Francis preferred to work at night, when there was more action, Casey said. He started in the former East Chicago District where Cabrini-Green is located.

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

The CTA will operate longer trains and extra buses into the Loop until late each night, serving CTA rail and Metra commuter rail stations. CTA customers are advised to buy fare cards in advance.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 3, 2008.

J Bar, 610 N. Rush Prefer to drink your pride? If you can get past the James Hotel bar's velvet rope and spiky-haired bouncers, you;ll be able to enjoy the Flag, a combo of vodka, blue curacao and sweet and sour mix in a martini glass garnished with a mini-American flag

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

The victim complied and tried unsuccessfully to borrow cell phones from several passersby in order to call police. The victim finally was able to notify police from the corner of Hubbard and Dearborn.

Published by Skyline on July 3, 2008.

"Give me your f-ing money and your bike," the offender said to the victim, sticking a hard object into the victim's back. It was just after midnight, June 27, in the 400 block of N. State St.

Published by Skyline on July 3, 2008.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, a published report said Segal-who also owns Minnie's and was involved in developing Japonais-is opening Madame Tartine's, a French bistro, at 22 W. Hubbard St. on July 11.

Published by Skyline on July 3, 2008.

Recently, the oldest child and I talked about his difficulties with authority. To keep his mother in the loop, I told her. She was glad to have a discussion. When she later called my husband, I happened to cough in the background. She thought I was trying to get him off the phone and became enraged. She went from polite to potty-mouth instantly!

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

Mr. Clark said he hopes Environments Group’s staff can move by the end of the year to Perkins + Will’s offices in the former IBM Plaza, 330 N. Wabash Ave. Environments Group currently is at 303 E. Wacker Drive, and has a one-person office in Los Angeles.

Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on July 3, 2008.

And for part of his 27-year police career, he patrolled the gang-infested Cabrini-Green public housing complex at night.

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

Inspectors found code violations at 900 N. Cambridge that require the replacement of failing rail guards, scraping and painting weathered iron and getting a structural engineer to inspect all fencing at the complex.

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

A resident of the 100 block of W. Oak told police she was attending a play between 6 and 9:15 p.m., June 19, when she returned home to find her dog locked in a room and more than $2,000 in property missing.

Published by Skyline on July 3, 2008.

Three men, two with known gang connections, crashed their vehicle into a fence on the corner of Oak and Cambridge shortly before 3 a.m., June 27.

Published by Skyline on July 3, 2008.

Those words were scribbled on a note hung near the intersection of Cambridge and Chestnut, in the Cabrini-Green rowhouses, on Saturday afternoon. There was a pile of old teddy bears underneath the letter. And there was a missing iron gate.

Published by Skyline on July 3, 2008.

Levine faces 5˝ years in prison. His sentencing has been placed on hold because he is expected to testify this fall against former Chicago Ald. Edward R. Vrdolyak in a federal corruption case involving the sale of an Old Town office building to a north suburban medical school whose board included Levine.

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

Curtis Colin Cooper was riding his tricycle in the Cabrini rowhouse complex Friday on the near North Side.

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

One man was stabbed while on a train near the State and Van Buren stop in the Loop.

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

Curtis Colin Cooper was riding his tricycle in the Cabrini rowhouse complex Friday on the near North Side.

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

The heavy iron gate that fatally crushed 3-year-old Curtis Cooper at Cabrini-Green last week fell from its hinges because the property management company there was negligent, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed Tuesday.

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

The condo/hotel units have been closing in Trump Tower, at 401 N. Wabash, in River North, for about six months. The condo units are about to start closing in July and August.

Published by Crib Chatter on July 2, 2008.

ACTOR Boris ("Madea's Family Reunion," "Soul Food") Kodjoe is looking for female and male models to model his new Ziami clothing line. The auditions will be conducted by his representatives and held Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Hotel Sax. They need 10 models -- men have to be 5-10 to 6-2 tall, and ladies 5-6 to 5-11.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 1, 2008.

The gate at the Cabrini-Green rowhouses in the 900 block of North Cambridge Avenue fell on Curtis Cooper at about 5:30 p.m. Friday; he was pronounced dead less than an hour later in Children's Memorial Hospital.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 1, 2008.

Three-year-old Curtis Cooper was killed Friday when an iron gate broke free from its hinges and fell on top of him. It happened at Chicago's Cabrini Green housing complex in the 900-block of North Cambridge.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 1, 2008.

About 300 people paid $150 to attend the all-you-can-drink party at Rockit Bar and Grill, 22 W. Hubbard, which offered limited nibbles (like peanut butter and jelly mini-sandwiches) but plenty of eye candy.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 1, 2008.

One of them was slightly injured in the collision, which occurred in the 500 block of West Roosevelt Road. The officers are part of the Central Control Group, which patrols the South Loop, Near North Side, the downtown area and parts of the lakefront east of downtown.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 1, 2008.

Christina Ann Tully, who lived on the Chicago's Near North Side of Chicago, worked as a traveling nurse for the University of Chicago Hospitals while studying to become a nurse practitioner. She was visiting Lake Geneva in Wisconsin to celebrate the completion of an important school paper, said family friend Pamela Reynolds.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 1, 2008.

