William Bustos killed in Back of the Yards, ending streak of nearly 75 hours...
William Bustos was fatally shot in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Tuesday evening, breaking a period of nearly 75 hours without a fatal shooting in the city.The 20-year-old was walking in the 4400...
View ArticleJudge sets tentative juvenile court trial date of May 16 for teenage girl...
By RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesA Cook County Juvenile Court judge on Wednesday set a tentative May 16 trial date for the teenage girl accused of murdering Endia Martin.Judge Stuart Katz had...
View ArticleAaren O'Connor's grieving father hopes her death serves as wake-up call about...
Aaren O'Connor, 25, had recently left her home in San Diego to start a new life in Chicago with a job she enjoyed and a boyfriend she loved. | Photo ProvidedBy BRITTANY REYES Homicide Watch...
View ArticlePerson of interest in custody after Darrin Joss fatally shot while working...
A man was shot to death while using the gym in a River West apartment building Wednesday night. | Sam Charles/Sun-Times WireBy SAM CHARLES Chicago Sun-Times WireA person of interest surrendered to...
View ArticleProsecutors: 16-year-old boy fatally shot Djuan Williams in Austin after...
By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times WireDjuan Williams was fatally shot by another 16-year-old in Austin last week, according to prosecutors. | Facebook photoTwo teenage boys have been charged with the...
View ArticleIndiana man found not guilty of murder for running down Jose Ibarra with SUV...
Wenceslao Arriaga | Chicago PoliceBy JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times WireA northwest Indiana man was found not guilty Wednesday of the 2013 murder of Jose Ibarra--who was run over by an SUV during a gang...
View ArticleMan charged with fatal shooting of Darrin Joss following argument in gym of...
By SAM CHARLES Chicago Sun-Times WireReggie Daniel | Chicago Police A man has been charged with fatally shooting Darrin Joss inside a River West apartment building’s gym Wednesday night.Reggie Daniel,...
View ArticleCourtney Copeland tells police officers he was shot in Belmont Cragin, then...
Courtney Copeland walked to a couple of police officers sitting in front of 25th District headquarters in Belmont Cragin early Friday and told them he'd been shot. He was dead 45 minutes later.An...
View ArticleTommie Pledge fatally shot inside store in Humboldt Park
Tommie L. Pledge was shot to death Wednesday afternoon inside a Humboldt Park neighborhood business.Chicago Police said one or more suspects entered a cell phone business in the 3600 block of West...
View Article$1M bond for wheelchair-bond man charged with fatal shooting of Darrin Joss...
By RUMMANA HUSSAIN and SAM CHARLES Chicago Sun-TimesReggie Daniel | Chicago Police A wheelchair-bound man was ordered held on $1 million bond Friday after he was charged with fatally shooting Darrin...
View ArticleWavey Brown of Waukegan fatally shot during argument in Grand Boulevard
Wavey Brown was fatally shot after an argument in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood on Friday night.The 44-year-old north suburban man was arguing with another man in an alley in the 5000 block of South...
View ArticleMother trying to help in the hunt for her son's killer, while still grieving...
By TIFFANY MITCHELL Homicide Watch Chicago When Martell Howard was fatally shot two months ago in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, he was hanging out with people he thought were his friends,...
View ArticleWEEK IN REVIEW: At least seven people killed in Chicago violence, though no...
By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times WireDespite the first weekend of the year in which there were no fatal shootings, at least seven people died from violence last week in Chicago. And while that number is...
View Article23-year-old Maurice Calvin found fatally shot in Woodlawn
Maurice K. Calvin was shot to death Monday morning in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side.The 23-year-old was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound at 11:04 a.m. in the 6500 block of South...
View ArticlePolice: Jailhouse snitch led to charges against inmate for killing Tyshawn...
By FRANK MAIN, STEFANO ESPOSITO and SAM CHARLES Chicago Sun-TimesDwright Boone-Doty | Chicago Police A jailhouse informant provided the key evidence that led to charges against the alleged triggerman...
View ArticleMan fatally shot in Austin identified as 22-year-old Natyia Bowen
A man shot to death last Wednesday afternoon in the West Side Austin neighborhood has been identified as 22-year-old Natyia Kyrell Bowen.Bowen was outside in the 300 block of North Central at 1:55 p.m....
View ArticleDaysha Wright, fatally shot in vehicle on Near West Side, not intended...
Daysha Wright, a young mother of two from the South Side, was shot to death early Wednesday while riding in a car that later crashed in the West Town neighborhood.The 21-year-old Wright was a passenger...
View ArticleRonald Thomas fatally stabbed in his South Loop apartment and police have...
Ronald Thomas was stabbed to death Wednesday night in what police called a domestic incident in his South Loop apartment, and a suspect is in custody.Thomas, 27, was stabbed in the chest during an...
View ArticleMan fatally shot in Chicago Lawn identified as 31-year-old Gerardo Rodriguez
A man who was shot to death Tuesday in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side has been identified as Gerardo Rodriguez.The 31-year-old Rodriguez was walking with a friend northbound in the...
View Article19-year-old Cesar Perez fatally shot just outside Blue Line subway stop in...
Cesar Perez was shot to death Wednesday evening at a bus stop near a busy Wicker Park intersection.The 19-year-old was standing on the sidewalk in the 1200 block of North Milwaukee, in front of the...
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