Homicide Watch Chicago

By ANALISA TROFIMUK Homicide Watch Chicago Romaine Elkins’ last words to his cousin and best friend, Lawante Montgomery, were, “I love you,” not long before he was shot and killed on the evening of June 9 in the Austin neighborhood. Elkins, 18, was standing in 1500 block of North Linder when he was fatally shot, … Read more →

By JEFF MAYES Homicide Watch Chicago As the temperatures started to heat up last week, the homicide total in CHicago jumped to 19 last week, matching the high for any week so far in 2017. And the year continues to keep pace with 2016’s total of about 780 homicides, the highest total in the city … Read more →

Romaine L. Elkins, a former Chicago resident who had moved to west suburban Naperville, was fatally shot on Friday evening in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. About 5:15 p.m., the 18-year-old Elkins was standing in the 1500 block of North Linder, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office A … Read more →