WEEK IN REVIEW: At least nine people killed in violence during the week...
By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times WireAt least nine people were the victims of violent homicides last week in Chicago, including three men who were fatally shot on Thursday, and an elderly man who was...
View ArticleValton Cooper found not guilty of 2013 slaying of Devorite Diggins in Englewood
Valton Cooper | Chicago PoliceBy JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times WireOne of two men charged with a shooting at an Englewood gas station in 2013 that left Devorite Diggins dead has been found not guilty....
View ArticleMan fatally shot in Back of the Yards identified as Deovolente Simmons
A man killed in a shooting that left another man wounded Sunday morning in the South Side Back of the Yards neighborhood has been identified as Deovolente Simmons.Simmons, 31, and a 33-year-old man...
View ArticleSecond man charged with shooting of Lavell Southern outside West Loop nightclub
Deangelo Green | Chicago PoliceBy JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times WireA second man has been charged in connection with the September murder of former Mount Carmel standout athlete Lavell Southern outside...
View ArticleChristopher Ruffin of Richton Park killed, woman injured in shooting in Austin
By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times WireChristopher Ruffin of south suburban Richton Park was killed and a woman injured in a shooting Wednesday afternoon in the West Side Austin neighborhood.The shooting...
View ArticleKonkrete Nightculb in Bucktown shut down by city after Ieshea Abdullah...
The Koncrete Nightclub in Bucktown has been shuttered after a 21-year-old woman was fatally shot outside over the weekend. | Chicago PoliceBy JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times WireCity officials have...
View ArticleNathan Smith fatally shot during fight inside his Austin home
Nathan Smith was shot to death Wednesday evening during an argument inside his Austin neighborhood home on the West Side, according to Chicago Police.At 6:15 p.m., the 39-year-old Smith was in his home...
View ArticleCraig Harris fatally shot on Christmas Eve outside his home in Park Manor
Craig Harris was shot to death Thursday afternoon outside his home in the Park Manor neighborhood on the South Side.A witness told police that the 30-year-old Harris went outside about 4:50 p.m. and...
View ArticleAngelo Frazier of University Park fatally shot in Englewood on Christmas Day
Angelo Frazier of south suburban University Park was shot to death on Christmas Day in Englewood on the South Side.Officers responding to a call of shots fired at 11:36 a.m. Friday in the 700 block of...
View ArticleKylan Collier found shot to death on the porch of his Austin home on...
Kylan D. Collier was shot to death on Christmas morning outside his Austin neighborhood home on the West Side.The 22-year-old was found unresponsive about 8:30 a.m. on the stairs of the back porch of...
View ArticleEugene Bailey stabbed to death on Christmas Eve in Roseland
Eugene Bailey died after being stabbed in the chest on Christmas Eve in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side.The 42-year-old Bailey, who lived in the 1200 block of West 115th Street, was...
View ArticleTyree White killed, woman injured in Englewood shooting
Tyree White was killed and a woman injured in an Englewood neighborhood shooting early Sunday on the South Side.About 2:15 a.m., the 29-year-old White was outside with the 28-year-old woman near West...
View ArticleJose Lopez fatally shot in Little Village drive-by
Jose L. Lopez was fatally shot late Saturday in the Little Village neighborhood on the Southwest Side.The 37-year-old Lopez was sitting outside with other people about 9:50 p.m. in the 2800 block of...
View ArticleJacquez Price found with fatal gunshot wound in West Garfield Park
A man who was shot to death Saturday night in the West Garfield Park neighborhood has been identified as Jacquez Price.The 28-year-old Price was found about 7:20 p.m. in the 600 block of South Tripp...
View ArticleAshley Eddings dies hours after Englewood shooting that also claimed life of...
Ashlee Eddings of southwest suburban Joliet died several hours after being shot early Sunday in Englewood, the same shooting that claimed the life of Tyree White.The 29-year-old White and the...
View ArticleWEEK IN REVIEW: 12 die in Chicago violence over Christmas week, two others...
By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times WireAt least 12 people died from violence during the Christmas holiday week in Chicago, including two men fatally shot on Christmas Day, and an unidentified female whose...
View ArticleBody found in suitcase in Roseland identified as 21-year-old Dominique Ferguson
http://homicides.suntimes.com/admin/homicides/homicide/1373/A body found stuffed in a suitcase in an alley in the Far South Side Roseland neighborhood on Sunday has been identified as 21-year-old...
View ArticleNo bond for second man charged with fatal shooting of Alvin Randolph over...
By RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesEmmanuel Harvey | Cook County sheriff's officeAn Iowa man was ordered held without bond Tuesday for allegedly killing Alvin Randolph, who tried to stop a fight that...
View ArticleXavier Thornton fatally shot while getting out of vehicle in Burnside
Xavier Thornton was shot to death late Tuesday in the Burnside neighborhood on the South Side. The 23-year-old was getting out of a vehicle in the 9000 block of South Greenwood at 9:03 p.m., according...
View ArticlePolice: Homicides and shootings up 'significantly' in Chicago in 2015
By ALEXANDRA KUKULKA Chicago SUn-Times WireInterim Chicago Police Supt. John Escalante talks about year-end crime statistics at a press conference outside the 18th District Police Station on Dec. 31. |...
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