WEEK IN REVIEW: In the least-violent week in months, 8 people were killed,...
By JEFF MAYES Homicide Watch Chicago It may not seem like much of a victory, but only eight people were killed in Chicago last week, making it one of the least violent weeks of the entire...
View ArticleJonathan Brown killed, second man critically injured when gunman opens fire...
Jonathan D. Brown was killed and another man was critically wounded in a shooting Wednesday night in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side.About 8:30 p.m., the men were standing on the...
View ArticleJesus De La O of Vernon Hills gunned down in Noble Square when he refuses to...
By MAUREEN O'Donnell, ASHLEE REZIN and JORDAN OWEN Chicago SUn-TimesJesus Angel De La O lived in northwest suburban Vernon Hills, but always had a strong connection to Chicago, and that is where he...
View Article86-year-old Donald 'Donnie Mac' McNamara found shot to death in his...
Eight-six-year-old Donald L. McNamara was found shot to death Thursday afternoon in his South Side Canaryville neighborhood home.McNamara's daughter found him bleeding from his head just after 4 p.m....
View Article18-year-old charged with fatal April shooting of Armani Horton in Parkway...
By MITCHELL ARMENTROUT Chicago Sun-TimesTeryion Laws | Cook County Sheriff's Dept. An 18-year-old man has been charged with fatally shooting Armani Horton inside the Parkway Gardens apartment complex...
View ArticleRashaad Crawford had high hopes for Back of the Yards: 'These people don't...
By BLAIR PADDOCK Homicide Watch ChicagoRashaad Crawford | FacebookRashaad H. Crawford, 23, was known as a dreamer in his Back of the Yards community. When he wasn't working his business, he was...
View ArticleAndres Davila dies a week after being shot while riding in vehicle in Back of...
Andres G. Davila suffered gunshot wounds while riding in a vehicle in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the Southwest Side on August 5. A week later, he died of those injuries.The 31-year-old...
View ArticleJesus Bernabe stabbed to death during fight in Douglas Park alley
Jesus Bernabe was stabbed to death during a fight Saturday night in the Douglas Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side.About 9:10 p.m, the 29-year-old Bernabe was sitting with several other people in...
View Article44-year-old Latikiya McNeely stabbed to death in Englewood
A woman found dead with multiple stab wounds early Saturday in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side has been identified as 44-year-old Latikiya K. Mcneely.Officers responding to a call of a...
View Article27-year-old Demica Porter shot to death near her home in Back of the Yards
Demica Porter was shot to death early Sunday just two blocks from her home in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side.Officers responded to a call of shots fired at 12:24 a.m. and found...
View ArticleJabari 'Fio' Feazell shot to death during fight with two other men in Old Town
Jabari H. Feazell was shot to death early Sunday during a fight in the Old Town neighborhood on the North Side, according to police.Shortly after midnight, the 20-year-old known as "Fio" got into a...
View ArticleLevon 'CeeJay' Averhart shot to death when gunman jumps out of vehicle and...
Young father Levon S. Averhart Jr. was shot to death Sunday morning when someone jumped out of a passing vehicle and opened fire in the Uptown neighborhood on the North Side.The 23-year-old Averhart,...
View Article'Heinous event': Emmanuel Fleming, Michael Swift shot to death on steps of...
Emmanuel Fleming and Michael Swift were running a little late for services on Sunday morning when the unthinkable happened. Just as the men were walking up the front steps of an Englewood neighborhood...
View ArticleJavier 'Lazy' Pantoja shot to death in Chicago Lawn drive-by
Javier "Lazy" Pantoja was killed in a drive-by shooting early Monday in the Southwest Side Chicago Lawn neighborhood.The 26-year-old was standing outside next to a car in the 3000 block of West 60th...
View Article36-year-old Ernie 'Poncho' Gardner dies nearly two months after being wounded...
Ernie "Poncho" Gardner died Tuesday morning, nearly two months after he was shot multiple times in the West Side Humboldt Park neighborhood.About 2:30 p.m. June 28, the 36-year-old Gardner was in the...
View ArticleCurtis Sanderbeck of Harvey dies a month after being beaten and robbed in the...
By JORDAN OWEN and TOM SCHUBA Chicago Sun-Times WireA south suburban man suffered serious head injuries when he was beaten and robbed in July in the South Loop. Early Monday, Curtis Sanderbeck died of...
View Article25-year-old Rakeem Simmons shot to death in South Shore
Rakeem Dushon Simmons died at a hospital after being shot Monday morning in the South Shore neighborhood.A family member said Simmons had walked to the store for coffee and a newspaper, as he did every...
View ArticleSuspect on bicycle fatally shoots Stefan Slater a few blocks from his home in...
Stefan Slater was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon by a suspect riding a bicycle in the Southwest Side Ashburn neighborhood.The 23-year-old Slater was standing outside in the 7800 block of South Homan,...
View ArticleMan found shot to death in Little Village alley identified as 19-year-old...
A man found shot to death Wednesday morning in the Little Village neighborhood on the Southwest Side has been identified as 19-year-old Victor Davila Jr.Officers responded to a call of shots fired at...
View ArticleProsecutors: 86-year-old Donald 'Donnie Mac' McNamara was shot to death by...
Bond has been denied for a south suburban man charged with fatally shooting his elderly father, Donald L. McNamara, last week in the older man's Canaryville neighborhood home on the South Side.Donald...
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