Homicide Watch Chicago

Two more men have been charged with the fatal shooting of a 2-year-old Lavontay White and his uncle, Lazarec Collins, an attack that also left a pregnant woman wounded on Valentine’s Day in the North Lawndale neighborhood. Bond was denied Friday for Doniel Harris, 19, who faces one count of murder, according to the Cook … Read more →

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire At least 19 people died from violence in one of the deadliest weeks of the year across Chicago. The victims included an 11-year-old girl caught in crossfire while playing near a South Side school; a 12-year-old girl shot while sitting in a relative’s van; and a 2-year-old boy killed … Read more →

By SAM CHARLES Chicago Sun-Times As Judge Peggy Chiampas reminded the court how young 2-year-old Lavontay White Jr. was when he was fatally shot earlier this week, along with his uncle Lazarec Collins, a Chicago Police officer seated in the press area of Cook County bond court scoffed and shook his head. Chiampas ordered Devon … Read more →

By SAM CHARLES, ANDY GRIMM and JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times Two-year-old Lavontay White and 26-year-old Lazarec Collins were killed, and the boy’s aunt wounded in an attack Tuesday afternoon in North Lawndale that was partially captured on Facebook Live. The woman was streaming video at the time of the shooting, which occurred in an alley … Read more →