Homicide Watch Chicago

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire At least 14 people were killed in violence in Chicago last week, including two women, one of whom was fatally stabbed by her ex-boyfriend in a murder-suicide, and the other who was an innocent bystander caught in gang crossfire. The deadly week brought the homicide total for Chicago to … Read more →

Martell Rhodes died about eight hours after he was shot Saturday afternoon in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. The 30-year-old Rhodes was walking in the 3800 block of West Huron about 1:35 p.m. when someone fired shots from a dark vehicle, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Rhodes was shot … Read more →