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Martarvian Emery killed in Back of the Yards shooting
Martarvian Emery was killed and another person was wounded in an early Saturday shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.Emery, 21, was inside the kitchen area of a home in the 5400 block of...
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Jaquez Williams, 17, fatally shot in Austin community
Jaquez Williams was fatally shot early Saturday in the Austin neighborhood.Williams, 17, was standing in the 5500 block of West North Avenue when an unidentified person approached and shot him in the...
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Ana Rosa Mora charged with murder after newborn found wrapped in bag in...
Anda Rosa Mora / Photo from Chicago PoliceAna Rosa Mora has been charged with murder after her newborn son was found wrapped in a plastic bag in a Northwest Side gangway this month.The newborn boy was...
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Cindy Bahena killed in Logan Square shooting
Cindy Bahena was fatally shot while riding in a vehicle through the Logan Square neighborhood early Sunday.Bahena, 21, was a backseat passenger in a vehicle traveling east in the 3500 West Fullerton...
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Artez McBride run over by SUV in Austin community
Artez McBride / Photo from FacebookArtez McBride was killed early Saturday when he was intentionally run over by an SUV blocks from his Austin neighborhood home.McBride, 20, was struck by the SUV while...
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Benito Juarez fatally stabbed in Little Village
A Cicero man was stabbed to death during an argument in the Little Village neighborhood early Sunday.Benito Juarez, 40, was walking in the 4100 block of West 26th Street when several males approached...
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Teen charged with murder in Woodlawn shooting death of 14-year-old Venzel...
Venzel Richardson / Photo from FacebookBY SAM CHARLES Sun-Times MediaA 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder for allegedly fatally shooting 14-year-old Venzel Richardson in February in...
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WEEK IN REVIEW: Eight killed in citywide violence
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorEight people were murdered throughout Chicago last week, raising the city's homicide total to nearly 100.Five of the eight killings happened over the...
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UPDATE: Ahbir Sardin held on $1M bond for alleged murder of 14-year-old...
Venzel Richardson / Photo from FacebookBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch ChicagoAhbir Sardin was ordered held on $1 million bond Monday for allegedly killing 14-year-old Mikva Challenge participant...
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Comment of the Day: "She works her butt of to provide a life for him and that...
Timmy Bermudez was one of two people fatally shot in an Easter Sunday shooting in the Little Village community. Reader "coworker865" posted this about the killings:I work with the mother of Timmy...
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PHOTO ESSAY: Winter memorials mark the deaths of Chicago murder victims
BY CHASE DIFELICIANTONIO Homicide Watch ChicagoA balloon sways in the wind. An empty liquor bottle rests on the pavement. Flowers wilt in the January snow. These are the memorials for some of Chicago's...
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Endia Martin, 14, fatally shot in Back of the Yards
Endia Martin / Photo from FacebookBY MITCH DUDEK AND TINA SFONDELES Chicago Sun-TimesA 14-year-old girl was charged with first-degree murder Tuesday after allegedly shooting another teenage girl in an...
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PHOTO GALLERY: Police investigate fatal shooting of 14-year-old Endia Martin...
PHOTOS BY RICH CHAPMAN Chicago Sun-TimesEndia Martin, 14, was fatally shot Monday evening by another 14-year-old girl during an argument over a boy, authorities said. Police investigate the murder in...
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Comment of the Day: "Every act of violence that permanently removes another...
Leonore Draper was fatally shot outside her West Pullman home after attending a Friday night fundraiser to end gun violence. Reader "moe" posted this about the shooting:Mere words are not enough in...
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Uncle: Slain White Sox vendor Nicholas Ramirez loved baseball, 'treated...
Family photos at memorial outside Ramirez' home / Photo by Emily BrosiousBY EMILY BROSIOUS Homicide Watch ChicagoChicago White Sox vendor Nicholas Ramirez loved baseball and hoped to be an emergency...
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Marvin Turner fatally stabbed in West Garfield Park
Marvin Turner was fatally stabbed early Monday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.Police found the 29-year-old man about 2:50 a.m. Monday on a sidewalk in the 4000 block of West Maypole Avenue with...
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Family: Artez McBride a 'big kid' focused on getting business degree
Artez McBride / Photo from FacebookBY SUSAN DU Homicide Watch ChicagoArtez McBride’s family has some closure now that Darrell Cooper has been charged with murder for allegedly running over McBride with...
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Prosecutors: Crystal Caffey fatally stabbed boyfriend Marvin Turner over...
Crystal Caffey / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY EMILY BROSIOUS Homicide Watch ChicagoCrystal “Cocoa” Caffey fatally stabbed her boyfriend because she thought he stole money from her during a Monday night...
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Comment of the Day: "R.I.P. I can't believe my baby brother is gone"
Darius Kelly was killed in an April 24 drive-by shooting in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. Reader "Shana" posted this about him:R.I.P. I can't believe my baby brother is gone. I love you.
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PHOTO ESSAY: Winter memorials mark the deaths of Chicago murder victims
BY CHASE DIFELICIANTONIO Homicide Watch ChicagoA balloon sways in the wind. An empty liquor bottle rests on the pavement. Flowers wilt in the January snow. These are the memorials for some of Chicago's...
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