By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire While protesters continued to march across the city last week in response to the killings of black men by police officers in Louisiana and Minnesota, at least 17 people died as there was no let-up in the violence in Chicago. The bloody week was capped by a violent weekend … Read more →
At least 18 people died in violence in Chicago last week. –- One man was killed and another wounded in an Austin neighborhood shooting late Sunday. The men, ages 18 and 33, were at a house party about 11:50 p.m. in the 5000 block of West Jackson when shots rang out, according to Chicago Police. … Read more →
By MATTHEW HENDRICKSON Chicago Sun-Times Wire A drunk driver is facing several charges after his passenger, Sydni Murray, was killed in a crash with a U.S. Postal Service truck early Saturday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, according to police. Jimmy Payton, 27, has been charged with reckless homicide, two counts of aggravated DUI in … Read more →
