Comment of the Day: "You always brought a smile to my face"
Kelvin L. Davis, 24, was fatally shot May 1 in the Greater Grand Crossing community. Reader "Brea L." posted this about him:Such a young beautiful soul, gone before your time. You always brought a...
View ArticleLouis Walker dies a month after Uptown shooting
A North Lawndale man shot more than a month ago in the Uptown neighborhood has died.Louis Walker, 28, was sitting in a vehicle in the 4700 block of North Broadway when another vehicle pulled up and a...
View ArticleFrankie Smith, 38, found beaten to death in vehicle in Austin
A 38-year-old woman found dead inside a vehicle Sunday in the Austin community was beaten to death.Police found 38-year-old Frankie Smith dead inside a vehicle in the 5200 block of West Thomas Street...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "He loved to crack jokes and try to dance"
Eric Washington, 25, was fatally shot April 29 in the University Village neighborhood. Reader "prayingforbetter" posted this about him:R.I.p TRUCKY u will be missed he was such a sweetheart wasn't harm...
View ArticleEric Langham dies nine months after Garfield Ridge shooting
Eric Langham died more than nine months after he was shot while driving in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood.Eric Langham, 22, told investigators he was shot July 21, 2014, while driving near South...
View ArticleWillie Hubbard sentenced to prison for punch that killed Edward James Scott
Willie Hubbard / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY LEEANN SHELTON Sun-Times MediaWillie Hubbard was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison Monday for throwing a punch that led to 48-year-old Edward James Scott...
View ArticleAndrew L. Jones sentenced to prison for drunken crash that killed girlfriend
Andrew Jones / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY LEEANN SHELTON Sun-Times MediaAndrew L. Jones was sentenced to three years in prison Monday for an alcohol-involved crash that killed his girlfriend on the...
View ArticleThomas Bishop Jr. charged with murder in Independence Day shooting deaths of...
Thomas Bishop Jr. / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesA 21-year-old South Side man was ordered held without bond Wednesday for allegedly shooting and killing two men who had...
View ArticleTerrance Canady, Shamari Salter fatally shot in Roseland
Shamari Salter / Photo from ABC7 ChicagoBY SUN-TIMES STAFFTwo men were killed in a Wednesday night shooting in the Roseland neighborhood that also left a third man critically wounded.Police said three...
View ArticleJonathan Garcia fatally shot outside Logan Square grocery
Jonathan Garcia was killed, and another man was wounded, when gunfire erupted outside a Logan Square grocery Wednesday night.Authorities said Garcia and a 33-year-old man got into a fight with two men...
View ArticleAlvin Vincent Randolph shot dead in West Englewood
Alvin Vincent Randolph was fatally shot in the West Englewood neighborhood Thursday night.Randolph, 19, was shot in the head in the 6400 block of South Damen Avenue about 7:25 p.m., authorities said....
View ArticleFriend: Jerren Jackson took in troubled teens
Jerren Jackson / Submitted photoBY MATT McCALL Homicide Watch ChicagoEvery August, Jerren Jackson hosted a barbecue in Washington Park for her friends and family.The gathering usually attracted more...
View ArticleRonnie Montgomery killed in University Village shooting
Ronnie Montgomery was found shot to death in the University Village neighborhood early Saturday.Police found Montgomery shot in the chest and shoulder on a sidewalk in the 1300 block of West Hastings...
View ArticleProsecutors: Gang members fatally shot Cayetano Sandoval, 68, during Logan...
Joshua Johnson / Photo from Chicago PoliceBY TINA SFONDELES Chicago Sun-TimesAn alleged gang member has been charged with murder after prosecutors said him and a friend fatally shot a 68-year-old man...
View ArticleWEEK IN REVIEW: Five shot dead throughout Chicago
BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch ChicagoAt least five men were shot to death last week throughout Chicago.Only one of the killings happened over the weekend, when at least 47 people were wounded by...
View ArticleMorial Ewing fatally shot in South Shore
Morial Ewing was killed in a South Shore shooting that left another man critically wounded early Monday.Officers heard gunshots about 12:10 a.m. and found two men shot in the 7800 block of South Shore...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "Beautiful warm kind friendly mother"
Jerren Jackson, 53, was stabbed to death May 5 in her West Ridge home. Reader Tiffany R. Stallworth posted this about her:Beautiful warm kind friendly mother. Just an awesome person! She will be missed...
View ArticleAunt: Slain Shamari Salter just registered for college
Shamari Salter / Photo from ABC7 ChicagoBY MATT McCALL Homicide Watch ChicagoShamari Salter and good friend Terrence Canady were looking forward to the fall term at Parkland College in Champaign,...
View ArticleTerrion Mitchell fatally shot in West Englewood
Terrion Mitchell was shot to death in the West Englewood neighborhood Wednesday morning.Police found Mitchell, 23, shot in the chest in the 6300 block of South Bell Avenue about 11:45 a.m. Wednesday,...
View ArticleComment of the Day: "Schiquille sounds a lot like me ... except he grew up in...
Schiquille Salter, 23, was fatally shot July 6, 2014, in the West Pullman community. His brother, Shamari Salter, was shot to death May 13 in the Roseland neighborhood. Reader "James" posted this about...
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