Near North abduction, robbery

08/12/2009

A woman was abducted and robbed at gunpoint while waiting at a bus stop in the 900 block of W. Division at 3:15 a.m. Aug. 9. A two-door Monte Carlo pulled up next to the woman with men in the driver and passenger seats. The offenders asked the victim if she needed a ride then ordered to enter the car while displaying a blue steel pistol. The offender took $150 from the victim and left her in the 3700 block of W. Douglas. Read more...

North Side attacks spark concerns

Packed meetings and midnight marches on North Side

08/12/2009

A string of robbery attacks in Lincoln Park and Lake View has stirred new fears for some residents.
Since late July, over a dozen attacks and muggings have been reported in and around the two neighborhoods, neither of which is commonly associated with violent crime. Read more...

The price is right

Affordability is drawing in first-time homebuyers

08/12/2009

After three years of tumbling home values, Chicago-area buyers, many of them jumping into the real estate market for the first time, are beginning to snap up the bargains. Read more...

Rescues of the week

08/12/2009

• Dryfus
• Mr. Clara

A pitch for new hotels

Developer doesn’t want current buildings landmarked

08/12/2009

RIVER NORTH
A prominent River North developer has laid groundwork plans to build three conjoined hotels in the neighborhood. Read More...

Flying high

08/12/2009

Heart of the ‘hood
Did you know the Air & Water Show originally started as a raft in the middle of Lake Michigan, with a diving board for kids enrolled in a summer water program at Lake Shore Park? Read More...

Lincoln Parkers hear 2016 pitch

43rd Ward would host an Olympic tennis facility

08/12/2009

The Chicago 2016 bid team made their pitch to residents of the 43rd Ward at a community meeting Monday.
Held at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and hosted by Ald. Vi Daley (43rd), the meeting was part of the bid team’s neighborhoods tour — an effort to convene with constituents from each city ward before making a final presentation this September to city council members. Read more...

Crisis pets

Group tries to offer owners ways to keep their pets during recession

08/12/2009

Foreclosure. Eviction. Unemployment.
Each setback is a call sign for the current economic crisis. And each is a reason why pet owners give up their four-legged companions. The specific circumstances may be different, but the problem is the same: the recession is putting a vise around households. Pets can then become expendable. Read More...

Green farming's gray area

Sustainable vs. organic

08/05/2009

Paul Friday sees the world through peach-tinted lenses. The farmer from Coloma, Mich., created and cultivates the patented Flamin’ Fury peaches — named after his granddaughter’s “fire-engine red” hair. It is Paul’s job to know everything there is to know about farming one of nature’s most delicious offerings. Read More...

A book that makes you miss your train stop

Heart of the 'hood

08/05/2009

Heart of the ‘hood
Lake View resident Marcus Sakey’s fourth book may be called The Amateurs, but it’s pretty clear that Sakey has become a real pro when it comes to writing thrillers. The Amateurs is about four friends in their early 30s who aren’t happy with where they have ended up, and who try a risky plan to take what they think they deserve. Read More...