...forward to her classes -- particularly geometry -- which meet in the basement of the Legler Library, 115 S. Pulaski Road... Full story

Published December 6, 2009.

McCormickville, indeed, was once a widely used nickname for the area around Rush and Ohio streets dotted with the mansions of several relatives of Cyrus McCormick, inventor of the reaper. But that was a century ago. Full story

Published December 6, 2009.

The boy was sleeping in his car seat in his father Rigoberto Guerrero's borrowed 1998 Chevrolet Silverado when it was stolen as Guerrero helped Lucas' mother park her vehicle near 47th Street and Maplewood Avenue in the Brighton Park neighborhood, authorities said. Full story

Published December 6, 2009.

About 40 minutes later, the stolen truck was found nearby in the 4500 block of South Washtenaw Avenue, police said. Full story

Published December 6, 2009.

Police arrested the parents after finding a substance they believed to be heroin in the home in the 5100 block of West Agatite Avenue. The parents appeared to be under the influence of drugs and were taken to a hospital for evaluation, police said. Full story

Published December 6, 2009.

Christine Harris went missing from the area of 26th Street and King Drive, not far from McCormick Place, on Nov. 7, police said. Full story

Published December 6, 2009.

James Posey went missing from the area of 78th Street and Kenwood Avenue in the South Side's Grand Crossing neighborhood. Police said Posey (right) was last seen at 8 a.m., and may be wearing a brown pea coat and either blue jeans or tan pants. Full story

Published December 6, 2009.

Luis Lopez never returned home from school on Oct. 20. Police said he was reported missing from the area of 48th Street and Hermitage Avenue in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side. Full story

Published December 6, 2009.

Police also said Lopez (right) may be living in the Uptown or Lakeview neighborhoods on the North Side. He went missing in June and was found living in the 4500 block of North Sheridan Road. Full story

Published December 6, 2009.

Keonza Phillips may be in the area of Wilson Avenue and Sheridan Road or Lawrence Avenue and Sheridan on the North Side. Police said she also may be in the area of North and Laramie Avenues on the West Side. Full story

Published December 6, 2009.

Keonza Phillips may be in the area of Wilson Avenue and Sheridan Road or Lawrence Avenue and Sheridan on the North Side. Police said she also may be in the area of North and Laramie Avenues on the West Side. Full story

Published December 6, 2009.

Keonza Phillips may be in the area of Wilson Avenue and Sheridan Road or Lawrence Avenue and Sheridan on the North Side. Police said she also may be in the area of North and Laramie Avenues on the West Side. Full story

Published December 6, 2009.

She was reported missing from the area of 64th and Carpenter Streets. Full story

Published December 6, 2009.

Ricardo Mendez (right), of the 5000 block of South Marshfield Avenue, was last seen leaving a grocery store on the 5000 block of South Ashland Ave. Monday afternoon. Full story

Published December 6, 2009.

Ricardo Mendez (right), of the 5000 block of South Marshfield Avenue, was last seen leaving a grocery store on the 5000 block of South Ashland Ave. Monday afternoon. Full story

Published December 6, 2009.

At about 2:15 a.m., two cars crashed near the intersection of 58th Street and California Avenue, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak. One person was pronounced dead at Holy Cross Hospital, Kubiak said. Full story

Published December 6, 2009.

No one was in custody for the strangulation of Jahmeshia, a fifth-grader who was last seen getting on a bus near 63rd Street and Racine Avenue Nov. 15. Full story

Published December 5, 2009.

...at the law offices of Sam Adam and his son, Sam Adam Jr., in the 6100 block of South Ellis Avenue at a building the Adams own in a largely residential area. It's not the... Full story

Published December 5, 2009.

Marcos Macias, 23, of the 5400 block of South Winchester Avenue, was charged with two counts of attempted murder in the incident, police said tonight. Full story

Published December 5, 2009.

Macias (right) opened fire at two officers in the 1300 block of West Huron Street about 1:50 a.m. Thursday, prompting the officers to return fire, said Chicago Police Officer Hector Alfaro, a police spokesman. He could not say what sparked the confrontation between the officers and Macias. Full story

Published December 5, 2009.

No one was in custody for the strangulation of Jahmeshia, a fifth-grader who was last seen getting on a bus near 63rd Street and Racine Avenue Nov. 15. Full story

Published December 5, 2009.

At about 2:15 a.m., three suspects carjacked the SUV in the 4700 block of South Campbell Avenue, said Chicago Police News Affairs Hector Alfaro. An infant boy was sitting in the car when the suspects pulled off, Alfaro said. Full story

Published December 5, 2009.

At about 2:55 p.m., the vehicle was found in the 4700 block of South Maplewood Avenue, Alfaro said. The baby boy also was found unharmed inside the SUV, he said. Full story

Published December 5, 2009.

At about 12:20 a.m., fire officials responded to a call of a fire in the 8200 block of South Ellis Avenue, said Chicago Fire Department spokesman Chief Kevin MacGregor. The fire was struck out at about 1:30 a.m. Full story

Published December 5, 2009.

