Homicide Watch Chicago

By LOU FOGLIA Homicide Watch Chicago Gregory Anthony Sims Jr. was about to realize one of his goals — having his own apartment. The 25-year-old’s scheduled move-in date was Friday, Sept. 16, but the move never happened, family members said. Instead—on that same Friday—family and friends gathered for a funeral after Sims was shot multiple … Read more →

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 →

Gregory Sims Jr. was shot to death Tuesday afternoon while arguing with another man in the Uptown neighborhood. Sims, 25, was arguing with a man in the 4500 block of North Kenmore about 2:45 p.m. That man then pulled out a gun and shot Sims five times in the chest and twice in the right … Read more →