Homicide Watch Chicago

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire Despite the first weekend of the year in which there were no fatal shootings, at least seven people died from violence last week in Chicago. And while that number is unacceptable, it was the lowest number of murders in the city since the week of New Year’s, when only … Read more →

William Bustos was fatally shot in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Tuesday evening, breaking a period of nearly 75 hours without a fatal shooting in the city. The 20-year-old was walking in the 4400 block of South Hermitage Avenue about 6:15 p.m. when someone got out of a car, walked up to him and … Read more →