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WEEK IN REVIEW: Nine killed in Chicago violence; man missing for two months...
By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times WireAt least nine people were killed in violence in Chicago last week, though one of the deaths is being treated an accident; and the body of a 10th victim was found...
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Carlos Hemphill Jr. dies 12 hours after being injured in drive-by shooting in...
Carlos James Hemphill Jr. died Sunday morning, about 12 hours after he was shot in a drive-by in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side.The 33-year-old Hemphill was standing in the 8100 block of...
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Pair arrested in Arizona and charged with fatal beating of 71-year-old Allen...
Elijah Timatyos (left) and Michael Bembea | Cook County sheriff's officeBy ASHLEE REZIN Chicago Sun-Times WireTwo north suburban men arrested last month in Arizona have been charged with the January...
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Longtime cab driver Kamil Shamji found fatally shot in his taxi behind...
By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times WireVeteran cab driver Kamil Shamji was found shot to death inside his taxi Monday morning in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on the North Side.The 59-year-old was...
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Prosecutors: Allen Levin knew the man who beat him to death and had...
Elijah Timatyos (left) and Michael Bembea | Cook County sheriff's officeBy JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times WireTwo north suburban men were arrested last month in Arizona and have been charged with...
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Shawndale Neal found with fatal gunshot wound to head near home in North...
Shawndale Neal was found shot to death Wednesday morning in the North Lawndale neighborhood.The 39-year-old Neal was discovered with a gunshot wound to the head about 7:30 a.m. in an alley near his...
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16-year-old Djuan Williams fatally shot while walking in Austin
Sixteen-year-old Djuan Williams was fatally shot while walking in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side Wednesday evening.The boy was walking in the 5300 block of West Huron about 6:12 p.m. when one...
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Nicholas Sion Robinson fatally shot in Englewood drive-by
A man killed in a drive-by shooting Monday morning in the South Side Englewood neighborhood has been identified as 28-year-old Nicholas Sion Robinson.Robinson was an Englewood High graduate who studied...
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$1M bond for fourth suspect in Cary 'Mike' Silverstein's fatal beating at...
By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times WireArmani Bearden | Chicago Police Bond was set at $1 million Thursday for the fourth person charged in connection with the December beating death of Cary "Mike"...
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Second person charged in connection with fatal shooting of Vietnam vet Robert...
Kevin Mason | Chicago PoliceA second person has been charged with the fatal January shooting of Vietnam veteran Robert Howard Jr. in the University Village neighborhood.Kevin Mason, 22, faces one count...
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West Ridge man charged with fatal shooting of cabbie Kamil Shamji during...
By STEFANO ESPOSITO and JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-TimesLamon Weathers | Chicago Police A North Side West Ridge neighborhood man was charged Friday with the fatal shooting of a veteran taxi driver Kamil...
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Man fatally shot in South Austin drive-by identified as 23-year-old Diamond...
A man killed in a drive-by shooting Tuesday afternoon in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side has been identified as 23-year-old west suburban resident Diamond Garner.Garner was outside in...
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Shari Graham fatally shot while sitting in cab in Armor Square
Shari Graham was fatally shot late Friday in the Armor Square neighborhood on the South Side, but police do not believe she was the intended target.The 30-year-old Graham was sitting in a cab in the...
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Prosecutors: Argument over rowdy party led to fatal shooting of Robert Howard...
By RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesKevin Mason | Chicago PoliceRobert Howard Jr. had called police to complain about his next-door neighbor’s party, and the revelers drinking and getting high in the...
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Eric Henry Jr. fatally shot, woman injured while sitting in car in Auburn...
Eric D. Henry Jr. was killed and a woman was seriously injured in a shooting Saturday afternoon in Auburn Gresham on the South Side.The 26-year-old south suburban man and a 24-year-old woman were...
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Homeless man found beaten and stabbed to death beneath Pilsen viaduct...
Jesus Reyes-Ortiz, a homeless man found dead beneath a viaduct in Pilsen last week, was beaten and stabbed to death, an autopsy has shown.The 50-year-old Reyes-Ortiz was found unresponsive under a...
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WEEK IN REVIEW: At least eight killed in violence as homicide total tops 100...
By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times WireAt least eight people were killed in Chicago violence last week, including a woman shot while sitting in a cab on the South Side, and cab driver killed during an...
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Pair convicted, sentenced to prison for 2013 fatal stabbing of Lamont Larkins...
By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times WireTimothy Barber | Cook County sheriff's office Two men have been sentenced for their roles in the fatal stabbing of Lamont L. Larkins in the South Side Grand...
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Despite gloomy homicide totals, Chicago Police brass see glimmer of hope in...
Chicago Interim Police Supt. John EscalanteBy FRANK MAIN Chicago Sun-TimesEven though homicides have spiraled to record levels in 2016, Chicago Police officials said Tuesday they’re optimistic, now...
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Fredrick Brown fatally stabbed during fight over money in West Garfield Park
Police believe the fatal stabbing of Fredrick Brown Tuesday evening in West Garfield Park was the result of an argument over money.Someone stabbed the 25-year-old Brown in the chest about 5:45 p.m....
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