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 →

Omar Kent had just parked his vehicle when he was shot to death early Sunday in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. The 38-year-old Kent had just parked about 12:35 a.m. in the 3600 block of West Fifth Avenue when five males walked up, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. One … Read more →