Homicide Watch Chicago

By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times Wire A Southwest Side man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for stabbing 18-year-old Stephanie Serrano to death at his roommate’s birthday party in 2014. Adan Montano, 40, pleaded guilty to murder March 15 before Judge Mary Margaret Brosnahan, according to Cook County court records. On the night of … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Chicago had half as many murders in January 2014 compared to the first month of 2013. Police reported 20 killings in the month, which had 11 days of subzero temperature and was one of the coldest months in recent years. “The superintendent has said weather is a factor, … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Three men were fatally shot and a woman was stabbed to death in homicides throughout the city last week. Three of the killings happened during indoor disputes, and at least one police called domestic-related. The most recent murder happened when 16-year-old Marquise Harris was shot dead in a … Read more →

Adan Montano / Photo from Chicago Police BY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-Times Before killing a teenage guest at his roommate’s birthday party, a Southwest Side man brushed his teeth in front of the victim with the household-cleaning product “Fabuloso” and harassed her and other guests, Cook County prosecutors said. Adan Montano had been acting “strange … Read more →

Stephanie Serrano was stabbed to death at a Monday night party in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. Serrano, 18, was at a party in an apartment building in the 2900 block of West 63rd Street when she got into an argument with a man about 10:15 p.m. Monday, authorities said. After the argument, the 37-year-old man … Read more →