Courtney Thomas, 19, was fatally shot in the head near Dearborn and Van Buren streets, authorities said. He was taken in critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:22 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

Published by Fox News Chicago on July 5, 2008.

A second victim, a 17-year-old male, was shot near Clark and Van Buren Streets, Langford said. Police Officer Laura Kubiak said he suffered a gunshot wound to the arm. He was treated and released from an area hospital.

Published by Fox News Chicago on July 5, 2008.

Officers say the victim was with a group that encountered another group of people around 12:45 a.m. at Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue. The victim reportedly got into an altercation with a member of the second group and was shot in the torso.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 5, 2008.

Courtney Thomas, a 20-year-old Olive-Harvey College student, was fatally shot near Dearborn and Van Buren streets, police said. He was pronounced dead at 11:22 p.m.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 5, 2008.

The victim was with a group that encountered another group of people around 12:45 a.m. at Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue, police said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 5, 2008.

Officers said the victim was with a group that encountered another group of people around 12:45 a.m. at Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue. The victim reportedly got into an altercation with a member of the second group and was shot in the torso.

Published by NBC 5 on July 5, 2008.

The shooting may have stemmed from an altercation near the Chicago Cultural Center, at Randolph and Michigan, according to an unconfirmed report.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 5, 2008.

Courtney Thomas, a 20-year-old Olive-Harvey College student, was fatally shot near Dearborn and Van Buren, police said. He was pronounced dead at 11:22 p.m.

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

Courtney Thomas, a 20-year-old Olive-Harvey College student, was fatally shot near Dearborn and Van Buren streets, police said. He was pronounced dead at 11:22 p.m.

Published by NBC 5 on July 5, 2008.

...sent the crowd of celebrators scattering for cover behind cars. The first shooting happened near Dearborn and Van Buren. Courtney Thomas, 20, was shot in the head around 10:40 p.m. and pronounced...

Published by Chicagoist on July 4, 2008.

The sound of gunfire near Van Buren and Dearborn sent people running for cover.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 4, 2008.

One person was shot at Congress Parkway and Dearborn Street about 10:45 p.m., according to police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer.

Published by NBC 5 on July 4, 2008.

As CBS 2's Joanie Lum reports, the shooting happened near Congress Parkway and Dearborn Street, as a crowd flooded into the Loop from Grant Park.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 4, 2008.

About two blocks away, at Clark and Van Buren streets, one person was reportedly shot in the head, according to unconfirmed reports.Police had no information regarding the Van Buren shooting as of 11:15 p.m

Published by NBC 5 on July 4, 2008.

Nineteen-year-old Courtney Thomas was shot in the head near Dearborn and Van Buren. His family called him "Roy."

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 4, 2008.

The second victim, also male, was shot near Clark and Van Buren Streets, Langford said. Paramedics treated him on the scene and, subsequently, he too was transported to Northwestern.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 4, 2008.

A male victim was shot in the head near Dearborn and Van Buren Streets, Langford said. That victim was taken in critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 4, 2008.

...dead shortly thereafter at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Moments later, there was another shooting nearby at Clark and Van Buren where a 17-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to the arm. He was treated...

Published by Chicagoist on July 4, 2008.

The owner of the 162-room Hotel Blake, 500 S. Dearborn, filed for bankruptcy Thursday to head off the forced sale of the property by a lender. Printers Row LLC, controlled by Robert Falor, filed the Chapter 11 petition in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Chicago.

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

Courtney Thomas, 19, of the 500 block of South Wood Street, was fatally shot in the head near Dearborn and Van Buren Streets, police said. Three other shooting occurred nearby, police said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 4, 2008.

Two people were shot at Congress Parkway and Dearborn Street about 10:45 p.m., according to police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer.

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

The Gap at Three First National Plaza, 70 W. Madison St., is one of 65 Gap stores being shuttered nationwide this year as the apparel giant pares back amid a slowdown in consumer spending.

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

Meanwhile, New York-based Citigroup, the largest U.S. bank, recently signed a 10-year lease for about 5,300 square feet at 111 W. Jackson Blvd., a 24-story office tower next to the Chicago Board of Trade Building. The new branch is to open this fall, says a Citigroup spokeswoman.

Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily 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.

The two firms have collaborated in the past. Both Perkins + Will and Environments Group worked on Crate & Barrel’s headquarters in Northbrook. Environments Group also designed UBS’ offices in the UBS Tower, 1 N. Wacker Drive, which opened in 2002.

