Chatham

Transit agencies look to keep South Side moving during CTA work

2013-05-16 06:11:00

The time for campaigning is about to end. Now the hard work — delivering on promises made to 80,000 daily CTA Red Line customers who will lose a vital transportation lifeline for five months — is set to begin Sunday. Public outreach for...

Police seize $100,000 worth of heroin

2013-05-08 17:39:00

An investigation this week into drug sales in the Chatham neighborhood resulted in two South Side men charged with possessing more than a kilogram of heroin, police said. After getting information about possible drug sales in the area of the 400 block of...

Football recruiting | Marist's Weishar picks Notre Dame

2013-04-23 20:18:00

Marist junior tight end Nic Weishar made it an Illinois tight end trifecta Tuesday when he orally committed to Notre Dame. Weishar, who is 6-foot-5, 220 pounds, joined Hinsdale Central junior Ian Bunting (Michigan) and Chatham Glenwood junior Daniel...

The CTA circles of hell

2013-04-29 12:48:00

Riders, no need to abandon all hope when you enter the CTA this summer. The second phase of the Wells Street Bridge project, which started Friday and will continue until early Monday, means Brown Line reroutes and also the start of CTA construction...

Metra urges CTA riders to try its trains when Red Line closes May 19

2013-04-25 19:02:00

Attention CTA riders: Metra has its eyes on you when the Red Line shuts down the South Side branch May 19 for major reconstruction. The commuter rail agency is cooperating with the CTA to accommodate customers left scrambling during the five months when...

Q&A: Tamberla Perry of 'By the Way, Meet Vera Stark'

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Sure, she's a WGN host for Illinois Lottery drawings and was recognized in 2011 as one of Chicago Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful Chicagoans"—but Tamberla Perry is more than just a pretty face. You may also have seen the native Chicagoan—who...

2 dead on North and West sides, 4 others wounded on South Side

2013-04-20 03:47:00

A 37-year-old man was shot to death in the South Austin neighborhood Friday night, police said, and another man was killed Saturday morning in the Irving Park neighborhood. The man killed in Austin was shot near Menard Avenue and Thomas Street about 7:...

30 dishes to eat while visiting Chicago

2013-04-11 00:00:00

You've already waited in line for popcorn at Garrett. You've endured verbal abuse at The Wieners Circle. And you've devoured the Chicago classic that is the Italian beef sandwich (Al's #1 and Johnnie's being the best, depending on who you ask). So...

Father charged after children found with bruises at South Side home

2013-04-10 14:25:00

The father of one of two young children found with bruises after police responded to a disturbance in the East Chatham neighborhood has been charged with domestic battery, authorities said. Edwin Anderson, 28, was expected to appear in Domestic Violence...

Shootings wound 2 in Chatham, Gage Park

2013-04-07 04:53:00

A 22-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were wounded in separate shootings late Saturday and early today in the Chatham and Gage Park neighborhoods on the South Side. At 3:05 a.m. the 17-year-old was walking on a sidewalk in the 5200 block of South...

Woman critically injured, man stabbed in South Side domestic fight

2013-03-25 07:56:00

A woman was critically wounded and a man injured in stabbings suffered during a domestic fight Sunday evening in the Chatham neighborhood. Paramedics were sent to the 500 block of East 82nd Street at 5:21 p.m. and found a woman who was stabbed...

Police: Man punches CTA bus driver in Chatham

2013-03-17 13:22:00

A CTA bus driver was attacked early this morning in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side and a 22-year-old man has been charged, police said. It was about 1:45 a.m. when the man began causing a disturbance aboard a CTA bus in the 7700 block of...

Walmart supporters attend the Chatham Walmart's ceremonial ground breaking in Chicago, July 25, 2011.

2012-10-22 12:08:00

Chicago Police Dept investigate multi-car accident where Chicago police were involved.

2011-11-06 00:00:00

Officials place bricks on a newly-mortared wall during the Chatham Walmart's ceremonial groundbreaking in Chicago, July 25, 2011. From left, West Chatham Improvement Association Sandra Harrison, Willie Brown with A.C. Brown Construction Company Inc., Alderman Howard Brookins, Jr., Howard B.

2011-07-27 08:47:30