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Police: Serial carjacker Rockie Douglas captured in Wisconsin, accused of...
Rockie Douglas / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY BECKY SCHLIKERMAN AND JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-TimesThe man who allegedly committed a series of carjackings this weekend in Chicago, leading to the death of...
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Daquon Renfro, Antonio Cox charged with killing Christopher Lang during...
Daquon Renfro / Photo from Chicago PoliceTwo men were charged with murder and attempted robbery Tuesday for allegedly fatally shooting Christopher Lang early Monday in the Chicago Lawn...
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UPDATE: Daquon Renfro, Antonio Cox accused of slaying in botched robbery
Daquon Renfro / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY BECKY SCHLIKERMAN Chicago Sun-TimesOne man was ordered held without bond Wednesday, and another was jailed in lieu of $2 million in a would-be robbery and...
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Eric Hunt, 40, shot dead in West Englewood
Eric Hunt was shot and killed early Christmas morning in the West Englewood neighborhood.Hunt, 40, was found by police with multiple gunshot wounds in the 1200 block of West 73rd Place about 12:15...
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Alexis Valdez charged with murdering decapitated man found in Hermosa basement
Alexis Valdez / Photo from Chicago PoliceAlexis Valdez was charged with murder Thursday after police found a decapitated man in a Hermosa neighborhood home early Christmas morning.Officers responding...
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Dennis Glover shot to death while walking with girlfriend in West Garfield Park
Dennis Glover was shot to death Thursday night in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.Glover, 27, was walking with his girlfriend on a sidewalk near his home in the 700 block of South Kilbourn Avenue...
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Elijah Johnson, 50, killed in West Side home invasion
A 50-year-old was killed in a Thursday night home invasion on the West Side.Two men knocked on the door of a residence in the 1600 block of South Central Park Avenue looking for a girl inside about...
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UPDATE: Teen allegedly decapitated aunt’s boyfriend after he was asked to...
Alexis Valdez / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY STEFANO ESPOSITO Homicide Watch ChicagoWhen Alexis Valdez’s aunt told her do-nothing nephew that she wanted him out of her Northwest Side apartment, he...
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Comment of the Day: "We miss him so and our lives are forever changed !!!"
Darnell Williams was shot and killed while walking on a South Side sidewalk last Thursday. Reader “cherryzbrndymd” shared this about him:I'M SO DEVASTATED BY THE MURDER OF DARNELL WILLIAMS AKA LOL...
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Family: Man decapitated by girlfriend's relative 'will be truly missed'
Silvestre Diaz-Hernandez / Family PhotoBY MICHAEL LANSU AND STEFANO ESPOSITO Sun-Times MediaSilvestre Diaz-Hernandez was the only parent to two biological children and four stepdaughters after their...
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Jernale Richardson found shot dead on West Side
Jernale Richardson was found shot to death in the Austin neighborhood early Friday.Richardson, 36, was found about 3:50 a.m. in the 5900 block of West Midway Park with gunshot wounds to the chest and...
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GRAPHIC: Analysis of 2013 Chicago homicides
As of Dec. 26, homicides were at a record low in Chicago. These graphics break down homicides in Chicago in 2013 and provide historic perspective: Homicides by Chicago community area: By cumulative...
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'Progress, not success': Fewest murders since 1965
Please enable Javascript to watch this videoBy MICHAEL LANSU, JESSICA KOSCIELNIAK AND SAFIYA MERCHANT Homicide Watch ChicagoChicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy checks his cellphone every morning for...
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Shaughnessy Simms charged with murder in death of Jernale Richardson
Shaughnessy Simms / Photo from Chicago PoliceShaughnessy Simms Jr. has been charged with murder for allegedly shooting Jernale Richardson to death early Friday in the Austin neighborhood.Simms, 31,...
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Craig Williams shot dead near Bronzeville home
Craig Williams was shot and killed early Saturday less than a block from his Bronzeville home.Williams, 23, was walking on a sidewalk in the 4500 block of South Indiana Avenue when two males exited a...
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WEEK IN REVIEW: Nine murdered in attacks throughout the city
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorEight people were shot to death and one man was beaten and dismembered in murders throughout the city last week.Charges have been filed in three of the...
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Third person charged in grisly Southwest Side killing, dismemberment
Milton Miranda / Photo from Chicago PoliceA third suspect was extradited from New Jersey and ordered held without bond Sunday in connection to a grisly Southwest Side murder.Milton Miranda, 22, faces...
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UPDATE: Austin man kills father of girlfriend’s child, prosecutors say
Shaughnessy Simms / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY JON SEIDEL Chicago Sun-TimesAn Austin neighborhood man has been charged with first-degree murder after prosecutors said he shot and killed the father of...
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Homicides: Why do Chicago Police and the medical examiner's office report...
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorWhen looking at annual homicides in Chicago there are two numbers that should be considered -- those provided by the Chicago Police Department and those...
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Comment of the Day: "So sad you didn't deserve that"
Eric Hunt was shot early Christmas morning 2013 in the West Englewood neighborhood. Reader “Tee” posted this about him:So sad you didn't deserve that r.i.p luv prayers with your kids and family.
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