Homicide Watch Chicago

By MITCHELL ARMENTROUT Chicago Sun-Times Wire A man has been charged with setting a garage fire last fall in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood that left 59-year-old Venancio Veracruz Benitez dead. Thomas Stafford, 23, faces counts of first-degree murder and aggravated arson for the Sept. 16, 2016, blaze in the 2100 block of West 21st … Read more →

A man found dead in a garage after a series of arson fires early Friday in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood has been identified as 59-year-old Venancio Veracruz Benitez, who lived on the block. The fires were all set about 3 a.m. Friday, according to Chicago Police. There were “seven total fires, all starting in … Read more →