...s Old Town location (319 W. North Ave.) and Gum Fung Restaurant in Marquette Park (6835 S. Pulaski). Both restaurants also had food stored at unsafe temperatures; inspectors found 20 pounds of bok...

Published by Chicagoist on August 12, 2008.

Inspectors Tuesday found an infestation of house flies at the Gum Fung Restaurant, 6835 S. Pulaski Rd., according to a release from the City Department of Public Health. Other violations found included...

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on August 12, 2008.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Airport security at Midway is going to the dogs. Tuesday was the first day canines started checking for explosives at Midway Airport.

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

No flights were going in or out of O’Hare or Midway airports as the severe weather passed through the area, the Department of Aviation reports. Passengers at O’Hare were moved to a lower level terminal during the tornado warning but are beginning to be rescreened to reenter the upper level. Operations had resumed with delays as of 9:45 p.m.

Published by Fox News Chicago on August 5, 2008.

Jones Lang LaSalle will also work on redeveloping underutilized space and "identify ways to create new space," Little says. The CTA has a railway switching station at Midway Airport, over which a hotel and office space could be constructed, Little says.

Published by GlobeSt on July 22, 2008.

There's an old adage about the two seasons in Chicago – winter and construction – and a new project might leave travelers headed to Midway International Airport frustrated with the latter season.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 21, 2008.

In a newly painted 757 -- with the Obama sunrise logo on the tail and "Change we can believe in" painted on the sides -- the Middle East and Europe bound Obama campaign press plane was poised to lift off Sunday evening from Midway Airport to meet up with presumptive presidential Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) after he finishes visits to Afghanistan, Kuwait and Iraq.

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

Soaring oil prices, turbulent credit markets and a sputtering economy threaten to undercut the value of Mayor Richard M. Daley's plan to privatize Midway Airport.

Published by Crain's Chicago Business on July 20, 2008.

After a year of deployment, an Illinois National Guard unit was reunited with family members at Midway Airport Thursday.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 17, 2008.

Amid high gasoline prices that are encouraging more people to use public transportation, the shelters will be built at stations in neighborhoods most frequented by cyclists, according to the Chicago Department of Transportation. These are the Midway Airport station on the Orange Line, the Sox-35th Street station on the Red Line and the Jefferson Park and Damen Avenue stations on the Blue Line.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 14, 2008.

The violent weather was also causing delays averaging 90 minutes for flights arriving at or departing from O'Hare.Department spokesman Gregg Cunningham said flights in and out of Midway Airport were experiencing delays of 15 to 45 minutes, but no major cancellations were reported there.

Published by NBC 5 on July 11, 2008.

Department spokesman Gregg Cunningham says Midway Airport doesn't have any cancellations. But flights in and out are delayed 15 to 45 minutes.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 11, 2008.

The city's Aviation Department says more than 50 flights were canceled at O'Hare International Airport and delays averaged 90 minutes. Midway Airport didn't have any cancellations, but flights were delayed up to 45 minutes.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 11, 2008.

Baby Girl Johnson and Baby Boy Johnson were found in a home on West 66th Street and pronounced dead on the scene at 9:35 a.m. Thursday, according to a

Published by NBC 5 on July 11, 2008.

Authorities say a man shot by Chicago police in the South Side's Marquette Park neighborhood has died from his injuries.

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

The Sun-Times went to Maloney's local Kmart at 5050 S. Kedzie and two other locations selling fireworks -- Izzy Rizzy's Trick Shop at 6356 S. Pulaski, and a stand at the corner of 63rd Street and Cicero -- and found all selling illegal sparklers.

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

Times have changed since the store opened in 1956, but J and R Variety, 6318 S. Pulaski, has not.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 26, 2008.

Pamela Burse’s claim was recently approved, compensating her $287--less than half the cost of damage--nearly a year after she hit a pothole on the 7000 block of South Pulaski.

Published by Chicago Reporter on June 24, 2008.

Pamela Burse’s claim was recently approved, compensating her $287--less than half the cost of damage--nearly a year after she hit a pothole on the 7000 block of South Pulaski.

Published by Chicago Reporter on June 24, 2008.

Simeon Wilson opened his first business, a Family Dollar, in Gage Park, one of the South Side's most crime-ridden stretches. He wasn't afraid. The neighborhood around 59th and Maplewood reminds him of his teenage days, back when he was a Gangster Disciple in Cabrini-Green.

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

In another slaying Tuesday, Jose Rivera, 19, was gunned down while walking near a playground in the 3800 block of West 69th Place. A man burst out of a gangway and opened fire, police said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 19, 2008.

In the Marquette Park neighborhood, 18-year-old Jose Rivera was fatally shot at 3819 W. 69th Pl. about 9:12 p.m., police said.

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

Rivera, of 6428 S. Kilpatrick Ave., was pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn at 9:42 p.m., according to the medical examiner's office.

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

In the Marquette Park neighborhood, 18-year-old Jose Rivera was fatally shot at the 3800 block of West 69th Pl. about 9:12 p.m., police said.

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

Jose Rivera, 18, was walking in the 3800 block of West 69th Place when a man burst out of a gangway and opened fire, police said. Rivera, who lived in the 6400 block of South Kilpatrick Avenue, was rushed to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he died, the medical examiner's office said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 18, 2008.

Jose Rivera, 18, was walking in the 3800 block of West 69th Place when a man burst out of a gangway and opened fire, police said. Rivera, who lived in the 6400 block of South Kilpatrick Avenue, was rushed to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he died, the medical examiner's office said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 18, 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.

