Homicide Watch Chicago

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire At least 19 people died from violence in one of the deadliest weeks of the year across Chicago. The victims included an 11-year-old girl caught in crossfire while playing near a South Side school; a 12-year-old girl shot while sitting in a relative’s van; and a 2-year-old boy killed … Read more →

By MATTHEW HENDRICKSON Chicago Sun-Times Wire The 19-year-old man charged with firing the stray bullet that struck and killed 11-year-old Takiya Holmes was beaten by a Cook County Jail inmate while awaiting a bond hearing at a county courthouse last week. The beating was captured on video, which was released by the Cook County sheriff’s … Read more →

By STEFANO ESPOSITO and ANDY GRIMM Chicago Sun-Times Just hours after 11-year-old Takiya Holmes died Tuesday after being shot while sitting in a van Saturday evening in Parkway Gardens, a 19-year-old man was charged with her murder. Antwan C. Jones is facing first-degree murder charges in Takiya’s shooting, Chicago Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said “I … Read more →