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Friend: LaQuisha Hickman was 'a loving mother and loyal friend'
Laquisha Hickman / Photo from FacebookBY EMILY BROSIOUS Homicide Watch ChicagoLaQuisha Hickman was "a loving mother and loyal friend," a longtime friend said.Hickman, 37, was fatally shot June 9 by...
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Comment of the Day: "We swam together at Pullman Park. Chris you will be missed"
Christopher Jones, 16, was found shot to death Sunday morning in a Roseland gangway. Reader "Xris Bell" posted this about him:We swam together at Pullman Park. Chris you will be missed. Love to your...
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Sharon Bonds, 54, killed in hit and run; death ruled a homicide
A 54-year-old woman was intentionally struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning in a fatal hit-and-run crash in the Calumet Heights neighborhood, authorities said.Sharon Bonds was struck be a vehicle in the...
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Sonny Ortiz dies after shooting, crash in River West
Sonny Ortiz has died after being shot multiple times then crashing an SUV early Thursday in the River West neighborhood.Authorities said Ortiz was shot while inside a parked vehicle. After being shot,...
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Comment of the Day: "The coolest person I ever met"
Derrick Bowens was fatally shot June 5 outside his Englewood home. Reader "Eddoe" posted this about him:R.I.P DB one of the coolest person I ever met and would put it on you the court.
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Eddie Jones, 54, fatally shot in Englewood
Scene where Eddie Jones was shot / Photo by Alex WroblewskiA 54-year-old man was fatally shot Wednesday night in Englewood.Eddie Jones had just gotten out of a car to talk with another person in the...
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PHOTO GALLERY: Eddie Jones fatally shot in Englewood
PHOTOS BY ALEX WROBLEWSKI For Chicago Sun-TimesEddie Jones was fatally shot late Wednesday in Englewood. Police said he had just gotten out of a car to talk with another person in the 6500 block of...
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Albert Glover, 56, fatally shot in Austin
A 56-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting Thursday afternoon in the Austin neighborhood.Albert Glover was in the 100 block of North Leamington Avenue about when a vehicle pulled up and...
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DATA ANALYSIS: Higher percentage of fatal stabbing victims are women
BY EMILY BROSIOUS Homicide Watch ChicagoWhile nearly 82 percent of Chicago's 610 homicides since the start of 2013 have been from shootings, 49 people have been stabbed to death.During that time, the...
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Tony Ervin fatally stabbed at Chicago Lawn home
Tony Ervin was stabbed to death Friday night in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.Ervin, 28, was stabbed during a fight at his home in the 6000 block of South Sacramento Avenue about 10:30 p.m. Friday,...
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Alfred Barnett dies after West Englewood shooting
Alfred Barnett died Friday night from injuries suffered in a Monday night shooting in the West Englewood neighborhood.Barnett, 40, was shot in the groin area in the 6900 block of South Laflin Street...
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Ronnie Amos, 42, shot to death in Humboldt Park area
Ronnie Amos was fatally shot Saturday morning in the Humboldt Park area.Officers found Amons, 42, shot in the 3600 block of West Chicago Avenue about 8:55 a.m. Saturday, authorities said. Amos, who...
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Darius Smith charged with murder in Chicago Lawn stabbing death of Tony Ervin
Darius Smith / Photo from Chicago PoliceDarius M. Smith has been charged with murder for allegedly fatally stabbing Tony Ervin Friday night in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, police said.Smith, 23, and...
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WEEK IN REVIEW: Eight murdered throughout Chicago
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorEight people were murdered throughout Chicago last week, including three people in their 50s.The slayings included shootings, a stabbing and a woman...
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Johnny Reese held on $1M bond in shooting death of Summer Moore
Johnny Reese / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorJohnny Reese drove a gunman to shoot another man as part of an ongoing dispute, prosecutors said. The bullet...
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Comment of the Day: "No mother wants to see her child in jail for the rest of...
Darius Smith fatally stabbed Tony Ervin during a Friday night fight at Ervin's Chicago Lawn home, authorities said. Reader Staci Walker posted this about him:Tony affectionately known as Tone Tone, was...
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Police: Murders decrease despite rise in shootings through first six months
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorChicago Police have announced that through the first six months of the year there were nine fewer murders than in 2013 and 79 less than in 2012.Police...
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William Paschal charged with murder in Chicago Lawn shooting death of college...
William Paschal / Photo from Chicago PoliceWilliam Paschal has been charged with murder in the shooting death of college student Kevin Baker in January in the Chicago Lawn community.Paschal, 18, of...
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PHOTO GALLERY: Teen fatally shot in Grand Boulevard during Monday storms
PHOTOS BY ALEX WROBLEWSKIMichael Patton was fatally shot in the 600 block of East 50th Place in the Grand Boulevard community during Monday night's thunderstorms.
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Michael Patton, 17, fatally shot in Grand Boulevard
Scene where Michael Patton was fatally shot / Photo by Alex WroblewskiMichael Patton was was killed in a Monday night shooting in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood that left another left another...
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