By JORDAN OWNE Chicago Sun-Times A man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting rival gang member Angel Cano in the South Side Back of the Yards neighborhood in 2013. Joel Batalla pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of murder before Judge William Lacy, according to Cook County court records. Batalla, …
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BY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Criminal Courts Reporter As he was readying to buy marijuana in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Tuesday, Angel Cano made small talk about the pleasant weather, according to Cook County prosecutors. It’s “a beautiful day to smoke,” someone allegedly proclaimed to the 16yearold purported Satan Disciple as they stood in a …
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A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot in the South Side Back of the Yards neighborhood Tuesday evening. Angel Cano, of the 2200 block of West 50th Street, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head at 43rd Street and Paulina Avenue, authorities said. Police were called to the intersection about 5:20 p.m. after …
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