The Savage home, at 4443 N. Francisco, was built in 1909 as one of New York real estate developer and William E...

Published by The News-Star on September 4, 2008.

The Savage home, at 4443 N. Francisco, was built in 1909 as one of New York real estate developer and William E...

Published by Lake View Booster on August 21, 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.

Severe overnight thunderstorms left thousands of Commonwealth Edison customers without power and sent tree limbs flying in excess of 60 mph in the north side's Ravenswood neighborhood.

Published by NBC 5 on July 13, 2008.

A well-informed reader tells us that you can meet 47th Ward Ald. Mary Ann Smith this Tuesday, July 15 from 5:30pm-7pm at "

Published by Uptown Update on July 9, 2008.

A big sinkhole that flooded and shut down Montrose Avenue in Ravenswood back in January is causing closures again.

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

"It gives me peace of mind for my daughter to have this because anything can happen when they're a child," said Kruse, a former waitress from Albany Park. "It's sad that more people don't know about it."

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

Ryan Chew and his partners at Chicago River Canoe & Kayak are in their sixth year of offering Moonlight Dinner Paddles-quiet canoe and kayak rides along the Chicago River, through Avondale and North Center and into Ravenswood Manor.

Published by Lake View Booster on June 12, 2008.

Born Harvey Herschel Korman, he grew up in Ravenswood. His dad, Cyril, was a salesman; his mother, Ellen, a housewife. With a mound of curls stacked high atop his head, the face of the young man peering out from his senior class portrait in the 1943 Senn yearbook is unmistakably the same man who entertained millions of Americans on "The Carol Burnett Show."

Published by The News-Star on June 5, 2008.

Alexis Abram, 24, who just moved to Albany Park from Rogers Park, was visiting the park recently along with her companion Tuan Nguyen, 27, and their two dogs Roxanne and Franklin.

Published by Chi-Town Daily News on June 2, 2008.

The parks, bordered by Kedzie and Virginia Avenues, are enjoyed by West Ridge, Lincoln Square, North Park, and Albany Park residents.

Published by Chi-Town Daily News on June 2, 2008.

"What I thought was incredibly fascinating is that he really got her attention, and she responded to him," said Willuweit, who lives in Albany Park.

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

He had signed the lease for another space in the Ravenswood neighborhood when the landlord backed out at the last second.

Published by Lake View Booster on May 15, 2008.

Ata testified that Rezko told him creditors were barking at the governor's door, demanding money for renovations performed on the Blagojevich's Ravenswood Manor home.

Published by NBC 5 on May 2, 2008.

Ali Ata, who is to testify on Thursday at the trial of political fundraiser Tony Rezko, is to tell prosecutors that he delivered bags of cash through intermediaries so Blagojevich could stave off creditors on his Ravenswood manor home.

Published by NBC 5 on May 1, 2008.

A former aide to Gov. Blagojevich has told prosecutors that, in 2003, he delivered a black plastic bag filled with $25,000 in cash to Tony Rezko to pay contractors and keep them from placing a lien on the governor's Ravenswood Manor home.

Published by Fox News Chicago on April 30, 2008.

We're talking about Asian Longhorned Beetles, one of the most invasive insect species that descended upon the Ravenswood neighborhood not unlike a plague of locusts. More than 1,300 trees were removed that summer due to the beetle. Grieving residents of all ages wrote poems, created pictures and held services mourning the demise of Ravenswood's trees.

Published by The News-Star on April 24, 2008.

Charlotte Newfeld, a self-proclaimed "proud Chicago native," grew up in Ravenswood while there was still prairie and when huge American elms lined Francisco Avenue.

Published by Lake View Booster on April 17, 2008.

Our decision is not to spread our limited resources any thinner and, therefore, not to return to Albany Park. It is a tough choice because we believe that any neighborhood is made better by having a community paper. But that value is undermined if, in a search for ad dollars and subscription revenue, a single paper tries to do too much. The result is a paper that under serves every community it claims to cover, offering up a weak brew of generic coverage. That's not our plan.

