Homicide Watch Chicago

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire The week started out with longest period of time without a fatal shooting in the city all year, but it ended with bloody holiday weekend that ended with at least 14 people dead from violence in Chicago. The city saw a peaceful period from early Sunday morning until Thursday … Read more →

Fabian Ortega was shot to death early Christmas morning in the Gage Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side. At 1:33 a.m., the 18-year-old Ortega was driving north in the 5300 block of South Francisco when shots rang out and he was struck in the neck and back, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County … Read more →