Homicide Watch Chicago

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire At least 21 people died from violence in the bloodiest week of the year last week in Chicago, including three members of the same family who were shot to death in their home by a man who later took his own life in a standoff with police. Also killed … Read more →

Ira Cotton, a former Cook County correctional officer, was shot to death early Wednesday during an attempted robbery in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. Cotton, 56, was standing on a front porch in the 7400 block of South Ingleside about 12:10 a.m. when someone walked up to him and demanded his car keys before shooting … Read more →