Homicide Watch Chicago

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire At least 16 people died from violence last week in Chicago, including a 14-year-old boy and a former star basketball player at a Southwest Side high school. Eight of those were fatally shot over an especially bloody weekend, during which at least 45 other people were wounded by gunfire. … Read more →

Phillip Floro was walking with a friend Sunday evening when he was shot to death in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. About 8:20 p.m., the 37-year-old Floro was walking in the 1600 block of North Central when he heard a shot and realized he’d been struck in the abdomen, according to Chicago Police … Read more →