Homicide Watch Chicago

Bond was denied for a second man charged in connection with the murder of a mother and her 5-year-old son last June. Larry Cox, 28, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting deaths of 31-year-old Chavonne Brown and her son, Sterling Sims, police said. Cox, of the 1400 block … Read more →

An 18-year-old man was charged Thursday with the June double murder of a mother and her five-year-old son in the South Side Back of the Yards neighborhood, but remains hospitalized due to injuries he suffered in a separate shooting less than 24 hours after the murder, police said. Antonio Lewis, of the 5500 block of … Read more →

Police said an 18-year-old man shot multiple times on the West Side Friday night is a suspect in a double murder less than 24 hours earlier in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. The man was shot in the groin, back and neck while standing on a sidewalk in the 2800 block of West Arthington … Read more →

By John Carpenter and Mallory Morales Homicide Watch Chicago A brutal double murder in the Back of the Yards has friends and family members scratching their heads, wondering who would kill “a nice young woman” and her 5-year-old son. Police were called to the apartment in the 5300 block of S. Winchester early Friday morning, … Read more →

A 31-year-old woman and a 5-year-old boy were found shot to death in a building on the South Side early Friday, authorities said. The two were found shot to death about 2:40 a.m. in the 5300 block of South Winchester Avenue, police said. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed the deaths, but could not … Read more →