Homicide Watch Chicago

By JEFF MAYES Homicide Watch Chicago There were more homicides in Chicago in 2016 than in the previous two decades. And after 22 more people were killed in the city last week, 2017 is shaping up to be an even deadlier year. As of July 6, 2016, there had been 341 homicides reported, according to … Read more →

Jose Mendoza Jr. was shot to death while walking with his brother Wednesday evening in the Ashburn neighborhood on the Southwest Side. The 16-year-old was walking east with his brother near the intersection of West 79th Street and South Christiana Avenue when people walking nearby started shooting, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County … Read more →