Homicide Watch Chicago

Reckless homicide charges have been filed against the driver of an SUV that struck two pedestrians late Saturday on a busy street in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood near Midway Airport, leaving Guadalupe Chavez Dean dead. Patrick J. Brazel, 27, has been charged with two counts of leaving the scene of an accident causing injuries or … Read more →

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire At least five people were killed in gun violence in the final week of April in Chicago, ending a month in which homicides were up 3 percent from last year. And while that is not a good number, it did halt a trend of murders rising by large numbers … Read more →