Throughout his life, Ryan Rusch displayed the heart of a champion.

The ring had been missing for 48 years, and as far as Karen Autenrieth knew, it was gone forever.

After multiple fatal shootings last year outside local businesses, the city will install more than a dozen new public-safety cameras throughout the 19th Ward to help police solve crimes.

This year's South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade has been canceled.

In May 2020, Tim Noonan saw that people in local neighborhoods needed help.

A man with a criminal history was arrested for robbing a convenience store in Mt. Greenwood, according to the Chicago Police Department Office of News Affairs.

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) buildings re-opened for in-person learning on Jan. 11, drawing mixed reactions from members of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU).

The new Nicky’s restaurant, over a year in the making, is now open for business.

No one will ever forget 2020.

Since many kids can’t go see Santa, Bill Evans is bringing Santa to them.

Concerns about mail delivery in Mt. Greenwood have been prevalent for years.

People in the 19th Ward and across Chicago are reeling after a retired Chicago firefighter was shot to death during an attempted carjacking outside a business on Western Avenue.

A 65-year-old retired Chicago firefighter who lived just east of the 19th Ward was shot and killed during an attempted carjacking outside a business in Morgan Park, according to the Chicago Police Department.

As new statewide mitigations limit the services that businesses can offer and keep families apart during the holidays, comedian Pat McGann hopes he can at least provide a few laughs and help the local economy.

As the city again is nearly entirely shut down, local businesses are uniting with 19th Ward Ald. Matt O’Shea to support the local economy with new raffles and contests.

The 45-foot blue spruce was lifted high into the air, then lowered carefully onto the back of a flatbed truck.

While the nation awaits the results of the presidential election, several local races were completed on Election Day on Nov. 3—and in one race, history was made.

The Chicago Marathon moved to an alternative, virtual format this year, and for Brendan Cunningham, that meant an opportunity to run through Beverly/Morgan Park, supporting a hospital that has meant so much to local families.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced a re-tightening of COVID-19 restrictions in response to a recent, rapid rise in cases and hospitalizations over the past two weeks. Beginning Friday, Oct. 23, at 6 a.m., a business curfew will be in effect from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. for all non-essential businesses…

Marching peacefully down 111th Street, demonstrators gathered to advocate for changes to address racism locally and throughout the city.

A man was shot and injured and another man struck by flying glass when gunfire broke out during a funeral procession at Mt. Hope Cemetery on Sept. 30, according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD).

A man was shot and injured, and another man struck by flying glass, when gunfire broke out during a funeral procession at Mt. Hope Cemetery on Sept. 30, according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD).

Whether it’s before or after school, staff members at St. Cajetan Elementary School have been busy in recent weeks walking or cycling in support of Special Olympics Chicago (SOC).

Sarena Griffin was enjoying breakfast with two friends at a local restaurant, and they were discussing the issue of racism.

Chicago Police Department (CPD) officers continue their search for five suspects who they alleged opened fire in an outdoor dining area at a restaurant in Morgan Park, killing one man and wounding four other victims.

Area 2 detectives from the Chicago Police Department released photos of five persons of interest, along with a vehicle, in relation to the shooting at Lumes Pancake House in Morgan Park that left one man dead and four others wounded.

Local Chicago Public Schools (CPS) principals are already accustomed to their schools conducting e-learning, as that’s the format they were forced to use from March through June to complete the 2019-20 school year.

A severe storm known as a derecho rolled through northern Illinois on Monday, Aug. 10, and a power outage and fallen trees resulted in the 19th Ward.

Jamie Hernandez organized a march in Mt. Greenwood to support police officers four years ago, and when she did the same this year, the turnout was almost four times larger.

Several local elected officials have written a letter to the United States Postal Service (USPS) postmaster general expressing concerns about “persistent problems” in mail delivery and customer service at the Mt. Greenwood USPS facility, 3349 W. 111th St.

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Pat McGann’s stand-up comedy career reached a pinnacle last September when famed comedian Sebastian Maniscalco announced he would produce a TV special based on McGann’s live shows at the Vic Theatre on the North Side.

Just like other annual public events, the 95th Street Farmers Market is a little different this year.

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Protestors were met with pushback, but they vowed to return.

As part of two separate protests on June 7, hundreds of people marched through Beverly/Morgan Park, demanding justice in the deaths of black people killed in police-involved encounters—including George Floyd, who died while being restrained by Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin on May 25.

Two protests that shut down streets in Beverly/Morgan Park were held on Sunday, June 7, with hundreds of people in both calling for an end to police brutality.

Several businesses were looted, and Chicago Police Department (CPD) officers responded, lining Western Avenue—but a bomb scare in a residential area turned out to be false.

Protests and looting occurred throughout the country after George Floyd, a black man, died while being taken into custody by Minneapolis police. Officer Derek Chauvin was seen in video footage kneeling on Floyd's neck before Floyd loses consciousness.

Please note: The Beverly Review is providing this article for free due to a generous grant from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.

Please note: The Beverly Review is providing this article for free due to a generous grant from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.

Jenny Harkins would normally be spending part of her day teaching students in the special-education program at the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences.

The Maple Morgan Park Food Pantry has served local residents in need for 37 years.

The walls of The Quilter’s Trunk in Beverly are adorned with yards and yards of fabric.

Smith Village residents are enduring these difficult times as they mourn five residents who died recently from COVID-19.

As the COVID-19 crisis continues to shut down normal life across the globe, several local events that attract thousands of attendees have been modified or postponed—including longtime springtime traditions.