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Home » homicides

Tag: homicides

Posted inBlogs

Chicago’s ‘clusters’ of unsolved strangling deaths near Washington Park and Garfield Park, and other news

by Kate Shepherd January 11, 2018August 18, 2021

Also, Chris Kennedy continues bold attack on Emanuel by mentioning Joe Berrios.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Did Bobby Cann’s killer lie to get a light sentence?

by John Greenfield February 20, 2017August 18, 2021

Bystanders say drunk driver Ryne San Hamel exaggerated his efforts to help the dying cyclist.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Why did the drunk driver who killed Bobby Cann get only ten days in jail?

by John Greenfield February 8, 2017August 18, 2021

Judge William Hooks cited the defendant’s “remorse” for the crime, but the victim’s loved ones say that claim rings false.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Ex-CDOT chief: Focusing on crash hot spots could save lives, reduce profiling

by John Greenfield January 25, 2017August 18, 2021

Chicago never tried the feds’ data-driven enforcement model—but Gabe Klein says we now should.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

The economic causes of Chicago’s violence

by Ben Joravsky January 3, 2017August 18, 2021

The city continues to pursue policies that advance inequity.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Chicago needs a Vision Zero plan for eliminating gun violence

by John Greenfield January 3, 2017August 18, 2021

It’s important to reduce traffic crashes, but homicides are a more urgent problem.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Rauner was right to reject calls for the National Guard in Chicago

by Derrick Clifton September 7, 2016August 18, 2021

Calling the guard into black and brown neighborhoods would only escalate tensions between the community and the police.

Posted inBlogs

Anita Alvarez defends her handling of the Laquan McDonald case, Chicago Police solved about a quarter of homicide cases in 2015, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd February 5, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, Chicago Public Library is forgiving overdue fines, and Sun-Times owner Michael Ferro buys big stake in the Tribune.

Posted inBlogs

Is state’s attorney Anita Alvarez protecting public safety—or an obstacle to justice?

by Mick Dumke June 15, 2015August 18, 2021

The race to be Cook County’s top prosecutor gets under way with questions about fairness and incarceration.

Posted inBlogs

Veteran state rep: Mayor Emanuel has failed us and police chief McCarthy must go

by Mick Dumke April 25, 2014August 18, 2021

State Rep Ken Dunkin, one of the leaders of the legislative black caucus, says city leaders are clueless about fighting violent crime in Chicago.

Posted inBlogs

Poverty and addiction created a heroin entrepreneur

by Mick Dumke December 24, 2013August 19, 2021

Parris Fultz was a self-described independent operator in a business—drug dealing—dominated by larger-scale players.

Posted inBlogs

A look at how Chicago’s heroin trade has adapted and thrived for more than a century

by Mick Dumke December 18, 2013August 19, 2021

Drug dealing hasn’t always been done in the open—but it has been going on for generations.

Posted inNews & Politics

Anatomy of a heroin ring

by Mick Dumke February 14, 2013August 19, 2021

Anatomy of a heroin ring: a west-side drug organization that employed dozens and served thousands

"We didn't create Homicide Watch to be innovative. We did it because communities are underserved. The outcome is a new kind of crime journalism." —Laura Amico, cofounder of the D.C.-based web site
Posted inColumns & Opinion

A near-death experience at Homicide Watch

by Michael Miner September 19, 2012August 19, 2021

A near-death experience at Homicide Watch

A pedestrian walks past a boarded-up hair salon on the 7200 block of South Ashland in Englewood last September.
Posted inNews & Politics

Deadly poverty

by Steve Bogira August 22, 2012August 19, 2021

Homicide is just one of many killers plaguing Chicago’s poor black neighborhoods

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