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

The settlement had Rezko giving Kelly a small stake in a 62-acre South Loop site that Rezko was trying to develop. The property is now controlled by Nadhmi Auchi, an Iraqi-born billionaire. Kelly got a loan for an undisclosed amount from an Auchi company earlier this year. It's unclear if that's tied to his stake in the South Loop property.

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

Old Timer's Restaurant and Bar, 75 E. Lake Sure, you could wait in line for a Chicago-style dog at the Taste, but when one of the city's best frencheezies is just a stroll away, why would you?

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

...two men got in to a verbal altercation in the middle of the street near 172 N. Michigan. One of the men, Edward Pfingston, 29 of the 6800 block of South Wayne allegedly...

Published by Chicago Journal 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.

According to police reports, on June 25 at 5 p.m., Martin Ferguson, 18, of the 4900 block of west Crystal allegedly jumped over the CTA turnstile at 117 W. Lake and attempted to enter the train platform without paying. Officers arrested Ferguson and charged him with theft of services.

Published by Chicago Journal on July 3, 2008.

...11:05 a.m., a 15-year-old boy allegedly entered the 7-11 at 29 E. Madison, and placed a sandwich valued at $2.91 in his back pants pocket before attempting...

Published by Chicago Journal on July 3, 2008.

...involved in a verbal altercation with another man at a small retail store located at 48 N. Wells. He allegedly grabbed a bottle of wine and raised it above his head, so as...

Published by Chicago Journal on July 3, 2008.

(Crain’s) — Gap Inc. last week closed its store at Madison and Dearborn streets, where the clothing chain had been for almost two decades, while Citigroup Inc. plans to open a branch nearby in the Loop.

Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on July 3, 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.

A man was found stabbed at the Library station at 25 W. Van Buren St. about 10 p.m., police News Affairs Officer David Banks said.

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

...on Wabash Avenue, near the candy company’s former flagship location at the corner of Wabash and Randolph Street. And right next door to the new Fannie May, a local startup that specializes in...

Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on July 2, 2008.

...projects, including what is now the Bank of America Theatre/Hampton Inn hotel redevelopment at 18-22 W. Monroe St. But condo conversion projects may have been their undoing...

Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on July 2, 2008.

In Chicago, the firm owns the 12-story Daniel Burnham-designed office building at 175 W. Jackson Blvd., also known as the Insurance Exchange Building, which is just west of the Board of...

Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on July 2, 2008.

It was unclear if the victim suffered the injury at the Library station, 25 W. Van Buren St., where he was found wounded just before 10 p.m., authorities said. The unidentified man was reported in serious to critical condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 2, 2008.

The first man was found around 10 p.m. at the Library station, 25 W. Van Buren St., authorities said. Police said the man may have been stabbed at the station or possibly on a train before getting off on the downtown elevated platform.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 2, 2008.

A man was found stabbed at the Library station at 25 W. Van Buren St. about 10 p.m., police News Affairs Officer David Banks said.

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

Both Sugar Bliss and Fannie May will be in the base of the Heritage at Millennium Park condominium tower, the 357-unit building with an address of 130 N. Garland Court.

Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily 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 new Fannie May will be at 117 N. Wabash and is to be just larger than 1,000 square feet. Work on the interior is being completed now, says Mr. Fitzpatrick, who hopes to have the store open by Sept. 1.

Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on July 2, 2008.

Corianna Mitchell, 11, who lives in the South Loop but was staying at her grandparents’ home, was at Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital. Her grandfather, Derek Kensey, said doctors were deciding whether to remove a bullet.

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

...Real Estate Advisers LLC has tentatively agreed to buy the 192-room Hotel Monaco at 225 N. Wabash Ave., sources say. The Hartford, Conn.-based pension fund adviser is expected to pay Prudential Real...

Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on July 2, 2008.

In the other transaction, an affiliate of German shipbroker Walter J. Hinneberg GmbH & Co. has paid $39.5 million for the 50,000-square-foot parcel at 1 W. Wacker Drive, the site of the 553-room Renaissance Chicago, according to a deed filed with the Cook County Recorder.

Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on July 2, 2008.

...local startup that specializes in fancy cupcakes is preparing to open its first store at 115 N. Wabash Ave.

Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on July 2, 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.

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.