Two men charged after body of Laneesha Miller found in Little Calumet River...
Two men have been charged in connection with the murder of 28-year-old Laneesha Miller, whose body was found Thursday in the Little Calumet River after she was reported missing in June from the...
View ArticleAfter police chase, second man is charged with murder of Dwayne Thomas in...
The second man wanted for the murder of Dwayne L. Thomas last month in Greater Grand Crossing led police on a chase through the South Side before being captured Wednesday night.Willie Wheeler | Chicago...
View ArticleRocky Weekes fatally shot during fight in Old Irving Park neighborhood
Rocky Weekes was shot to death early Tuesday during a fight in the Old Irving Park neighborhood.The 31-year-old Weekes got into a fight about 3:05 a.m. in the 3300 block of North Keeler with someone...
View ArticleProsecutors: Man killed his girlfriend Laneesha Miller, put her dismembered...
By RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-TimesA South Side man beat and choked his girlfriend, Laneesha Miller, to death before dismembering her body and placing the pieces in four suitcases, Cook County...
View ArticleNo bond for second suspect charged with murder of Dwayne Thomas during...
By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times WireWillie Wheeler | Chicago Police On Aug. 19, in broad daylight, Willie Wheeler shot Dwayne L. Thomas twice in the face as the two argued in front of several witnesses...
View ArticleAkim Gaddis fatally shot in Auburn Gresham
Akim Gaddis was fatally shot Sunday evening in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side.Gaddis, 19, was standing outside in the 8400 block of South Loomis at 6:53 p.m. when a vehicle pulled up...
View ArticleAshton Simpson fatally shot when he goes outside to check on sound of gunshot...
Ashton Simpson was inside his home in Auburn Gresham on Sunday night, when he heard the sound of gunshots outside to check. Moments later, he became the second person fatally shot in about two hours in...
View ArticleWEEK IN REVIEW: At least 6 killed in Chicago homicides; body of woman slain...
By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times WireAt least 6 people were homicide victims last week in Chicago, though one was ruled self-defense. And the body of a woman murdered months earlier was found...
View ArticleIzzah Readus dies after being shot in the head in Kenwood apartment
Izzah Readus died early Monday after he was shot in the head the night before in the South Side Kenwood neighborhood.The shooting happened at 10:40 p.m. Sunday in the 800 block of East Bowen Avenue...
View ArticleJaylyn Rounsaville fatally shot in West Garfield Park
Jaylyn Rounsaville was fatally shot Monday night in West Garfield Park.Chicago Police investigate the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man in Garfield Park. | Network Video Productions, Inc Rounsaville,...
View ArticleWEEK IN REVIEW: Killed in Chicago violence
At least 2 people were homicide victims last week in Chicago.----Jaylyn Rounsaville was fatally shot Monday night in West Garfield Park. The 21-year-old was standing outside in the 3800 block of West...
View ArticleSuspect arrested by Feds in Iowa for fatal shooting of Claudia Mister outside...
By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times WireA man wanted for the fatal shooting of Claudia Mister outside a Morgan Park nightclub last week was arrested Monday morning in Iowa.Derrick Wells | Linn County...
View ArticleWilfred Santiago fatally shot in Humboldt Park
A man who was shot to death last week in the West Side Humboldt Park neighborhood has been identified as Wilfred Santiago.Santiago, 21, was walking in the 1600 block of North Francisco about 2:30 p.m....
View ArticleJarrell Lovelace dies two weeks after being shot while riding mini-bike in...
Jarrel Lovelace, who was shot two weeks ago in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side, died Monday night.Lovelace, 30, was riding a motorized mini-bike in the 11800 block of South State...
View Article17-year-old Armonni Nelson fatally shot when he answers door in his Calumet...
Armonni Nelson, a 17-year-old South Side boy, was shot to death Wednesday morning in his Calumet Heights home.Nelson was shot by a male suspect after he answered the door of his home in the 9100 block...
View ArticleAlbert Gonzalez found shot to death inside his South Chicago home
Albert Gonzalez was found shot to death early Tuesday in his South Chicago neighborhood home.Gonzalez, 48, was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the neck in his home in the 8500 block of South...
View ArticleJohn Buckner, police department employee, fatally shot while unloading...
By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times WireJohn W. Buckner, a civilian employee of the Chicago Police Department, was killed in a shooting Wednesday night in the Morgan Park neighborhood on the Far South...
View ArticleJoshua Rodriguez charged with fatal shooting of Mikal Malik Johnson in Logan...
By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times WireJoshua Rodriguez | Chicago Police A man has been charged with the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Mikal Malik Johnson in the Northwest Side Logan Square neighborhood...
View Article28-year-old John Davis fatally shot in Austin
John Davis was shot to death Thursday night in the West Side Austin neighborhood.Davis, 28, was standing with a group of people in the 200 block of South Laramie about 8:40 p.m. when two people jumped...
View Article14-year-old Tyjuan Poindexter fatally shot in Kenwood drive-by
Fourteen-year-old Tyjuan Poindexter was shot to death and another teenage boy was injured in a drive-by shooting Saturday night in Kenwood.The teens were outside in the 4400 block of South Greenwood...
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