Homicide Watch Chicago

By JEFF MAYES Homicide Watch Chicago Chicago Police geared up for the Memorial Day weekend by adding more than 1,200 officers to the ranks for the unofficial start of summer. They also arrested dozens of suspected gang members, hoping to stem weekend violence by keeping them off the streets. And while the weekend started calmly, … Read more →

Jose Gomez was shot and killed early Tuesday just a block from his home in the East Side neighborhood on the Far South Side. Gomez, 28, was in his vehicle at 2:11 a.m. in the 9800 block of South Avenue H, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Friends told police … Read more →