Luke Doucet and the White Falcon play Friday, July 11, at Subterranean, 2011 W North, 9 p.m., $10, 18+

Published by Chicagoist on July 8, 2008.

The next thing she knew, the 14-year-old woke up in an alley about two miles away at 3253 W. North, where a passerby found her around 3 p.m., Taylor said. The girl was treated at Norwegian American Hospital and released.

Published by Chicagoist on July 8, 2008.

A man suspected in a Saturday morning Wicker Park bank robbery slit his throat with a box cutter as police were moving in to arrest him, sources said.

Published by NBC 5 on July 5, 2008.

"The ladies love the flavored vodka," said Gina Rizzo of Wicker Park's Estelle's.

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

Freedom: Fuck Yeah, 9 p.m. - 2 a.m., Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave, $8

Published by Chicagoist on July 3, 2008.

When News-Star first met Arnold Klein at the new El Pollo Loco restaurant in Uptown last March, he was enjoying a final food binge before going in for gastric bypass surgery.

Published by The News-Star on July 3, 2008.

...beginning to hold events this summer at the recently shuttered St. Paul's Community Church, 2215 W. North. Operating the church under the name St. Paul Cultural Center, the group is showing a...

Published by Chicago Journal on July 3, 2008.

Rising out of the ashes of the recently closed Acme Artworks building near Western and Bloomingdale, the Near Northwest Arts Council is beginning to hold events this summer at the recently...

Published by Chicago Journal on July 3, 2008.

Two people were seriously injured early Wednesday in a crash in the Near Northwest Side Humboldt Park neighborhood.

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

A motorcyclist was killed late Monday in a collision in an intersection in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on Chicago's West Side.

Published by Chicago Tribune on July 1, 2008.

After a four-day hospital stay, Josue Torres, 8, is recuperating at home from two bullet wounds suffered in a June 23 shooting in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, his mother said Sunday.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 30, 2008.

A Sunday autopsy determined Kyle Haywood, 29, of the 2400 block of North Francisco Avenue, died from multiple injuries he suffered in a fall from height and from bronchopneumonia, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office, which ruled the death an accident.

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

The Chicago Police Department pointed out that the stepfather is a known gang member in the Humboldt Park neighborhood and has a long and recent arrest record. Feliciano is on parole for arson, and his rap sheet includes drug charges, burglaries and assaults.

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

Wolfe, 36, and tattoo artist Patrick Cornolo of Speakeasy Custom Tattoo in Wicker Park worked together to craft the original design, as did many other artists and patrons at Chicago's first Body Art Show at Navy Pier this weekend.

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

On Tuesday, Josue was shot in the groin and abdomen while he was sitting with his family in a parked van in Humboldt Park. He endured a three-hour surgery at Stroger Hospital and is expected to be released in the next day or two, Habib said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 27, 2008.

Walter Miller, 51, of the 3000 block of West Fullerton Avenue, was charged Tuesday night with residential burglary, according to police.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 27, 2008.

Torres was shot in an apparent drive-by shooting earlier this week in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 27, 2008.

SE corner of Logan and Milwaukee, next to Illinois Centennial Monument, a block from the CTA Blue Line

Published by Chicago Journal on June 26, 2008.

McMansion Developers Under Stress: 2322 and 2324 Charleston

Published by Crib Chatter on June 26, 2008.

An armed robbery occurred on the 2900 block of W. Armitage at 12:15 a.m. on June 21, police reports say. The victim, a 29-year-old man, was leaving FoodSmart, a grocery store at 2901 W. Armitage, when a man about his age approached him and demanded he turn over his money. The offender then bit the victim on the arm and grabbed his wallet from his pocket, the report says. The offender made off with some $4000 in cash and a payroll check for an estimated $200, the report says. The victim told police he'd seen the offender hanging out in front of the store in the past. At the time of the report, no arrests had been made.

Published by Chicago Journal on June 26, 2008.

The folks at the Dill Pickle Food Co-op are moving forward in their efforts to open an organic food market in Logan Square. The groups secured a storefront at 3039 W. Fullerton late last year and they are hoping to open shop sometime in 2009. Co-op president Scott Althoff said the group still is working on getting incorporated as a nonprofit food co-op and they are still signing up members.

Published by Chicago Journal on June 26, 2008.

The Fuego Mexican Grill and the V Live concert theater opens at 2047 North Milwaukee Ave. sometime in August. The first big name R&B act is none other than sensational singer/songwriter and multi-Grammy winner John Legend Sept. 6 for one night only.

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

Walter Miller of the 3000 block of West Fullerton Avenue was arrested Tuesday on residential burglary charges and appeared in Bond Court Wednesday.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 26, 2008.

The survey also says: Smoque BBQ (2800 N. Pulaski Rd.) is the top barbecue house in town, Barrington Country Bistro (700 W. Northwest Highway, Barrington), hangs onto its top Bistro perch, Artopolis (306 S. Halsted St.) is Greektown’s new No. 1 and Spacca Napoli (1769 W. Sunnyside Ave.) is atop Chicago’s pizza heap.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 26, 2008.

The Milwaukee Avenue Taskforce is holding a public meeting this Tuesday, July 1 at 7 p.m. at the Congress Theater, 2135 N. Milwaukee, to release a study about the future of the stretch of Milwaukee from Western to California.

Published by Chicago Journal on June 26, 2008.

