Homicide Watch Chicago

By BLAIR PADDOCK Homicide Watch Chicago Instead of planning a birthday party for her brother’s 21st birthday, Angie Bowie was looking up spiritual strength ceremonies to honor his memory. “He was going to go back to school—he was about to have his birthday,” Bowie said. “This all happened right in front of my door.” Four … Read more →

By JEFF MAYES Homicide Watch Chicago At least 14 people were killed last week as Chicago passed the 400-homicide mark for the year nearly a week ahead of last year’s pace, when the homicides numbers were the highest in two decades. The victims included a mother shot while walking with her young son, and a … Read more →

South suburban resident Darius Gavin was killed and a woman wounded in a shooting Monday night in the Park Manor neighborhood, just four days before his 21st birthday. The pair were standing about 10:20 p.m. in the 7100 block of South Rhodes, according to Chicago Police. A silver Nissan Altima pulled up and three males … Read more →