In 1966, as a junior in high school, amidst all the hate and meanness that surrounded me in Marquette Park, I heard more than the voice of Dr. King calling for community over chaos. I heard that small voice from within that said, I am showing you this now, because you must spend your life trying to eradicate this.

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

Financial experts say the city could net $3 billion from a somewhat similar privatization of Midway Airport. That proposed deal, which the city is currently negotiating, involves not only the terminal and parking lot but other airport facilities.

Published by Crain's Chicago Business on May 22, 2008.

Be warned if you're driving anywhere near Midway Airport.The potholes on a stretch of Cicero Avenue near Interstate 55 are causing flat tires, broken springs and twisted axels on some vehicles.The potholes are sometimes camouflaged by standing water.The city is planning to fix the potholes, but officials would not say when.

Published by NBC 5 on May 21, 2008.

A 19-year-old man was killed and two men in their 20s seriously injured when all three were shot in a vehicle that then crashed into parked car Thursday night in the Southwest Side's Marquette Park neighborhood.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 16, 2008.

The shooting occurred about 11:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of West 64th Street, in the city's Marquette Park neighborhood, according to police.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 16, 2008.

The shooting occurred about 11:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of West 64th Street, in the city's Marquette Park neighborhood, according to police.

Published by Chicago Tribune on May 16, 2008.

Triple 26es sounds like a "good omen" to Johnny Elengical, who owns a 7-Eleven in West Lawn.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 8, 2008.

A private security firm patrols the streets of Marquette Park, in addition to the Chicago Police Dept.

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

The city will be launching a pilot program based on these recommendations in the Chicago Lawn district later this year.

Published by Medill Reports on May 8, 2008.

Family and friends of Alejandra Alex Calderon walk the streets of the Chicago Lawn neighborhood Saturday where their loved one was murdered July 29, 2007 in an attempt to find the killer, as CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on April 19, 2008.

Gabriela Muńoz, the woman who survived an attack by five pit bulls, is being treated for numerous bites and cuts. The attack stunned her Marquette Park neighborhood. Now, she's talking about the ordeal that could have killed her.

Published by Fox News Chicago on April 12, 2008.

Gabriella Munoz, the woman who survived an attack by five pit bulls, is being treated for numerous bites and cuts. The attack stunned her Marquette Park neighborhood.

Published by Fox News Chicago on April 11, 2008.

A passerby apparently helped fend off five pit bulls that were attacking a woman on a Marquette Park street on the Southwest Side Thursday afternoon, leaving her with life-threatening injuries.

Published by Fox News Chicago on April 10, 2008.

Gage Park and Washington Heights enjoyed triple-digit gains in the price of condos from 2006 to 2007. That's because most of the condos were built on vacant property, Hanna said. (The property's value soars when it changes from vacant to developed.)

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

Chicago public schools have seen 20 students shot and killed in the current school year, Martinez said. The most recent victim, Gage Park teen Salvador Contreras, was killed in a drive-by shooting over the weekend.

Published by NBC 5 on March 18, 2008.

Gamez and his wife were separated at the time of the killing, said Assistant State's Attorney Michael Hogan. The morning of May 29, Gamez went to his wife's aunt's house in the 6100 block of South Kostner with a gift box, saying he had a gift for his wife, Hogan said.

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

On the day she was killed, Maria Gamez went to her aunt's house in the 6100 block of South Kostner Avenue to drop off her son before she went to work, said Assistant State's Atty. Michael Hogan.

Published by Chicago Tribune on March 13, 2008.

Sherida Randolph, 35, reads with her two children, Mark Anthony, 7, and Lanae, 16, at their home in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. Randolph has been trying to save her home from foreclosure for almost a year now.

Published by Medill Reports on March 11, 2008.

The Realtor group's data compares average sales prices in city neighborhoods for the one-year period ending Nov. 1, 2006 against average prices in the year-long period ending Nov. 1, 2007. Besides Englewood and Belmont-Cragin, drops of more than 2 percent were recorded in West Englewood; New City; Chicago Lawn; Auburn Gresham; West Pullman; Roseland; South Chicago; Garfield Ridge; Dunning; Calumet Heights; Gage Park; South Shore; Norwood Park; and Portage Park.

Published by Chicago Tribune on March 6, 2008.

The Realtor group's data compares average sales prices in city neighborhoods for the one-year period ending Nov. 1, 2006 against average prices in the year-long period ending Nov. 1, 2007. Besides Englewood and Belmont-Cragin, drops of more than 2 percent were recorded in West Englewood; New City; Chicago Lawn; Auburn Gresham; West Pullman; Roseland; South Chicago; Garfield Ridge; Dunning; Calumet Heights; Gage Park; South Shore; Norwood Park; and Portage Park.

Published by Chicago Tribune on March 6, 2008.

The crash happened at about 7:43 a.m. at 4300 W. 63rd St. in the West Lawn neighborhood, according to police News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak.

Published by NBC 5 on February 26, 2008.

The crash occurred about 7:45 a.m. in the 4400 block of West 63rd Street in the city's West Lawn neighborhood, Officer Marcel Bright said. The car was traveling west when it went out of control at Kostner Avenue.

Published by Chicago Tribune on February 26, 2008.

The boys, who ride city buses to school, attend Hubbard High School at 6200 South Hamlin Avenue and Harper High School at 6520 S. Wood Street.

Published by Chi-Town Daily News on February 4, 2008.