when they made a traffic stop at South Lavergne Avenue and West Polk Street as part of a narcotics investigation, police said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 20, 2008.

Two officers patrolling the Garfield Ridge area about 1:45 p.m. made a traffic stop at South Lavergne Avenue and West Polk Street as part of a narcotics investigation, according to police.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 19, 2008.

Police were initially conducting a routine traffic stop at Polk Street and Lavergne Avenue when narcotics were found inside the vehicle, according to police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli.

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

"I'm still running 26th Street," King said on one tape, in a reference to the main artery of Latin King territory in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 19, 2008.

The incident began about 1:45 p.m. when Chicago Police officers pulled the car over at Polk and Lavergne and spotted drugs inside, police said. The driver refused to get out of the car and drove off, dragging an officer, who was hospitalized for treatment of bumps and bruises.

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

Two officers patrolling the Garfield Ridge area about 1:45 p.m. made a traffic stop at South Lavergne Avenue and West Polk Street as part of a narcotics investigation, according to police.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 19, 2008.

Two officers patrolling the Garfield Ridge area about 1:45 p.m. made a traffic stop at South Lavergne Avenue and West Polk Street as part of a narcotics investigation, according to police.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 19, 2008.

The following Chicago area Starbucks locations will close:

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 18, 2008.

The South Austin Coalition claims that about 10,000 ComEd customers have been disconnected in recent days.

Published by NBC 5 on July 18, 2008.

In the Chicago-area, where Starburks has announced it will close outlets in Country Club Hills and Elmhurst before July 31, employees at the following stores also have been notified their stores will shut down, although closing dates are not known:

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 17, 2008.

Ride to Remember: Memorial Motorcycle Ride Area 4 Detective Division is sponsoring the 4th Memorial Motorcycle Ride benefitting the Chicago Police Department Memorial Foundation. This event will take place on Sunday, 27 Jul. 08, To register on line please go to www.area4ridetoremember.com. For day of ride registration, please arrive at Area 4, 3151 W. Harrison at 0800 hours.

Published by Chicago Police Department Weblog on July 17, 2008.

Starbucks is closing 18 Chicago-area stores as part of its plan to eliminate about 600 nationwide in a cost-cutting move, Crain's Chicago Business reported today. According to the list obtained by Crain's, five of the stores are in the city.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 17, 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.

Federal agents used an informant to infiltrate the gang, she said, and King was arrested in 2006 after taking a kilogram of what he thought was cocaine from a dealer operating with his approval around the Little Village neighborhood.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 14, 2008.

An unmarked police car struck a girl on a bicycle Saturday night in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood. About 8:40 p.m., the car hit the 9-year-old girl in the 1900 block of South Harding, according to WLS-Channel 7 news. The girl suffered a broken leg, cuts and bruises, according to the report.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 14, 2008.

But statistics and politics meant nothing Sunday at the Little Village home of Juan Aguilero. There was just a family in a tidy red-brick home trying to adjust to the 15-year-old boy's death.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 14, 2008.

The man was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound at Douglas Park, near South California Avenue and West Ogden Avenue, about 1:10 p.m., police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 14, 2008.

Building department inspectors will head to a West Side storage building to check on the building at Cermak and Kilbourn.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 14, 2008.

About 8:40 p.m., an unmarked squad car struck a girl on a bicycle in an alley in the 1900 block of South Harding Avenue, said police News Affairs Officer Daniel O’Brien.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 14, 2008.

About 11:50 p.m., part of a roof collapsed at a storage facility at the 4500 block of West Cermak Road, according to police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer. It is not clear what caused the collapse, she said.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 14, 2008.

At about 8:40 p.m., an unmarked squad car struck the girl in the 1900 block of South Harding Avenue, police news affairs officer

Published by NBC 5 on July 13, 2008.

A group of concerned citizens marched for peace Sunday after the latest shooting took the life of a 15-year-old in Little Village and a 17-year-old gunned down in West Pullman overnight.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 13, 2008.

