Homicide Watch Chicago

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Five people were murdered throughout Chicago last week, including a 3-year-old girl killed during a possible home invasion. The murders included at least two shootings, a beating and a strangulation. The city went more than six full days without a fatal shooting — the longest stretch of 2014. … Read more →

Gabriel Rios was found beaten to death in an Austin alley early Friday. Rios, 38, of the 5300 block of West Bloomingdale Avenue, was found dead in the alley in the 5100 block of West Concord Place at 4:55 a.m., authorities said. An autopsy determined Rios died from blunt head trauma from an assault and … Read more →