Homicide Watch Chicago

By BLAIR PADDOCK Homicide Watch Chicago Spending most of his time volunteering with the St. Gall Catholic Church youth group, Julio Cesar Garcia-Lara, 15, was a charismatic “natural born leader,” according to his godfather, Gary Graf. “He was happy and full of enthusiasm, making the youth [at church] around him feel good about being young … Read more →

Fifteen-year-old Julio Cesar Garcia-Lara was shot to death late Monday night while riding in the back of an SUV in the West Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side. About 10:30 p.m., a white Dodge Charger started trailing a red Chevrolet Trailblazer in the 5900 block of South Pulaski, according to Chicago Police. Someone in the … Read more →