About 8:40 p.m., an unmarked squad car struck a girl on a bicycle in the 1900 block of South Harding Avenue, said police News Affairs Officer Daniel O’Brien. The girl’s age was not immediately available.

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

One part of the top cop's job is to make residents feel safe. That's why taking part in anti-violence marches are part of the beat. On Saturday afternoon, Weis took part in a march in the one in North Lawndale.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 13, 2008.

It happened around 9 p.m. Saturday in the 1900 block of South Harding. The girl, Shavon Benson, says she was riding her bike in that area when she saw the car coming, but she couldn't get out of the way in time.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 13, 2008.

One of the boys, Juan Juan Aguilero, 15, was killed in what officers said they believe was a gang-related fight in the city's Little Village neighborhood Saturday evening.

Published by NBC 5 on July 13, 2008.

The first thing Moore wants to do? Clean her East Garfield Park home from top to bottom -- something that would have been too strenuous before.

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

The first thing Moore wants to do? Clean her East Garfield Park home from top to bottom -- something that would have been too strenuous before.

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

Weis announced the statistics following an anti-violence march Saturday at St. Agatha Church in the North Lawndale Community. Weis said more bike and foot patrols are being deployed and the department is evaluating new strategies to deploy more specialized units in areas where gang conflicts are on the rise, the release said.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 12, 2008.

Weis announced the statistics following an anti-violence march Saturday at St. Agatha Church in the North Lawndale Community. Weis said more bike and foot patrols are being deployed and the department is evaluating new strategies to deploy more specialized units in areas where gang conflicts are on the rise, the release said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 12, 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.

Firefighters were on the scene of a burning home near the intersection of Roosevelt and Kolin Thursday.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 10, 2008.

The firm has been awarded four management contracts with CHA since 2001, and despite the announcement of a contract suspension at the rowhouses, it appears UPA will continue working on several CHA projects, including "The Park Boulevard" in Bronzeville and "Scattered Sites West" with housing in such neighborhoods as Austin, Lawndale and Chinatown.

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

The firm has been awarded four management contracts with CHA since 2001, and despite the announcement of a contract suspension at the rowhouses, it appears UPA will continue working on several CHA projects, including "The Park Boulevard" in Bronzeville and "Scattered Sites West" with housing in such neighborhoods as Austin, Lawndale and Chinatown.

Published by NBC 5 on July 9, 2008.

Elias Munoz was arrested during a raid in April of 2007 at the Little Village Discount Mall. He is the owner of Nuevo Foto Munoz.

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

A Chicago alderman's father pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges that he conspired to make fake IDs at a photo shop in the city's heavily Mexican-American Little Village neighborhood.

Published by NBC 5 on July 8, 2008.

...3235 N. Leclaire Ave.,  Kelvyn Park High School, 4343 W. Wrightwood Ave.,  Manley Career Academy, 2935 W. Polk St.,  and Schurz High School, 3601 N. Milwaukee Ave."Focus and personalized instruction is what works...

Published by Chi-Town Daily News on July 8, 2008.

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Published by Chicago Condos Online blog on July 7, 2008.

• Manley Career Academy High School, 2935 W. Polk St. (population: 1,221)

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

The shooting happened around 1 a.m. as the victims were in the vehicle parked in the 1500 block of South Kedzie Avenue, police said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 7, 2008.

Rodolfo Salazar, 18, of 2753 S. Homan Ave., was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital at 2:02 a.m., a spokesman for the Cook County Medical Examiner's office said. Salazar suffered a gunshot wound to the chest at 1547 S. Kedzie Ave., the spokesman said.

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

• Manley Career Academy High School, 2935 W. Polk St. (population: 1,221)

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

The man and woman were both shot by a man on foot while they were seated in a vehicle in the 1500 block of South Kedzie Avenue about 1:02 a.m. Both were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, police News Affairs Officer David Banks said, citing preliminary information.

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

About 12:45 a.m., a man was shot in the 1600 block of South Springfield Avenue, Ogden District police said.

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