The U.S. Postal Service assigned 60654 to all addresses south of Chicago Avenue that had been using the 60610 ZIP code.

Published by Crain's Chicago Business on July 1, 2008.

City building inspectors on Monday found code violations at the Chicago Housing Authority property in the 900 block of North Cambridge, in Cabrini-Green, where a heavy gate broke free of its hinges and fatally crushed 3-year-old Curtis Cooper on Friday.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 1, 2008.

...expiring in 2010. Jenner & Block will be relocating from the former IBM Building, located at 330 N. Wabash Ave., where the company has tenanted since the 1970s...

Published by GlobeSt on July 1, 2008.

At 939 N. Cambridge, where Curtis was killed, city iron inspectors found code violations, but there were no immediate safety concerns. City Hall sources said inspectors found "fresh cuts" in the iron -- evidence that someone made repairs over the weekend.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 1, 2008.

Cox is an 18-year department veteran who has been with OFI three years. Previously, he worked in the firehouse at 548 W. Division. Orozco called him a "good man, good family man.''

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

The sharp drop in second-quarter vacancy is primarily because of two hotel conversion deals that moved forward during the quarter: at the former One IBM Plaza, 330 N. Wabash Ave., and 208 S. LaSalle St. A portion of both buildings are to be redeveloped into hotels.

Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on June 30, 2008.

The Star Line would link several Metra commuter lines radiating from the Loop, allowing passengers to transfer between lines or travel from on suburb to another. Metra has said commuter service on the EJ&E is likely years away.

Published by Crain's Chicago Business on June 30, 2008.

Chicago Housing Authority spokesman Derek Hill said the agency is sifting through accounts of how the gate came to crush little Curtis as he rode his trike in the back of the home in the 900 block of North Cambridge.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 29, 2008.

Curtis, 3, was killed on Friday in the 900 block of North Cambridge Avenue outside a Cabrini-Green row house. He was playing with a couple other young children around or on an iron fence when the fence fell and crushed him, according to police.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 29, 2008.

Witnesses say the 3-year-old had been riding his tricycle before the gate fell on him in part of a housing authority project in the 900-block of North Cambridge.

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

A 3-year-old boy is reportedly dead Friday evening after a metal gate crushed him on the Near North Side.The incident occurred about 5:30 p.m. in the 900 block of North Cambridge Avenue, police News Affairs Officer JoAnn Taylor said. took the boy,

Published by NBC 5 on June 28, 2008.

Piven, who was in town to attend a fund-raiser tonight at the Rockit Bar & Grill that will benefit his mother's Piven Theatre Workshop, lives in Hollywood. But he still manages to keep up with Chicago baseball.

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

Elenora Watson was sitting outside the back door of her Cabrini-Green row house Friday evening when she heard a "pop" and saw a 7-foot-tall iron gate falling toward a 3-year-old boy riding his little red tricycle.

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

Three-year-old Curtis Cooper was riding his tricycle at around 5:30 p.m. Friday along Cambridge Avenue in Cabrini Green, when an iron fence collapsed and fell on top of him.

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

The gate fell on him about 5:30 p.m. in the 900 block of North Cambridge Avenue, which is part of the Cabrini Green housing complex, Fire Chief Joe Roccasalva said. Firefighters removed the gate and took the boy in "extremely critical condition" to Children's Memorial Hospital, he said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 27, 2008.

The boy was playing with a four to five other young children on a iron fence at 913 N. Cambridge Ave. when the fence fell and crushed him, according to a Near North District captain. He died when he arrived at the hospital.

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

July 24: Unit 3305, 2 E. Oak

Published by Chicago Condos Online blog on June 27, 2008.

July 21: Unit 2107, 2 E. Erie

Published by Chicago Condos Online blog on June 27, 2008.

July 22: Unit 708, 1503 S. State; Unit 3603, 440 N. Wabash

Published by Chicago Condos Online blog on June 27, 2008.

The Melting Pot (609 N. Dearborn) is hosting a four-course, six-beer fondue dinner featuring Goose Island selections from 7-10 p.m. Wednesday. Cost is $45 per person.

Published by Chicagoist on June 27, 2008.

July 30: Unit 3107-3108, 30 E. Huron

Published by Chicago Condos Online blog on June 27, 2008.

Two women, ages 19 and 20, were standing in the 700 block of N. Rush Street, when a middle-aged woman began yelling insults at them from her car, including "You're so ugly!" The victims claimed that the woman then accelerated her car in reverse, taking aim at them.

Published by Skyline on June 26, 2008.

Rebar, 401 N. Wabash hough it's named after the building material used to reinforce concrete structures, this swanky bar and lounge in the Trump International Hotel & Tower doesn't resemble anything close to a construction site (come on, what did you expect?).

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

Try: Kate Somerville ExfoliKate, $85 at katesomerville.com and the Trump Hotel Spa, 401 N. Wabash.

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

One restaurant, Star of Siam, was cited for storing an open container of vinegar next to an open container of bleach. Another, La Justicia, was cited for storing enchilada sauce in a container that read “dish soap.”

Published by Chicago Reporter on June 26, 2008.