What's the real estate market been doing in this community? Below you'll find the median price of all homes sold here over the past three months. Below that is a chart showing how home values have fared over the past five years compared to the Chicagoland average. These data provide a micro-snapshot of how home values have been trending in this particular market, numbers you'll have a hard time finding anywhere else.

Use the links below to search for home listings in the area, get a map of recent local transactions, search for foreclosure auctions and find upcoming open houses.

• 1 = bottom 25 percent
• 2 = lower middle 25 percent
• 3 = upper middle 25 percent
• 4 = top 25 percent

This quartile-based rating system derives from the latest crime statistics provided by the Illinois State Police and the Chicago Police Department. In both cases the data are from 2006.

Communities outside of the City of Chicago are compared to other communities statewide based on incidents per 100,000 residents of overall crimes, violent crimes and property crimes. Community areas inside the City of Chicago are compared to other city community areas. A score of 1 indicates that community's crime rate falls in the lowest 25 percent of all communities in the state or city. A score of 4 means its rate is among the highest 25 percent.

Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery, assault and burglary. Property crimes include theft, auto theft and arson.

For a complete break down of this community's criminal activity, click here.

• 1 = bottom 25 percent
• 2 = lower middle 25 percent
• 3 = upper middle 25 percent
• 4 = top 25 percent

This quartile-based rating system compares each school to all others in Illinois based on what percentage of its students' overall state test scores met or exceeded standards in 2008. High schools are compared to other high schools. Grammar and middle schools are grouped together in a separate comparison. A score of 1 means the school's passing rates are in the bottom 25 percent of all schools. A four means its scores are in the top 25 percent.

The overall average takes in the school's passing rates on the Illinois Standards Achievement Test, the Prairie State Achievement Exam and the Illinois Alternate Assessment exam.

Click on the school name to go to that school's page in the Chicago Tribune's exclusive Illinois school report card. There you will find complete passing rates, historical performance and detailed demographic information.