Homicide Watch Chicago

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Fourteen people were murdered throughout Chicago last week — including two people in their 50s. Nine of the murders happened on South Side, four on the West Side and one on the North Side. The Austin community had the most killings last week with three. The most recent … Read more →

Vincent Simmons was stabbed and shot to death Monday morning in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. Police found Simmons, 47, in a vacant apartment in the the 2800 block of West Arthington Street about 7:15 a.m. Monday, authorities said. He had been had been stabbed multiple times and shot in the head. Officers also found … Read more →