Homicide Watch Chicago

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire At least 27 people died from violence in Chicago last week, including 17 in the deadliest weekend of the year in Chicago. The death toll included a 14-year-old honor student, and twin 17-year-old boys. At least 17 people, including four teenagers, were killed and 41 people were wounded in … Read more →

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire At least five people were killed in gun violence in the final week of April in Chicago, ending a month in which homicides were up 3 percent from last year. And while that is not a good number, it did halt a trend of murders rising by large numbers … Read more →

Lamar Watson was around the corner from his home in North Lawndale when he was fatally shot early Saturday. The 30-year-old Watson was standing outside just after 2 a.m. in the 2200 block of South Kolin when someone walked up and shot him in the head, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical … Read more →