The fire in the 2½-story building in the 400 block of West Englewood Avenue in the Englewood neighborhood started about 3:35 a.m. and was struck out about 40 minutes later. Full story

Published December 5, 2009.

According to a press release from Chicago police, Matthew G. Candler, 23, of the 7200 block of South Spaulding Avenue, violently shook his son several times, causing internal injuries. The incident took place sometime between Nov. 22 and Nov. 23 at the Spaulding address. Full story

Published December 5, 2009.

Police said they checked the residence in the 5100 block of West Agatite Avenue at the request of a relative who hadn't seen the children in a while. Full story

Published December 5, 2009.

Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., offered a $10,000 reward for anyone who helps bring Jahmeshia's killer to justice. Rush also said services were set for 11 a.m. Saturday at New Covenant Baptist Church, 754 W. 77th St. Full story

Published December 4, 2009.

...come, first-served basis, with no appointment needed, clinics will be at Kennedy King College, 740 W. 63rd St.; Olive Harvey College, 10001 S. Woodlawn Ave.; Richard J. Daley College, 7500 S. Pulaski Ave... Full story

Published December 4, 2009.

...needed, clinics will be at Kennedy King College, 740 W. 63rd St.; Olive Harvey College, 10001 S. Woodlawn Ave.; Richard J. Daley College, 7500 S. Pulaski Ave.; Truman College, 1145 W. Wilson Ave.; Arturo... Full story

Published December 4, 2009.

...740 W. 63rd St.; Olive Harvey College, 10001 S. Woodlawn Ave.; Richard J. Daley College, 7500 S. Pulaski Ave.; Truman College, 1145 W. Wilson Ave.; Arturo Velasquez Institute, 2800 S. Western Ave.; Wright College... Full story

Published December 4, 2009.

...College, 10001 S. Woodlawn Ave.; Richard J. Daley College, 7500 S. Pulaski Ave.; Truman College, 1145 W. Wilson Ave.; Arturo Velasquez Institute, 2800 S. Western Ave.; Wright College, 4300 N. Narragansett Ave.; and Malcolm... Full story

Published December 4, 2009.

...Daley College, 7500 S. Pulaski Ave.; Truman College, 1145 W. Wilson Ave.; Arturo Velasquez Institute, 2800 S. Western Ave.; Wright College, 4300 N. Narragansett Ave.; and Malcolm X College, 1900 W. Van Buren St... Full story

Published December 4, 2009.

...Truman College, 1145 W. Wilson Ave.; Arturo Velasquez Institute, 2800 S. Western Ave.; Wright College, 4300 N. Narragansett Ave.; and Malcolm X College, 1900 W. Van Buren St... Full story

Published December 4, 2009.

...Institute, 2800 S. Western Ave.; Wright College, 4300 N. Narragansett Ave.; and Malcolm X College, 1900 W. Van Buren St. Full story

Published December 4, 2009.

Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., offered a $10,000 reward for anyone who helps bring Jahmeshia's killer to justice. Rush also said services were set for 11 a.m. Saturday at New Covenant Baptist Church, 754 W. 77th St. Full story

Published December 4, 2009.

A little more than a month ago, the couple got their wish when they closed on their two-bedroom, two-bath condo at 235 Van Buren. Now they'll get to celebrate their one-year wedding anniversary at the end of December from a birds-eye perspective. Full story

Published December 4, 2009.

...what really makes a high-rise building are the amenities," Kaufman explains. Belgravia Group's 565 Quincy, a structure that added 11 floors of new construction atop an existing seven-story loft... Full story

Published December 4, 2009.

At about 9:20 p.m. Ogden district police officers responded to the report of a stolen white Lincoln Continental taken in an armed hijacking near Pulaski Road and 16th Street, police said. Police said the car had been seen in the area with four male occupants. Full story

Published December 4, 2009.

Responding police saw the car with license plates matching the stolen vehicle and began following it. After other squad cars arrived, police attempted to pull the car over near the 1800 block of South Pulaski Road, where one of car's occupants attempted to flee on foot, police said. Full story

Published December 4, 2009.

A police source said the original carjacking occurred outside a convenience store near the intersection of Garfield Boulevard and Martin Luther King Drive on the South Side. The source said the 2001 Lincoln Continental had a Global Positioning System device that enabled police to track it. Full story

Published December 4, 2009.

So she brought the phone 20 miles south to her school, at 7836 S. Union Ave., the next morning, and handed it off to her favorite teacher, Xenia Powell. Powell searched the phone book and found listings for "mom" and "dad," then called them. Full story

Published December 4, 2009.

Erwin Kupi, 35, of the 800 block of West 71st Street in the Englewood neighborhood, faces charges in connection with possessing more than 380 pounds of marijuana and producing more than 400 plants, according to a police press release. He was expected to appear in Cook County Bond Court today. Full story

Published December 4, 2009.

Scott was found with a gunshot wound to the left side of his head on Nov. 16, according to authorities. His body was at the water's edge of the Chicago River behind the Chicago Apparel Center at 350 N. Orleans St., police said. Full story

Published December 4, 2009.