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Jerome Lofton charged with murder in North Lawndale shooting death of Darrien...
Jerome Lofton / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY JORDAN OWEN Sun-Times MediaJerome Lofton has been charged with murder for allegedly shooting Darrien Jordan during a Tuesday afternoon argument in the North...
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Comment of the Day: "Another talented young person, shot for no reason"
Aaron Rushing, 15, was fatally shot in a May 18 drive-by shooting in the 4700 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue in the Kenwood neighborhood. Reader "Rev. WR" posted this about the killing:Another...
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Friend: Slain Roosevelt High student Nicholas Keener enjoyed cycling, basketball
Nicholas Keener / Photo from TwitterBY SUSAN DU Homicide Watch ChicagoRoosevelt High School junior Nicholas Keener "basically had a feeling that something was gonna happen," a friend said. That feeling...
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Prosecutors: Matthew Jackson fatally shot Twista bodyguard during robbery of...
Matthew Jackson / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorMatthew X. Jackson fatally shot Davy Easterling, a bodyguard for Chicago rapper Twista, during an armed robbery...
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Prosecutors: Jerome Lofton fatally shot Darrien Jordan during North Lawndale...
Jerome Lofton / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY EMILY BROSIOUS Homicide Watch ChicagoJerome Lofton attempted to pistol whip Darrien Jordan during an Tuesday afternoon fight in the North Lawndale...
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Derrick Bowens fatally shot outside Englewood home
Derrick Bowens was fatally shot Thursday morning outside his Englewood home.Bowens, 27, was shot about 9:50 a.m. Thursday in the 7000 block of South Morgan Street, authorities said.He was standing...
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Evanston resident Alante Vallejo fatally shot in Rogers Park
Alante Vallejo was killed in a Friday afternoon shooting in the Rogers Park neighborhood that left another man wounded.Officers responding to a call of shots fired found 18-year-old Alante Vallejo...
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Carnesha Fort fatally shot in West Garfield Park
Carnesha Fort was shot to death in the West Garfield Park neighborhood Friday night.Fort, 22, was shot in the 100 block of North Keeler Avenue about 10:45 p.m., authorities said. Fort, who lived on the...
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Brian Weekly shot to death in Washington Park area
Brian Weekly was killed in an early Saturday shooting in the Washington Park neighborhood that left another man critically wounded.Weekly, 18, was shot multiple times in an alley in the 5600 block of...
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Police release surveillance images in murders of Eric "Guitar" Davis, Willie...
Surveillance image / Photo from Chicago PolicePolice have released video surveillance of two men they are looking to question in connection with two shooting deaths blocks apart last December.The...
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Friend: Slain Evanston resident Alante Vallejo was 'planning his future'
Alante Vallejo / Photo from FacebookBY SUSAN DU Homicide Watch ChicagoEvanston resident Alante Vallejo graduated high school less than a week before he was fatally shot in the Rogers Park neighborhood...
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Kennyone Pendelton fatally shot on West Side
Kennyone Pendelton was shot to death Saturday night on the West Side.Pendelton, 36, was shot in the chest multiple times in the 4600 block of West Jackson Boulevard about 9:25 p.m., authorities said....
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WEEK IN REVIEW: Seven shot dead throughout Chicago
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorAt least seven people were murdered throughout Chicago last week -- the city's lowest homicide total in three weeks.All seven people were killed by...
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Boss: Slain landscaper Eric Kall 'was very proud' of young son
Eric Kall / Photo from FacebookBY SUSAN DU Homicide Watch ChicagoEric Kall had just gotten a season pass to take his young son to Brookfield Zoo this summer, friends said.Kall won't get to use those...
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Comment of the Day: "I'm [going to] miss calling you askin' you to make a pot...
Monte Tillman, 33, was fatally shot last month in the Austin community. Reader "lil lady" posted this about him:Rest in peace monte im gone miss calling you askin you to make a pot roast every sunday...
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Officials: LaQuisha Hickman, Nicole Loving killed in domestic dispute in...
BY FRANK MAIN AND BRIAN SLODYSKO Chicago Sun-TimesA South Side woman filed a domestic battery report with Chicago Police officers against her longtime boyfriend following a quarrel Sunday night —...
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Family: Preacher Charles Short, 51, killed returning from grocery
Charles Short / Family photoBY EMILY BROSIOUS Homicide Watch ChicagoA 51-year-old ordained preacher was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time when he was fatally shot last month in the Fuller...
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Police: Neighbors know slaying suspects, but no one’s talking
Surveillance image / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY FRANK MAIN Chicago Sun-TimesOne victim was a retired bus driver and the other a talented blues guitarist.They were shot to death three blocks apart on...
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Paris Brown killed in Greater Grand Crossing shooting
Paris Brown was killed in a Monday night shooting in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood that also left a man wounded.Brown, 21, and a man in his 20s were sitting in a parked vehicle in the 7300...
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Comment of the Day: "He always flashed me a bright smile when I saw him"
Paul Pyron was fatally shot last month during a carjacking in the Ashburn community. Reader "Challese Harvey" posted this about him:I watched PJ grow from a lil boy to a handsome n respectful young...
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