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Erica Blackman killed in Chatham murder-suicide
Erica D. Blackman was found shot to death early Friday in the Chatham neighborhood in what police are calling an apparent murder-suicide.A relative found 27-year-old Blackman and a 42-year-old man shot...
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Nyerere Lloyd fatally shot in Marquette Park community
Nyerere Lloyd was fatally shot in the Marquette Park neighborhood early Sunday.Lloyd, 26, was standing on the sidewalk in the 3100 block of West 64th Street when two gunmen walked up and opened fire...
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WEEK IN REVIEW: Ten shot dead throughout Chicago
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch ChicagoNine men and a woman were shot to death throughout Chicago last week.Five of the killings happened over the weekend, when at least 29 other people were wounded by...
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Justin Banks killed in North Lawndale shooting
Two men were killed and a woman was wounded when gunfire erupted in the North Lawndale neighborhood Friday afternoon.Justin M. Banks was in the 4200 block of West Grenshaw Street when a gunman walked...
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Neighbor: Slain Bernadette Glomski, 58, did yard work outside Logan Square home
BY EMILY BROSIOUS Homicide Watch ChicagoA 58-year-old woman found strangled in her Logan Square home appeared happy and upbeat just days earlier, according to a neighbor.A friend found 58-year-old...
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Comment of the Day: "My HEART Goes To The Children And Her Family!!!!!!!!"
Mechelle Lewis, 28, was fatally shot April 21 in the South Shore community. Prosecutors said her ex-boyfriend gunned her down in front of her young children. Reader Keoka Carter posted this about the...
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Friend: Slain Eric Washington 'had a one-in-a-million heart'
BY MATT McCALL Homicide Watch ChicagoWhen Eric Washington's mother came home with a carload of groceries, he would call over his friends from the neighborhood to help her bring them inside, a friend...
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Jerren Jackson, 53, fatally stabbed in West Ridge
A 53-year-old woman was stabbed to death in the West Ridge community Tuesday afternoon.Jerren Jackson was fatally stabbed in the 6200 block of North Bell Avenue about 4 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said....
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Brian Pridgeon killed in Auburn Gresham shooting
Brian Pridgeon was fatally shot in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood late Friday.Officers responding to a call of shots fired in the 7900 block of South Aberdeen Street found Pridgeon shot in the chest...
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Police: Jerome Jackson fatally stabbed 53-year-old mother in West Ridge
Jerome Jackson / Photo from Chicago PoliceA North Side man has been charged with murder for allegedly stabbing his mother to death during a Tuesday afternoon domestic dispute in the West Ridge...
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Joseph Williams fatally stabbed in South Deering
Joseph Williams was stabbed to death inside his South Deering home early Tuesday.Williams, 26, was fighting with his girlfriend inside his apartment in the 10700 block of South Bensley Avenue when she...
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Antonio Galtney killed in Englewood shooting
Antonio Galtney was shot to death in the Englewood neighborhood Thursday night.Officers responding to a call of shots fired in the 7000 block of South Sangamon Street found Galtney shot multiple times...
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Friend: Slain Amari Sutton, 16, spoke out against violence
Amari SuttonBY MATT McCALL Homicide Watch ChicagoAmari Sutton spoke out against the youth violence in the South Shore neighborhood.Amari, 16, was found shot in the chest and neck near his home in the...
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Verna Tobicoe, 5, beaten to death in South Chicago
A 5-year-old girl was beaten to death in the South Chicago neighborhood Thursday.Verna Tobicoe was found unresponsive at her home in the 8300 block of South Brandon Avenue about 12:15 p.m. Thursday and...
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Prosecutors: Lisamarie Villasana beat 5-year-old stepdaughter to death in...
Lisamarie Villasana / Photo from Chicago PoliceA South Side woman has been charged with murder after her 5-year-old stepdaughter was found beaten to death at their South Chicago home Thursday. Verna...
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Marcus Franklin fatally shot in Englewood
Marcus D. Franklin was shot to death in the Englewood neighborhood Saturday afternoon.Franklin, 22, was on a sidewalk in the 7200 block of South Green Street when a gunman walked up and repeatedly shot...
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Theo Hike killed in Greater Grand Crossing shooting
Theo Hike was killed in a Greater Grand Crossing shooting that left another man seriously wounded late Saturday.The men were standing in the 7400 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when two gunmen...
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WEEK IN REVIEW: Six killed throughout Chicago
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch ChicagoSix people were killed throughout Chicago last week, including a 53-year-old woman who was stabbed and a 5-year-old girl who was beaten to death.Two men were shot...
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Prosecutors: Jerome Jackson beat, stabbed mother to death at West Ridge home
Jerome Jackson / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch ChicagoA North Side man beat his 53-year-old mother and slit her throat because he thought she was stealing money from him,...
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Javier Garza sentenced to 51 years for killing 14-year-old Michael Orozco in...
Javier Garza (L) and Damien Garza (R) / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY LEEANN SHELTON Sun-Times MediaOne of two men convicted of murder for shooting a 14-year-old boy on his way to get ice cream has been...
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