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Juan Mercado fatally shot in Belmont Cragin area
Juan Mercado was shot to death in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood Sunday evening.Mercado, 25, was sitting on a front porch in the 2300 block of North Melvina Avenue when he was shot in the lower left...
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WEEK IN REVIEW: Eight killed throughout Chicago
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorAt least eight men were murdered throughout Chicago last week.Three of the victims were fatally shot over the weekend, when at least 17 other people were...
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Loop CEO shot by employee in July dies from injuries
Steven LaVoieBY JON SEIDEL Homicide Watch ChicagoThe Loop CEO shot by a recently demoted executive in July has died, according to an online journal maintained by his family.The entry announcing Steven...
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Comment of the Day: "I'll NEVER let our daughter forget you!"
Anthony Edwards, 39, was fatally shot in July at a West Pullman gas station. Reader "Keya" posted this about him:God sees ALL.....R.I.P. Tony......we love you & you'll be forever missed! I'll NEVER...
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Death of missing man found in Hegewisch garage ruled homicide
BY SUN-TIMES STAFFA man found dismembered in a Southeast Side garage this month has been positively identified as a missing man, and his death has been ruled a homicide.The dismembered body of Milan...
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UPDATE: Woman with ties to Hegewisch victim committed suicide, Indiana...
Milan Lekich / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY SUN-TIMES STAFFAn Indiana woman central to a bizarre murder mystery with Chicago ties committed suicide, a coroner said Wednesday.Teresa Jarding died of...
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Comment of the Day: "I remember him as a real bright light in our class"
ArrowStream CEO Steven LaVoie was shot at his Loop office July 31 and died this month. Reader "Georgette N." posted this about him:To the LaVoie Family, of Chicago, Illinois and also Sonoma,...
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Brother: Jokester Shandel Adams killed returning from friend's home
Shandel Adams / Photo from InstagramBY KENNY NGUYEN Homicide Watch ChicagoShandel Adams once broke his ankle playing football on Thanksgiving, but the constant jokester maintained his sense of humor...
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Man found dead in Northwest Side garbage bin was beaten, strangled
A man found dead in a garbage bin in the Jefferson Park neighborhood Tuesday morning was beaten and strangled.A janitor at Northwestern Business College found the body in a school garbage bin in the...
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ANALYSIS: 17- to 25-year-olds make up the greatest percent of Chicago...
BY KALEY FOWLER Homicide Watch ChicagoWhile murders in Chicago have been steadily declining for nearly 25 years, those getting killed has remained relatively unchanged.Chicago Police reported 928...
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Alexander Smith fatally shot in South Shore
Alexander D. Smith was killed in a South Shore shooting that also left a 14-year-old boy injured Thursday afternoon.Smith and the teen were shot in the 7500 block of South Colfax Avenue about 2:45...
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Rodney Wilson stabbed to death in Austin
Rodney Wilson was stabbed to death during a domestic fight in the Austin neighborhood.Wilson, 30, was stabbed in the 5100 block of West Fulton Street about 8:30 p.m. Thursday, authorities said. He and...
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Three charged in Jefferson Park beating death of Josepth Kamen
Jake Tate / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesA 45-year-old homeless man was strangled, beaten and sodomized by three other vagrants because one of the attackers thought he...
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Erick Horton charged with murder in Chatham shooting death of Nigell Vazquez
Erick Horton / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY LEEANN SHELTON Sun-Times MediaErick T. Horton has been charged with murder in the September shooting death of Nigell Vazquez in the Chatham...
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Travis Wright found shot to death in Roseland
Scene where Travis Wright was shot / Photo from NVPTravis L. Wright was found shot to death early Saturday near his Roseland home.Police responding to a call of shots fired found Wright, 21, in the...
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Genorel Martin fatally shot in West Englewood
Genorel Martin was fatally shot in the West Englewood neighborhood early Saturday.Martin, 24, was opening the door to his apartment building in the 6700 block of South Throop Street when a gunman...
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Alexandra Burgos killed in Belmont Craign shooting
Alexandra Burgos was fatally shot in a Belmont Cragin apartment early Sunday.Burgos, 18, was sitting in the apartment in the 5300 block of West Oakdale Avenue when shots were fired outside about 12:35...
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Prosecutors: Erika Jett fatally stabbed Rodney Wilson during domestic fight...
Erika Jett / Photo from Cook County Sheriff's officeBY BRIAN SLODYSKO Chicago Sun-TimesErika Jett was ordered held on $500,000 bond Sunday after prosecutors claimed she fatally stabbed her boyfriend...
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WEEK IN REVIEW: Six killed in Chicago violence
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorFour people were shot to death, one man was fatally stabbed and another was beaten and strangled last week in Chicago.Three of the six murder victims were...
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Comment of the Day: "To move into a new area and someone gun you down isn't...
Travis Wright was fatally shot early Saturday in the Roseland neighborhood. Reader Kisha Jones posted this about him:My little brother didn't deserve this. He had a great future playing football ahead...
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