Homicide Watch Chicago

By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times Wire A southwest suburban man has been sentenced to three years in prison for fatally striking Katrin Kutscheidt, a German tourist, with his motorcycle last year on Lake Shore Drive near Grant Park. Charles Lyons of Evergreen Park pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving resulting in bodily … Read more →

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire At least eight people died from gun violence last week in Chicago, including a man who passed away six months after being shot on the West Side. A ninth homicide occurred when a German woman was fatally struck by a vehicle on Lake Shore Drive, an incident that led … Read more →

Bond was set at $300,000 Saturday for a 20-year-old motorcyclist charged with running a red light and fatally striking Katrin Kutscheidt, who was crossing Lake Shore Drive on Monday night near Grant Park. Charles Lyons, of the 9400 block of South Spaulding in Evergreen Park, faces felony counts of reckless homicide with a motor vehicle, … Read more →