Pierre Moore, of 2233 S. Springfield Avenue was fatally shot in his home early Saturday, a spokesman for the Cook County Medical Examiner's office said.

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

Pierre Moore, of the 2200 block of South Springfield Avenue was fatally shot in his home early Saturday, a spokesman for the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said.

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

Pierre Moore, 22, of the 2200 block of South Springfield Avenue, was home around 1 a.m. when he heard noises in first-floor unit that was supposed to be empty, said Chicago Police Officer Laura Kubiak, a department spokeswoman.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 5, 2008.

Diaz, 21, faces 20 to 60 years in prison after being convicted of killing her brother Ricardo in her family's home in the 2200 block of South Sawyer. The guilty verdict came after a two-day bench trial, in which a judge decides guilt or innocence.

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

A car somehow lost control and crashed into a light pole near 13th and Pulaski.

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

An EMS Plan 1, which sends five ambulances to the scene, was called at 11:40 p.m. for a pin-in traffic accident at the intersection of West 13th Street and South Pulaski Road, according to Fire Media Affairs spokesman Richard Rosado.

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

In a separate crash overnight, five people were seriously hurt when a car struck a pole near 13th Street and Pulaski Road in the Lawndale neighborhood just before midnight, Chicago Fire officials said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 1, 2008.

In a separate crash overnight, five people were seriously hurt when a car struck a pole near 13th Street and Pulaski Road in the Lawndale neighborhood just before midnight, Chicago Fire officials said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 1, 2008.

A South Side woman went on trial Monday for the 2005 murder of her 3-year-old brother. Yesenia Diaz was 17 when she allegedly suffocated her brother Ricardo, stuffed his body into a white garbage bag and put it into a garbage can in a Little Village alley. Several witnesses testified Monday, including a scavenger who found Ricardo's body and witnesses who saw Diaz in the hours after the killing, when she told conflicting stories about what had happened.

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

The trial of a then-teenage girl accused of smothering her 3-year-old brother in their Little Village home more than three years ago is scheduled to begin Monday.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 30, 2008.

About 10:40 p.m., police found the 19-year-old man dead in a parked vehicle in the 2600 block of South Kedvale Avenue, police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said.

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

At around 10:30 p.m., officers found a 19-year-old man with a fatal gunshot wound to the head in a vehicle outside his home in the 2600 block of South Kedvale Avenue.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 27, 2008.

La Justicia: The enchiladas had a tough exterior. It was a tad bland, even salt and pepper would liven up this dish. This one’s not a winner-thumbs down.

Published by NBC 5 on June 27, 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.

The Chicago Police Department's Bomb and Arson Unit is investigating a fireworks explosion early Wednesday around 1 a.m. in the Tasty Sub restaurant in the 3700 block of West 16th Street. The blast blew tiles off the restaurant's ceiling and shattered a pane of bulletproof glass, according to the restaurant's manager.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 25, 2008.

A man was killed overnight when his vehicle slammed into a viaduct on Chicago's Southwest Side. The crash occurred around 3:30 a.m. in the 3100 block of South California Avenue, according to police. The victim, described only as in his 30s, had to be cut out of his vehicle and was dead on the scene.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 25, 2008.

One person was reportedly killed in a one-car crash early Wednesday in the Southwest Side’s Little Village neighborhood. A car struck a fixed object at the 3100 block of South California Ave. about 3:30 a.m., according to police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer, who was citing preliminary information.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 25, 2008.

A driver was killed early Wednesday when a sport-utility vehicle slammed into a railroad viaduct on the city's Southwest Side. The SUV struck the viaduct on California Avenue just south of 31st Street around 3:30 a.m., police said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 25, 2008.

A man walked inside a fast food or sub sandwich restaurant at 3701 W. 16th St. about 1:05 a.m. and put a lit "super heavy firework" on the counter, according to Ogden District police, which said the firework was bigger than an M-80.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 25, 2008.

--- SPANISH "R & J": The Chicago Shakespeare Theater will present a staged reading of "Romeo y Julieta," a new 75-minute bilingual adaptation by Karen Zacarias. The reading, directed by Henry Godinez and featuring actress Elizabeth Pena and others, will be held at 7 p.m. July 25 and 26 in the Theatre at Little Village Lawndale High School, 3120 S. Kostner, with Chicago's Luna Blues Machine providing the Latin rock soundscape. Admission is free.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 25, 2008.

Claudia Mosqueda was barely born when community activist Rudy Lozano was killed in 1983. But as a teacher at Little Village-Lawndale High School, a school born from the efforts of Lozano's spiritual descendants, Mosqueda is aware each day of the work he did and the work that remains.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 23, 2008.

Ronelle Mustin, who was the chairman of Lozano's narrowly lost run for the 22nd Ward City Council seat that year, said Lozano's talent for uniting across racial lines would be equally valuable today.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 23, 2008.

Claudia Mosqueda was barely born when community activist Rudy Lozano was killed in 1983. But as a teacher at Little Village-Lawndale High School, a school born from the efforts of Lozano's spiritual descendants, Mosqueda is aware each day of the work he did and the work that remains.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 23, 2008.

Johannes Brahms intermezzo floats from a grand piano out a first-floor window in Little Village and floods the front stoop.

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

A Chicago man could face up to 30 years in prison for allegedly trying to kidnap a 12-year-old girl as she exited a CTA train on the West Side before being confronted by concerned witnesses last month.Shauntaine Curry, 18, of the 1900 block of South Hamlin Avenue, was indicted Wednesday on two counts of aggravated kidnapping, one count of battery in a public place and one count of unlawful restraint, Cook County State’s Attorney’s office spokeswoman Tandra Simonton said.

Published by NBC 5 on June 19, 2008.