Published by The News-Star on April 17, 2008.

Illinois is the first state able to declare victory over the invasive species, which destroyed more than 1,400 maple, birch, elm and poplar trees in the city’s Ravenswood neighborhood alone. The beetle was also spotted in Kilbourn Park, at O’Hare Airport and in suburban Park Ridge, Addison and Summit.

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

The last infestation was detected in Chicago's Oz Park in 2003. The first infestation broke out in Ravenswood in 1998.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on April 17, 2008.

The Asian longhorned beetle is thought to have sneaked into Ravenswood years ago in wooden pallets carrying Chinese-made goods to a nearby hardware importer. By the time it was spotted, in 1998, it had spread to hundreds of trees.

Published by Chicago Tribune on April 17, 2008.

The Ravenswood eighth-grader has been hospitalized three times over her lifetime because of her asthma.

Published by Medill Reports on April 15, 2008.

Pal Chun Man Kimchi plant in Albany Park, they produce plenty of the namesake snack. Their most popular kimchi begins with napa cabbage. They go through about 4,000 heads of these cabbages each week. First, they get submerged in salt water.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on April 9, 2008.

The snow didn't deter participants at the Doggie Egg Hunt at Horner Park on the city's Northwest Side.

Published by Chicago Tribune on March 23, 2008.

Charged and now the subject of nationwide manhunts are Herbert Pulgar, 38, of 2747 W. Wilson Ave.; and Marlon Smith, 29, of 7414 N. Hoyne, the release said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on March 20, 2008.

Of course, the 30 Volta Elementary School students from Albany Park - the givers - still worked themselves silly to organize the toy drive. The students are part of Volta's Service Learning Club, and many of them said it is their first endeavor into community service.

Published by Lake View Booster on February 28, 2008.

“Those harassing techniques [police have], I give low marks for keeping kids out of gangs,” said the Rev. Tom Terrell. His church, Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Albany Park, sponsors a tutoring program after school and a weekly basketball night so kids can have a place to go.

Published by Medill Reports on February 12, 2008.

For Rogers Park and other hot 'hoods — Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Pilsen, Albany Park — the gut renovations and Euro kitchens will extend the lives of hundreds of courtyard buildings, six-flats and corner buildings. With millions invested by developers, and shops and restaurants following the money into the neighborhoods, these areas have a good shot at long-term stability.

Published by YoChicago on February 4, 2008.

Parents turned out in force Wednesday to blast a plan to move the Edison Regional Gifted Center to a building in the Albany Park neighborhood, with dozens telling the Chicago Board of Education that it would hurt the overall experience of pupils accepted into the elite school.

Published by Chicago Tribune on January 24, 2008.

Speaking at a community policing meeting last night in Andersonville, officers said a skimmer struck several times recently in Ravenswood.

Published by Chi-Town Daily News on January 17, 2008.

Top priorities for Tom Kamykowski of the Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce include helping raise $400,000 toward renovation of the Chase Park Fieldhouse and streetscaping Clark from Montrose to Ainslie.

Published by Lake View Booster on January 2, 2008.

Beat 1724 meets Dec. 18 at Horner Park Field House, 2741 W. Montrose.

Published by Lake View Booster on December 12, 2007.

Some guys deal with their midlife crises by getting a red convertible or running off to join the circus. Syd Lieberman became a professional storyteller. After teaching at a suburban high school for nearly 20 years, "I just needed to get away," the Albany Park native said before a recent performance at the Lincoln-Belmont Library, 1659 W. Melrose. He went to a national folk festival in Jonesboro, Tenn., where the choices included writing and storytelling workshops.

Published by Lake View Booster on December 5, 2007.

Earlier in the year, the city was persuaded not to spray the Ravenswood Area with what Peterson and others consider a potentially toxic mosquito spray.

Published by Lake View Booster on November 19, 2007.