For the last several weeks the co-op has set up shop at the Logan Square Farmers Market Sunday afternoons at the corner of Kedzie and Milwaukee. Gajus Miknaitis, a co-op organizer, said that in July the market was hit with a massive rainstorm that resulted in the co-op's tent blowing over. Despite the weather setback, he said the group has signed up a few dozen new shareholders.

Published by Chicago Journal on June 26, 2008.

Walter Miller, 51, of the 3000 block of West Fullerton Avenue, was charged Tuesday night with residential burglary, according to police.

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

On Tuesday, even Supt. Jody Weis had had enough, and pointed out that the parents of an 8-year-old boy who was shot on in Humboldt Park were to blame.

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

"He said, 'I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I'm going to miss my family if I die'," Josue's mother, Jessica Perez, recounted Tuesday from her child's bedside. Police described as gang-related the shooting at 1150 N. Spaulding Ave., and said they were investigating whether the boy's father was the intended target.

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

El Sueño del Paraíso in Mozart Park (2036 N. Avers St.) Part of the International Latino Cultural Center's Cine en el Parque series. Sueño is about Japanese immigrants to Colombia in the 1920s.

Published by Chicagoist on June 25, 2008.

Last week, Melvin Barlow, 27, was critically wounded by police at Linden Playground in the city's Humboldt Park neighborhood. Charlisa Bryant said she knew Barlow and saw the shooting. "The police just came up and grabbed at the gate and started shooting," said Bryant. "That's probably why he ran. He probably had a gun on him& The cops didn't know he had no gun."

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 25, 2008.

In a recent interview in his sprawling, loft-style office in a non-descript building at 1753 N. Damen, Art shared his story:

Published by Chicago Condos Online blog on June 25, 2008.

Josue, who just completed 2nd grade at Lafayette Elementary School in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, was seriously wounded about 9:45 p.m. Monday when gunmen opened fire on a parked van in which he was sitting with his family in the 1100 block of North Spaulding Avenue, authorities said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 25, 2008.

Shrek The Third in Simons Park (1640 N. Drake Ave) It's better than Bee Movie but nowhere near as good as original Shrek.

Published by Chicagoist on June 25, 2008.

A. There are three: Leaders [4351 S. Cottage Grove, 1400 N. Milwaukee], Uprise [1820 N. Milwaukee] and St. Alfred [1531 N. Milwaukee].

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 24, 2008.

An eight-year-old boy was wounded in drive-by shooting while sitting in a parked van with his parents near Humboldt Park on the West Side Monday night in a gang-related attack. The shooting occurred at 9:53 p.m. at the 1100 block of North Spaulding Avenue. The boy was transported to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where he was in good condition, according to Harrison District police. The boy was not believed to have been the target.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 24, 2008.

An eight-year-old boy is out of surgery and in stable condition after being shot last night in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.

Published by Fox News Chicago on June 24, 2008.

Over in Humboldt Park, Angelica Sanchez registered her two kids, 7-year-old Diana Rodriguez and 9-year-old Kevin Rodriguez, for All Kids insurance.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 23, 2008.

Elliott Rader of Bucktown won the contest. He ate an entire pizza plus a quarter of another in just eight minutes.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 23, 2008.

To find out more head for the Whiskey Road at 1935 N. Damen. Even if “all u can eat bacon” is not your thing, it’s still a nice little bar. They have tasty burgers (beef, turkey, crab, and veggie).

Published by Metroblogging Chicago on June 23, 2008.

When Logan Square residents Robert Castillo and John Pennycuff head out to San Francisco later this week to get legally hitched, they're hoping the second time's the charm.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on June 22, 2008.

Tour de Fat was in Palmer Square park today, a pro-bike, anti-car, pro-environment, pro-beer event. New Belgium Brewery out of Colorado throws the event and holds it in 10 other cities, all of which are out west.

Published by NBC 5 on June 22, 2008.

Ortiz said Smokey woke him up shortly after the blaze broke out at 6:45 a.m. in the four-story building at 1641 N. Humboldt. Then, Smokey disappeared in the smoke. Ortiz "felt around and felt his fur'' and found the dog as a fire ladder landed on his window.

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

A 35-year-old man is dead following a shooting Friday night in the West Side's Humboldt Park neighborhood. Juan Torres was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital at 7:50 p.m., according to a Cook County Medical Examiner's office spokesman, who said Torres suffered multiple gunshot wounds at Campbell and Potomac avenues. Torres' home address was not immediately available.

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

A man and his dog were rescued by firefighters from a burning Humboldt Park apartment building Friday after the two took turns saving each other's lives.

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

A 35-year-old man was shot and killed Friday evening in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, police said.

Published by Chicago Tribune on June 21, 2008.

Rather than rely on academics to curate the exhibit, the museum drafted 14 students from Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School in Humboldt Park to put it together.

Published by Chi-Town Daily News on June 20, 2008.

So when they see onions at the Nichols Farm stand or a mound of rhubarb from Seedling Farm, you can bet that within a day, those items will show up at their new restaurant, Mado, in Bucktown.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 20, 2008.

Firefighters rescued a man trapped in an early morning blaze in Humboldt Park today, and also saved his dog.

Published by Chi-Town Daily News on June 20, 2008.

A still-and-box alarm was called for the fire, at the 7-unit, 4-story brick apartment building at 1641 N. Humboldt Blvd., about 6:45 a.m. and it took fire crews about 45 minutes to control it, according to Fire Media Affairs Chief Kevin MacGregor.

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