The 45-unit building at 3718 W. Douglas Blvd. has energy-efficient furnaces, wiring for high-speed Internet connections, a computer in every apartment and training on how to use it. Fourteen apartments are reserved for CHA residents.

Published by Chi-Town Daily News on June 18, 2008.

Galvan, whose last known address was 2652 S. Central Park Ave., is wanted for the murder of Juana Ornelas, 30, according to the FBI. Galvan, originally from Colorado, started an online relationship with Galvan, then moved to Chicago in December 2006.

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

Authorities say Galvan, once of the 2600 block of South Central Park Avenue in Chicago, is wanted in connection with the death of Juana Ornelas, 30.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 17, 2008.

In Chicago, power lines were down in the 1400 block of South Wood. In the 2800 block of South Lawndale, uprooted trees destroyed several cars.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 15, 2008.

The Little Village neighborhood is a close-knit and vibrant community and a focal point for Mexican-American culture in Chicago, but it is also a community that is feeling loss and frustration after losing two students in the past year to violence.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 14, 2008.

Little Village, a neighborhood that was home to two of the 24 Chicago Public School students murdered in the last year is having a street festival as part of an anti-gang strategy.

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

According to police reports, on June 1 at 3:50 p.m., James Thompson Jr., 46, of the 4100 block of west Cermak, entered the Maywood Park Trotting Association, an off-track betting facility at 223 W. Jackson. As he was paying the entrance fee, Thompson allegedly dropped a small plastic bag imprinted with blue dolphins containing a crushed green leafy substance suspected as cannabis.

Published by Chicago Journal on June 12, 2008.

It happened around 11 p.m. Wednesday night in the 2500-block of South Keeler. Twenty-five-year-old Santiago Ayala was walking with friends when someone inside a vehicle opened fire, hitting Ayala in the back and leg.

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

About 11:20 p.m., a black vehicle approached a group of friends walking in the 2500 block of South Keeler Avenue and somebody inside opened fire, striking a 23-year-old man, according to a report from the police First Deputy Superintendent’s office.

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

Located at 2130 S. Central Park, about a half block from the Blue Line el station, south of 21st Street, the school is something of a hidden gem. Except for the students, parents, staff and its few supporters, not many have heard of the school, officials there admit.

Published by Austin Weekly News on June 12, 2008.

The shooting happened around 11:20 p.m. in the 2500 block of Keeler Avenue as Ayala was walking with friends, according to police. He was shot in the knee and the back.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 12, 2008.

Slow Food Chicago leads the 26th Street Neighborhood Food Adventure, a culinary tour starting from the Little Village Arches in front of Panaderia La Baguette (3117 W. 26th), Saturday at 10 AM. $20, $15 members.

Published by Chicago Reader on June 11, 2008.

In addition to Crawford, Little Village also has a plant that burns leftover chemicals from steel shipping drums; a plastic recycling plant moved to the area from Lincoln Park; a recycling plant that takes garbage from eight other neighborhoods; and a 24-acre former asphalt plant that contaminated 170 nearby homes with cancer-causing chemicals.

Published by Medill Reports on June 11, 2008.

Food writer John T. Edge, while returning home from last Month's Southern Foodways Alliance road trip to Chicago, also read that and it really grabbed him by the short hairs, refusing to let go. So Edge wrote in defense of street food in his most recent blog at Gourmet.com. The example Edge cites in defense of street food? The Italian beef sandwich, citing Al's, Chickie's (2839 S. Pulaski) and Johnnie's (7500 W. North, Elmwood Park) as great places to grab a beef and have it dipped. We can't complain with those.

Published by Chicagoist on June 10, 2008.

Paramedics responded to reports of a person shot in the 2700 block of S. Spaulding Ave. about 9:20 a.m., according to Fire Media Affairs spokesman Richard Rosado.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 10, 2008.

The accident happened near the intersection of Central Park and Roosevelt. People who live in the neighborhood said speeding cars make it very dangerous to cross the streets and Friday afternoon, one young man was doing just that when he was hit by a car whose driver kept on going.

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

On the West Side, Ald. Ed Smith said an $80 million aquatic center slated for Douglas Park, just across the street from his 28th Ward, would be a boon to the area.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 5, 2008.

At the heart of Chicago’s bid is a proposal to concentrate almost all Olympics venues in an arc of neighborhoods near the Loop. Included are a track and field stadium at Washington Park on the South Side; swimming at Douglas Park on the West Side; tennis and canoeing in Lincoln Park on the North Side, and gymnastics, rowing and other sports within walking distance of athlete housing next to McCormick Place.

Published by Crain's Chicago Business on June 4, 2008.

The crash happened at 7:18 a.m. at the intersection of 16th Street and Kostner Avenue, according to Fire Media Affairs Spokesman Richard Rosado.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 3, 2008.

The crash happened at 7:18 a.m. at the intersection of West 16th Street and South Kostner Avenue, according to Fire Media Affairs Spokesman Richard Rosado.

Published by NBC 5 on June 3, 2008.

The crash happened at 7:18 a.m. at the intersection of West 16th Street and South Kostner Avenue, according to Fire Media Affairs Spokesman Richard Rosado.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 3, 2008.

The bus, which was just starting its route, had no children aboard. The accident occurred at 7:08 a.m. at West 16th Street and South Kostner Avenue, a police spokesman says.

Published by Chi-Town Daily News on June 3, 2008.

The two buses collided at 7:18 a.m. at the intersection of West 16th Street and South Kostner Avenue, according to Fire Media Affairs spokesman Richard Rosado.

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

The crash occurred shortly after 11 p.m. in the 2500 block of South Central Park Avenue, in the Little Village neighborhood, Chicago Police Officer John Henry said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 2, 2008.