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Lynell Bradley Jr. killed in West Englewood shooting
Lynell Bradley Jr. was killed in a West Englewood shooting that also left another man injured early Sunday.The men were in a van stopped at a red light in the 1400 block of West 71st Street when a tan...
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Family: Slain football coach Alexander Villafane kept kids off the street
BY EMILY GRAY BROSIOUS Homicide Watch ChicagoAlexander Villafane named his youth football program after his second-favorite NFL team, the New England Patriots, family said.The 39-year-old football...
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Family: Slain mother Janice Coleman, 48, would 'take you in with a smile and...
Janice Coleman / Submitted photoBY CHANTELLE NAVARRO Homicide Watch ChicagoJanice Coleman cared for more than her nine children and 24 grandchildren -- she also frequently helped relatives and...
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Prosecutors: Robber Deshawn Johnson demanded fried rice then fatally shot...
Deshawn Johnson / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesA murder suspect who allegedly killed a Chinese restaurant employee because he only got $20 from a hold-up after demanding...
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Julio Ramos killed in Bucktown shooting
Julio Ramos was killed in a drive-by shooting in the Bucktown neighborhood late Thursday.Ramos was sitting in an SUV parked in the 2000 block of West Fullerton Avenue when a gray pickup truck pulled up...
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Jury sequestered in deadly police-chase case
Timothy Jones / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesA Cook County jury was sequestered late Friday night after it failed to determine the fate of a South Side man charged with...
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Malcolm Tompkins killed in Englewood shooting
Malcolm Tompkins was fatally shot in the Englewood neighborhood Friday afternoon.Officers responding to a call of shots fired in the 5600 block of South Green Street found Tompkins unresponsive about...
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Demarcus Adams killed in Uptown shooting
Demarcus Adams was fatally shot in the Uptown neighborhood Saturday night.Adams, 28, was standing outside in the 4600 block of North Malden Street when a gunman walked up and shot him in the back and...
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WEEK IN REVIEW: Four shot dead throughout Chicago
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorFour men were shot to death throughout Chicago last week.Two of the men were killed over the weekend, when at least eight other people were wounded by...
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Swan Lockhart fatally shot in West Englewood
Swan Lockhart was fatally shot in the West Englewood neighborhood Sunday night.Police responding to a call of a person shot in the 2000 block of West 69th Place found 26-year-old Swan Lockhart shot in...
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Family: Drummer Edwin Cook 'was just so inspired' by music
Edwin Cook / Submitted photoBY CHANTELLE NAVARRO Homicide Watch ChicagoDrummer Edwin Cook wanted to go to college to pursue a career in music, family said."Ever since he was little, the whole family...
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Comment of the Day: "His decision put into play my friend's death and one of...
Timothy Jones was convicted Feb. 21 of the murder of Jacqueline Reynolds after a Chicago Police car slammed into her during a high-speed chase Jones initiated following a residential burglary. Reader...
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Albert Turnage killed in Roger Park shooting
Albert S. Turnage was killed in a Rogers Park neighborhood shooting that left another man critically wounded early Wednesday.Officers responding to a call of a person shot in the 1700 block of West...
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Demarcus Nelson fatally shot in Austin community
Demarcus Nelson was killed in an Austin neighborhood shooting that left two other men wounded Wednesday afternoon.Nelson, 20, was part of a group sitting inside a vehicle in the 4600 block of West...
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Derrius Drakes fatally shot in Roseland
Derrius Drakes / Photo from GoFundMe.comDerrius Drakes was fatally shot in the Roseland neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.Drakes, 23, was standing outside in the 11300 block of South Parnell Avenue when...
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Bernard Monroe, 60, shot to death in Roseland
A 60-year-old man was shot to death in the Roseland neighborhood Wednesday night.Police found Bernard Monroe lying on the ground near his home in the 11400 block of South Prairie Avenue about 7:20 p.m....
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Prosecutors: Otis Harriel fatally shot Martavian Emery for directing daughter...
Otis Harriel / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorA 47-year-old father fatally shot a man who allegedly directed his daughter to a Back of the Yards home, where she...
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Police: Fewer murders this February, but killings still higher than 2014
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorChicago had one fewer killing this February compared to last February, but slayings remain higher than last year after a violet January.Chicago Police...
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WEEK IN REVIEW: Four shot death throughout Chicago
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago EditorFour men were shot to death throughout Chicago last week.All four killings happened last Wednesday, which was then followed by one of the city's longest...
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Comment of the Day: "He definitely was on the ball ... going to school [and]...
Derrius Drakes, 23, was fatally shot Feb. 25 in the Roseland community. Reader "Keebler Martinez" posted this about him:He definitely was on the ball [and] had just returned from the military, working...
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