Homicide Watch Chicago

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire At least 16 people died from gunshot wounds in Chicago last week, capped by a bloody Sunday during which five were killed. And the murder total could rise, pending autopsy results on two bodies found inside a burning van on the Southwest Side. The week’s final homicide was a … Read more →

Elijah Sims, who was to celebrate his 17th birthday on Wednesday, died Tuesday morning after being shot while visiting his old AUstin neighborhood on Monday. The 16-year-old boy was killed and another 15-year-old boy wounded in the shooting Monday night, according to Chicago Police. The boys were standing outside at 10:11 p.m. in the 5500 … Read more →