Homicide Watch Chicago

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire If you wanted a perfect example of the epidemic of violence on Chicago’s streets this year, look no farther than the Southwest Side Brainerd neighborhood last weekend. On Saturday, a man was shot to death while standing outside his own home. On Sunday, while neighbors were conducting a memorial … Read more →

Dequan Trimble and Charles Smith, both 22, were killed, and three other people were wounded in a shooting Monday night in the Lawndale neighborhood. About 10:45 p.m., the group was standing on the sidewalk in the 2700 block of West Lexington when someone in a silver minivan opened fire, according to Chicago Police. Smith was … Read more →