Homicide Watch Chicago

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire While it did not become official until Wednesday morning, this August has been the deadliest month in Chicago in nearly 20 years. En route to reaching that 80th homicide of the month this week, at least 22 people were homicide victims last week, including three girls 7 and younger … Read more →

By DANIEL BROWN Chicago Sun-Times Wire Two men were charged Sunday morning with the shooting death of Nykea Aldridge, who was caught in gang crossfire as she pushed her baby in a stroller Saturday afternoon near her Parkway Gardens home. Derren Sorells, 22;, and his brother, Darwin Sorells Jr., 26, were both charged with one … Read more →

By DANIEL BROWN and MATTHEW HENDRICKONS Chicago Sun-Times Wire Less than 24 hours after participating in an ESPN town hall on violence in Chicago, Bulls star Dwyane Wade was devastated by news his cousin Nykea Aldridge was shot and killed while pushing a baby stroller Friday afternoon in the South Side Parkway Gardens neighborhood. It’s … Read more →