Report: Avalon Park man's friend, nephew, shot and killed within 24 hours,...
DNAinfo reports that Kevin Wood had ties of blood and friendship to the two Avalon Park homicides that happened in the last few days. Read more here.
View ArticleMan shot dead in Morgan Park
A man is dead after suffering multiple gunshot wounds Saturday in the South Side Morgan Park neighborhood. The man, believed to be in his 20s, was found at 11:19 a.m. in a gangway at the rear of a...
View ArticleMan found shot dead in West Pullman home
A man was found shot dead in his West Pullman neighborhood home on the South Side Sunday morning.The 56-year-old man was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in the 12200 block of South Aberdeen...
View ArticleMan dies following Old Town shooting
A man who was shot in the head in the Old Town neighborhood Saturday afternoon has died.Ramaine Hill, 22, was in the 1200 block of North Orleans Street, about a block from the Near North police...
View ArticleMan shot dead in Englewood
A man was killed in a shooting Sunday night in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.John Wallace, 25, was shot in the back during an argument about 11:30 p.m. in the 6400 block of South Morgan...
View ArticleEight dead, at least 25 wounded in holiday weekend gun violence
Eight people were killed and at least 25 other people were wounded in shootings across the city since Friday night.The most recent fatal shooting happened about 8 p.m. Monday in the Englewood...
View ArticleReport: Slain Riverdale man was popular party promoter
DNAinfo reports that John Atkins was a well-known, popular party promoter. He leaves behind a 6-year-old daughter. Read more here.
View ArticleBody found wrapped in tarp inside West Garfield Park home
The death of a person whose body was found wrapped in a tarp inside a home in the West Garfield Park Monday afternoon has been ruled a homicide.The body was found wrapped in a tarp inside of a closet...
View ArticleReport: Man shot and killed was relaxing with friends after work
DNAinfo reports that Dwan Long, shot and killed last Wednesday in the Avalon Park neighborhood, was having a drink on his way home from work. Read more here.
View ArticleProsecutors: Man had sex with woman, killed her, wrapped body in tarp and hid...
After Benjamin Esquivel had sex with Burnadine Kinsey, he allegedly stabbed her to death, covered her body in a sheet and blanket and threw her into a closet where she was discovered by Esquivel’s...
View ArticleMan shot and killed in Englewood Wednesday morning
A man was shot and killed in Englewood Wednesday morning on the South Side. The man was shot in the head just after 11 a.m. in the 7500 block of South Union Avenue, police said. He was initially taken...
View ArticleSouth Side man charged with murder in death of Roseland teen
A South Side man has been charged with allegedly murdering a teenage boy in a Monday evening shooting in the Roseland community. Michael O. Johnson, 23, of the 300 block of West 106th Place, was...
View ArticleBelmont Cragin woman dies from injuries suffered in 2009 shooting
A Belmont Cragin neighborhood woman died Wednesday after a shooting four years ago. Alicia Pinzon, 25, of the 5500 block of West Schubert Avenue, was pronounced dead at 9:50 a.m. at John H. Stroger Jr....
View ArticleBicyclist opens fire killing one boy, wounding another
A gunman who opened fire while pedaling past a Washington Park neighborhood home killed a teenage boy and wounded another Wednesday evening, authorities said. Sixteen-year-old Geanni Boyd was sitting...
View ArticleProsecutors: Stolen gun was motive in shooting that killed teen
A South Side man who was hiding in an attic after fatally shooting a teenage boy Monday night fell through the ceiling and was arrested, according to police. Coleman, 25, of Bellwood, was charged with...
View ArticleTeen returns to scene of fight on his bike, shoots into a group, kills the...
A teenage boy involved in a fight Monday outside a Washington Park home returned for blood two days later. He wounded the teen he'd been fighting with, but killed a second boy, who was not involved in...
View ArticleMan found shot dead on South Side
A man was found shot dead Saturday morning in the South Side Washington Park neighborhood.Officers responded to a call of a man down at 7:05 a.m. in the 5100 block of South Ellsworth Drive, police News...
View ArticleMan killed in Gage Park shooting
A man died after he was shot in a gang-related attack early Sunday in the Southwest Side Gage Park neighborhood.Adrian Sianez 24, was in the 5500 block of South Mozart Street about 3:40 a.m. when...
View ArticleWoman stabbed to death in Lower West Side domestic dispute
A woman was fatally stabbed in her home during a domestic dispute on the city’s Lower West Side Sunday morning.Joanna Lopez, 26, was stabbed at her home in the 1700 block of West 21st Street about 6:45...
View ArticleMan shot dead in Far South Side drive-by
A 20-year-old man was shot to death early Tuesday during a drive-by shooting on the Far South Side block where he lived.Jerrelle Samuels was sitting on the front porch of a home in the 300 block of...
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