Lee M. Fields fatally shot on the block where he lived in West Garfield Park
Lee M. Fields was shot to death in the West Garfield Park neighborhood Thursday morning.The 33-year-old Fields was found about 10:35 a.m. in the 4400 block of West Monroe Street with two gunshot...
View ArticleNo bond for West Side gang member charged with gunning down 14-year-old...
By RUMMANNA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesMichael Anderson | Chicago PoliceA West Side man was ordered held without bond Friday after being charged with murdering 14-year-old Marcus McCarty in Austin last...
View ArticleProsecutor: Terrell Peterson killed by his fiance's son in front of children...
By RUMMANNA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesDwayne Jones | Chicago PoliceAn Austin man has been charged with beating his mother's fiance Terrell Peterson to death in front of two young relatives who were...
View ArticleMan she dated gets 30 years for fatally stabbing Erendira Pimentel-Hernandez...
On Aug. 27, 2014, Hector Rivera waited outside the workplace of a woman he had been dating in Albany Park, and when he saw Erendira Pimentel-Hernandez, he stabbed her more than 20 times.Hector Rivera |...
View ArticleMother charged with dropping newborn girl to death from 8th-floor window in...
A 19-year-old woman gave birth to a girl, then dropped the newborn to her death from the 8th floor window of an Uptown neighborhood high-rise Wednesday night, according to Chicago Police.Mubashra...
View ArticleEric Jordan fatally shot while walking Saturday afternoon in Rogers Park
Eric Jordan was shot to death Saturday afternoon in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side.At 12:30 p.m., the 25-year-old was walking in the 1600 block of West Howard when someone walked up...
View ArticleMan found dead in crashed car in West Pullman identified 38-year-old James...
A man found shot to death in a car Wednesday night in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side has been identified as 38-year-old James Mitchell.Mitchell was found with a gunshot wound in...
View ArticleWEEK IN REVIEW: Six people killed in Chicago, including newborn baby dropped...
By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times WireAt least 6 people died from violence in Chicago last week, including a newborn baby girl, whose mother is charged with dropping her from an 8th-floor window shortly...
View ArticleRap video asks young people to put down the guns, but can it be an effective...
By KRISTEN TORRES Homicide Watch ChicagoAcademy and Grammy award-winning artist Common encourages Chicago’s youth to #PutTheGunsDown in a new video with other rappers. | Leo BurnettA rising number of...
View ArticleNoel Burrell fatally shot a block from his home in Englewood
Noel Burrell was shot to death late Tuesday in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.Police investigate after a man was shot to death in the 1200 block of West 73rd Place. | Network Video...
View ArticlePolice release photo of possible suspect in killing of Eric Jones earlier...
By SAM CHARLES Chicago Sun-Times WireA surveillance photo of a person wanted in the Nov. 1 Little Village murder. | Chicago PoliceChicago Police have released a surveillance photo of the person...
View Article'Person of interest' in murder of Tyshawn Lee ordered held on $1M bond for...
By FRANK MAIN and RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesCorey Morgan | Cook County sheriff's officeA person of interest in the murder of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee was ordered held on a $1 million bond...
View Article18-year-old charged with fatally shooting Marlin Dixon III in August in...
By ASHLEE REZIN Chicago Sun-Times Wire An 18-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder for an August shooting in the Altgeld Gardens that left Marlin J. Dixon III dead.Kimon Johnson | Cook...
View ArticleJudge orders teen charged with dropping infant daughter from 8th-floor window...
By RUMMANNA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesMubashra Uddin | Cook County sheriff's officeMubashra Uddin has been depressed since she was accused of dropping her newborn baby from a window of her family’s...
View ArticleQuina Jackson killed in what police call 'domestic' dispute in Chicago Lawn...
Police believe domestic violence may have taken the life of 23-year-old Quina L. Jackson, who was found dead after police responded to a disturbance Friday afternoon in Chicago Lawn.Authorities...
View Article19-year-old Antonio Williams found with fatal gunshot wounds on sidewalk in...
Nienteen-year-old Antonio Williams was shot to death Sunday night in Englewood on the South Side.Officers responding to a call of a person shot about 8:40 p.m. in the 5700 block of South Union found...
View ArticleRashad Taylor fatally shot while driving in Greater Grand Crossing
Rashad Taylor was shot to death while driving in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side Friday evening.At 7:43 p.m., the 24-year-old Taylor was driving southbound in the 7000 block...
View Article20-year-old Jacques Barnes fatally shot in Englewood
Jacques Barnes was shot to death when someone jumped out of a car and started shooting Sunday afternoon in Englewood.The 20-year-old Barnes was in a vehicle in the 1000 block of West 71st Street at...
View ArticleQuina Jackson's death in her apartment reclassified from homicide to 'ongoing...
The investigation into the death of 23-year-old Quina L. Jackson inside her Chicago Lawn apartment building Friday afternoon has been reclassified as a "death investigation" after police initially...
View ArticleWEEK IN REVIEW: At least six killed in gun violence; 7th death initially...
By JEFF MAYES Homicide Watch ChicagoAt least seven people were the victims of gun violence in Chicago last week, but an eighth death that was at first called a homicide by Chicago Police has now been...
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