Homicide Watch Chicago

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Nine people were fatally shot throughout the city last week, and a 10th died from injuries suffered in an earlier shooting. Eight of the murders happened during an especially violent weekend, which saw at least 37 other people wounded by gunfire. The most recent murders happened when two … Read more →

BY GEORGE SLEFO Sun-Times Media A Chicago Police officer and her husband, a Cook County Sheriff’s correctional officer, were found dead in their Southwest Side home Sunday in a murder-suicide, authorities said. The correctional officer apparently shot his wife before shooting himself, said Cook County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Cara Smith. “This is a tremendous tragedy any … Read more →