Homicide Watch Chicago

Chief Keef serves as a pallbearer at the funeral for Mario Hess | Brian Jackson As his son — the South Side rapper Big Glo — lay in an open casket inside Holy Temple Cathedral in Harvey, Richard Holmes stepped outside with a pack of cigarettes in his hand and guilt on his mind. “You … Read more →

Mario Hess, who rapped under the names Blood Money and Big Glo, was fatally shot this month in West Englewood. Reader “muaaaah” posted this about the killing: [T]he saddest part about this is that 5 more black children are left fatherless in Chicago and with the male influences that they have in their life they … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Seven people were shot to death throughout the city last week. Four of the seven murders happened since Friday afternoon during a bloody weekend that saw 33 other people wounded by gunfire. The most recent murder happened in the Washington Park neighborhood when Corey Brownlee was fatally shot … Read more →

PHOTOS BY BRIAN JACKSON Interscope rapper Big Glo was fatally shot Wednesday night in the West Englewood neighborhood. A memorial was set up for the 30-year-old rapper, whose real name was Mario Hess, at the scene of the shooting in the 5600 block of South Elizabeth Street. Read more →

BY STEFANO ESPOSITO & JON SEIDEL Chicago Sun-Times South Side rapper Big Glo — cousin to fellow musician Chief Keef — finally had the big-time record deal he craved, along with a $50,000 advance. But something had him on edge. Big Glo — gunned down Wednesday night on the South Side streets he intended to … Read more →