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Joshua David Brooks held on no bond after beating and killing his foster...
Joshua David Brooks / Photo from Chicago PoliceJoshua David Brooks has been ordered held without bond after being charged with the murder of his foster mother Dorothy McGee who died from a cardiac...
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Man shot to death on South Side
A man was shot and killed Friday afternoon on the South Side.The 20-year-old victim was shot in the head at 1:27 p.m. in the 300 block of East 51st Street, police News Affairs Officer Ana Pacheco...
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UPDATE: Jareem Jackson killed in South Chicago shooting
Jareem Jackson was shot and killed about two blocks from his home in the South Chicago neighborhood Monday evening.He was found shot in the abdomen and lying in a doorway in the 2500 block of East 84th...
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Valentino Taylor fatally shot in Roseland
Valentino Taylor was shot to death in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side Monday night.About 9:30 p.m., the 26-year-old was found with two gunshot wounds to the head in the 11300 block of...
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Man shot to death in Chicago Lawn
A man was shot to death in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side Tuesday morning, police said.The man, thought to be in his 50s, was shot in the chest about 6:15 a.m. in the 2400 block of...
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Police: March murders increase from 2013, but stay near record low
BY WILL HAGER Homicide Watch ChicagoChicago went through its longest murder-free stretch of the year in March and closed out the month with 22 homicides, the fourth lowest total for a March on record,...
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Joey Jones charged in killing of Omar Maslat in Chicago Lawn
Joey Jones / Photo from Chicago PoliceJoey Jones is facing murder charges after police say he shot a cashier to death in Chicago Lawn and wounded another man in Uptown Tuesday morning.Jones, 31, is...
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Comment of the Day: "Another young man's life gone too soon due to senseless...
Eric Woods was gunned down in his West Garfield Park home on February 27th. Commenter "Mz C" posted this about him:Please people stop killing each other, Another young man life gone too soon due to...
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Comment of the Day: "RIP to a man I know as a extremely smart man and a...
Michael Tingling died March 19 after getting into a fight with another man in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Commenter Juan Carlos shared this about him:This is a shame. Me and this man have shared such...
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Andre Alejandro sentenced to 40 years in fatal 2012 Uptown shooting
Andre Alejandro / Photo from Chicago PoliceAndre Alejandro was sentenced to 40 years in prison Thursday after admitting he shot and killed 13-year-old Ivan Alanis at an Uptown pizzeria.A purported...
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Richard Lyons sentenced to 60 years in daughter's stabbing death
Richard Lyons / Photo from Chicago PoliceRichard Lyons was sentenced to 60 years in prison Friday for the brutal stabbing death of his 9-year-old daughter, Mya, the Chicago Sun-Times is reportingEricka...
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Anthony Morris fatally beaten in Park Manor
The death of Tennessee man Anthony Morris, who was found beaten March 26 in the South Side Park Manor neighborhood, has been ruled a homicide.The 27-year-old was found unresponsive and bleeding in the...
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Jordan Harris killed, 5 others shot at West Garfield Park party
Jordan Harris was killed and five other people were shot at a house party early Saturday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.The six were all shot about 1:10 a.m. Saturday at a party in a two-flat...
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Michael Flournoy III, Simeon H.S. football player, shot and killed on South Side
BY JON SEIDEL AND MICHAEL O’BRIEN Chicago Sun-TimesThe sobbing of another grieving family filled a Chatham apartment Sunday after Simeon Career Academy sophomore and football player Michael Flournoy...
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Darnall Gordon killed, two others wounded in Rogers Park shoooting
Darnall Gordon was killed and two other men were wounded in a shooting Monday night in the Rogers Park neighborhood.About 7:20 p.m. Monday, the three men were in a convenience store in the 1600 block...
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Comment of the Day: "R.I.P. Ms. Hall"
Leannia Hall, 76, was found strangled in her Humboldt Park home last month. Reader "Reggie" posted this about her:R.I.P MS HALL
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Comment of the Day: "In any waking moment, your child's safety can be...
Toddler Ameriah Roberson was killed last month on the South Side and her body allegedly dumped in south suburban Riverdale. Reader "niki w" posted this about the case:Im a mother myself, and a first...
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Matthew Rosario charged with murder in Brighton Park stabbing death of...
Matthew Rosario / Photo from Chicago PoliceMatthew Rosario has been charged for allegedly stabbing 51-year-old Lucy Wrobel to death in the Brighton Park neighborhood in February.Rosario, 28, of the...
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Rapper Big Glo shot dead in West Englewood
BY STEFANO ESPOSITO & JON SEIDEL Chicago Sun-TimesSouth Side rapper Big Glo — cousin to fellow musician Chief Keef — finally had the big-time record deal he craved, along with a $50,000 advance.But...
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PHOTO GALLERY: Memorial for slain rapper Big Glo
PHOTOS BY BRIAN JACKSONInterscope rapper Big Glo was fatally shot Wednesday night in the West Englewood neighborhood. A memorial was set up for the 30-year-old rapper, whose real name was Mario Hess,...
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