Chicago Sun-Times and Suntimes.com Brings Readers 'Your City. Your Neighborhood. Your Block.'

Business Wire, July 31, 2008

Suntimes.com Readers Can Quickly Find Out Which Neighborhood Restaurants Passed Inspection, What Homes Are For Sale, Crime Reports Within One Block Of Their Homes And More At Suntimes.com/yourblock

CHICAGO -- So, just how well do you know what's going on in your neighborhood? The Chicago Sun-Times has just the thing for the nosy neighbor in all of us: suntimes.com has launched an exciting new online feature, Your Block, which allows you to view Chicago Sun-Times and other news coverage by city neighborhood.

Readers can visit the site at www.suntimes.com/yourblock to view a map of the city and corresponding news coverage. Live in Logan Square? Zoom in to Milwaukee Avenue and Logan Boulevard to see recent stories about that neighborhood.

The feature is made possible by EveryBlock.com, an independent Chicago Web site launched in January that provides Chicago news and information at the block level. EveryBlock.com allows users to enter their home address to find out everything from building permits issued to the latest in crime reports. The www.suntimes.com/yourblock page allows users to search EveryBlock.com without leaving the Chicago Sun-Times site.

Your Block includes useful information such as new business licenses, street closures, lost-and-found postings and property transfers. Readers can also check out Yelp.com business reviews of their local supermarkets, restaurants, boutiques and even doctors in their neighborhoods.

"Your Block is another example of the Chicago Sun-Times' commitment to continuing Chicago's best source of news and information," said Cyrus Freidheim, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sun-Times Media Group, Inc., the parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times.

"The Chicago Sun-Times is helping readers become the most knowledgable neighbors on their city blocks," said Michael Cooke, Chicago Sun-Times Editor in Chief. "Our readers are busy people who need to stay in touch on what is going on in their communities. The Chicago Sun-Times has always been the best place to find local news, and now we're providing more local news than ever before."

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