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Mother: Darius Oliver "would do anything he could to help"
Darius Oliver / Photo from DNAInfo.com/chicagoBY WILL HAGER Homicide Watch ChicagoDarius Oliver was fatally shot outside an Uptown church more than six months ago, but the killing still “feels so...
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Lavita Jones dies days after Auburn Gresham shooting
Lavita Jones died Friday afternoon, two days after being shot multiple times at her Auburn Gresham home.Lavita Jones, 39, was shot in the back multiple times at her home in the 8800 block of South May...
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Clint Massey charged with murder in shooting death of livery driver Javan...
BY JON SEIDEL Chicago Sun-TimesA South Side teenager has been charged in last month's slaying of a livery driver blocks away from U.S. Cellular Field.Witnesses allegedly saw Clint Massey, 17, fire a...
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WEEK IN REVIEW: One killed in South Side shooting
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorChicago recorded one murder in the past week -- the fewest in any week this year.The city also went more than 133 hours between violent deaths, the longest...
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Comment of the Day: "Sister you may be gone but never will you be forgotten"
Lavita Jones was fatally shot last week at her Auburn Gresham home. Reader "Wangosha Feemster" posted this about her:Sister you may be gone but never will you be forgotten R.I.P love you lil sis
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Chad Collins fatally shot in South Shore community
Photo by Brian Jackson / Chicago Sun-TimesChad Collins was fatally shot Monday night in the South Shore neighborhood.Collins, 36, was shot in the leg just before 7 p.m. Monday in the 2300 block of...
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Comment of the Day: "He literally gave away his entire paycheck every week to...
Michael Munoz was fatally shot this month in the New City community. Reader Faisal Malik posted this about him:Mikkey was a very hardworking boy with a huge heart...He literally gave away his entire...
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Bernardo Catalan fatally shot in Logan Square
Bernardo Catalan was fatally shot early Tuesday in the Logan Square neighborhood.Catalan and a 23-year-old man were riding in a car through an alley in the 1900 block of North Rockwell Street when a...
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Comment of the Day: "My cousin was our everything and we're gonna miss him...
Javan Boyd was fatally shot near U.S Cellular Field in February. Reader Lakeisha Odom posted this about him: I would like to thank the cpd for everything, but trust me we will not rest until this...
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UPDATE: Parrish Davis held without bond for alleged murder of Elsaleem...
Parrish Davis / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY WILL HAGER Homicide Watch ChicagoA North Lawndale area man asked to leave a birthday party at a South Side bar for grabbing an employee’s buttocks returned...
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Chicago's safest communities: 34% of city averages less than a murder per year
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch ChicagoWhen it comes to murders, Chicago has been called a city of two extremes.A majority of the killings in recent years happened in portions of the South and West...
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Comment of the Day: "It seems like some kids just come into the world with...
Robert Udrow was shot to death in the Auburn Gresham area in late February. Reader "jkatze" posted this about him:My condolences to the family of Bobby Udrow. It seems like some kids just come into the...
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Prosecutors: 3-week-old died after father threw her in the air more than 100...
Jose Garcia / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY WILL HAGER Homicide Watch ChicagoEmergency medical technician Jose Garcia allegedly shook his 3-week-old daughter then threw her in the air about 100 times...
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Terrell Wilson fatally shot in West Garfield Park
Terrell Wilson was fatally shot Friday afternoon during a fight in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.Police responding to a call of shots fired found Wilson, 21, shot multiple times on a sidewalk in...
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Harold Cook charged with murder in West Garfield Park shooting death of...
Harold Cook / Photo from Chicago PoliceHarold Cook been charged for allegedly fatally shooting Terrell Wilson during a Friday fight in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.Cook, 22, of the 4200 block of...
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Michael Stewart fatally shot at West Englewood party
A Gary, Ind., man was fatally shot at a West Englewood party Saturday night.Michael Stewart, 35, was at a house party in the 2000 block of West 67th Place when several people began fighting about 11:20...
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$10 million bond for woman charged with murder in crash that killed off-duty cop
Shanell Terrell / Photo from Cook County Sheriff's officeBY JON SEIDEL Chicago Sun-TimesA Calumet Park woman was ordered held on $10 million bond Sunday after she was accused of leading police on a...
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WEEK IN REVIEW: Four men shot dead throughout city
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorFour men were fatally shot throughout Chicago last week, and a south suburban woman was charged with murder for allegedly killing an off-duty police...
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Jackie Stiffend charged with murder in West Garfield Park shooting death of...
JackieStiffend / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorJackie Stiffend has been charged with murder for his alleged role in a retaliation robbery last year that left...
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Comment of the Day: "I really still can't stomach the fact that you're not...
Tevin Kirkman was fatally shot outside his West Side home in May 2013. Reader "kyndra phillips" posted this about him:i miss you sooooo much wesley! i really still cain't stomace the fact that your not...
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