Homicide Watch Chicago

By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times Wire An alleged gang member was sentenced to seven years in prison last week after he pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing Benito Juarez of Cicero in Little Village in 2014. Jose Marroquin, 36, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder before Judge Vincent Gaughan on Friday, according to Cook County court records. … Read more →

Jose Marroquin / Photo from Chicago Police BY BRIAN SLODYSKO Chicago Sun-Times Jose Marroquin has been charged with murder for allegedly stabbing 40-year-old Benito Juarez to death last month in the Little Village neighborhood. Prosecutors said Marroquin and several friends were inside the Las Delicias restaurant at 4142 W. 26th at 4:40 a.m. April 27 … Read more →