Homicide Watch Chicago

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire Last week saw the release of of the video of another fatal police shooting, and another round of protests from groups aimed at stopping police violence. But while the city’s attention was focused on the shooting that claimed the life of Paul O’Neal, at least 15 other people died … Read more →

By MITCH DUDEK, JEFF MAYES and MITCHELL ARMENTROUT Chicago Sun-Times Penny Gearhart, a fixture in the Uptown community for her work with StreetWise and other homeless programs, was killed Wednesday afternoon when she was caught in gang crossfire on a North Side street near where she lived and often worked. The 57-year-old Gearhart was walking … Read more →