Christopher Cage charged with murder in West Pullman shooting death of Mayron...
Christopher Cage / Photo from Chicago PoliceChristopher Cage has been charged with murder for a West Pullman shooting that left Mayron Collier dead and another man critically wounded early Thursday,...
View ArticleLeanrew Harper killed in West Englewood shooting
Leanrew Harper was fatally shot in the West Englewood neighborhood Friday night.Police found Harper, 34, outside in the 7000 block of South Honore Street about 5:40 p.m., authorities said. Harper, who...
View ArticleGabriel Guardiola convicted of murder for shooting friend who refused to get...
Gabriel Guardiola / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY LEEANN SHELTON Sun-Times MediaGabriel Guardiola was convicted of murder Friday for shooting a friend who refused to get into his car after a night at a...
View ArticleSavoy Young fatally shot in South Chicago
Savoy Young was fatally shot in the South Chicago neighborhood Saturday morning.Police responding to a call of shots fired found Young in an alley in the 8100 block of South Chappel Avenue about 11:15...
View ArticlePolice: January murders, shootings rise compared to 2014
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorChicago averaged nearly a murder per day in the first month of the new year.Police reported 28 murders in January 2015, a 40 percent increase compared to...
View ArticleAntonio Gamboa fatally stabbed at Near South Side Super Bowl party
Antonio Gamboa was stabbed to death during a Super Bowl party Sunday night on the Near South Side.Gamboa, 23, was at the party in the 2300 block of South Michigan Avenue when a couple began to argue,...
View ArticleWEEK IN REVIEW: Six killed throughout Chicago
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorFive men were shot to death and another was fatally stabbed last week in Chicago.The most recent killing happened when 23-year-old Antonio Gamboa was...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "He had a sweet disposition and was extremely respectful....
Tyree Harris, 18, was fatally shot Jan. 23 in the Chicago Lawn community. Reader "Mrs. Rayfield" posted this about him:This was a good kid. He always work hard in my class and was a promising student....
View ArticleAbraham Burgo dies from North Lawndale shooting
Abraham Burgo has died after being shot last month in the North Lawndale community.Burgo, 35, was shot in the neck in the 1500 block of South Trumbull Avenue about 5:20 p.m. Jan. 23, authorities said....
View ArticleAaron Rutigliano charged with murder in Super Bowl party stabbing death of...
Antonio Gamoba / Photo from GoFundMe.comBY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesA local personal trainer allegedly stabbed a musician to death and injured two women at a Super Bowl party because they tried...
View ArticleLinda Sanders, 50, found murdered in Grand Boulevard home
A 50-year-old woman was found beaten and stabbed to death inside her Grand Boulevard home Monday morning.Relatives found Linda Sanders dead inside her home in the 400 block of East 48th Place about...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "He has a [4-year-old] daughter who will miss him dearly"
Savoy Young, 22, was fatally shot Jan. 31 in the South Chicago neighborhood. Reader "Diamond" posted this about him:RIP Savoy. He lived two houses down from me and we graduated 8th together at Edward...
View ArticleCierra Moore stabbed to death at Roseland gas station
Cierra Moore was fatally stabbed Saturday afternoon during a fight at a Roseland gas station.Moore, 27, was stabbed in the leg during a domestic fight at a gas station in the 10000 block of South...
View ArticleProsecutors: Dwight Brown beat, hacked mother to death in her Grand Boulevard...
Dwight Brown / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY MITCHELL ARMENTROUT Sun-Times MediaDwight Brown beat his 60-year-old mother to death then hacked up her body with a knife as she attempted to prepare him...
View ArticleCurtis Lyons fatally shot in Ashburn community
Curtis Lyons was fatally shot in an Ashburn shooting that left another man wounded Wednesday afternoon.The men were shot in the 3100 block of West 84th Place about 3:10 p.m., authorities said.Lyons,...
View ArticleFamily: Slain Rayvon Little enjoyed basketball, reading
BY EMILY BROSIOUS Homicide Watch ChicagoRayvon Little left his Minnesota home as a teenager to come live with his grandmother in Englewood, family said.Christine Little said her grandson was a quiet...
View ArticleOmar Dixon charged with murder in Ashburn shooting death of Terrence Harris
Omar Dixon / Photo from Chicago PoliceOmar Dixon has been charged with murder in the January shooting death of Terrence Harris in the Ashburn neighborhood.Harris, 24, was walking through a gangway in...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "Or how about we learn to not ... violently stab people...
Prosecutors claim Aaron Rutigliano fatally stabbed Antonio Gamboa Feb. 1 after Gamboa attempted to break up a fight at a Super Bowl party between Rutigliano and his girlfriend. Reader Maxine Kao posted...
View ArticleJoshua Poe charged with murder in Ashburn shooting death of Curtis Lyons
Joshua Poe / Photo from Chicago PoliceJoshua Poe has been charged with murder in an Ashburn shooting that left Curtis Lyons dead Wednesday afternoon.Poe, 26, is accused of shooting Lyons and another...
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