Homicide Watch Chicago

By MATTHEW HENDRICKSON Chicago Sun-Times Wire The 19-year-old man charged with firing the stray bullet that struck and killed 11-year-old Takiya Holmes was beaten by a Cook County Jail inmate while awaiting a bond hearing at a county courthouse last week. The beating was captured on video, which was released by the Cook County sheriff’s … Read more →

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire At least 23 people died from gunshot wounds in Chicago last week, including a popular Mexican singer who had moved to the city just three years ago, a young man gunned down a block from his home in front of a church where Mass was being conducted; and a … Read more →

Antoine Randle died two hours after he was shot early Tuesday in the West Side Austin neighborhood. The 35-year-old Randle was standing on the sidewalk about 3:40 a.m. Tuesday in the 4900 block of West Huron when two males walked up, and one of them pulled a gun and opened fire, according to Chicago Police … Read more →