Murder
Weekend Death Toll Rises To 8 After Two Men Die Of Gunshot Injuries
Two men critically wounded in weekend shootings died Monday, raising the death toll for 2013’s most violent weekend to eight. At least 39 other people were wounded in shootings across the city, authorities said.
Charges Filed In Stabbing Death Of Autistic River Grove Teen
A River Grove mother and another woman are charged with murder for allegedly stabbing an autistic 14-year-old teenager to death in the family’s west suburban home.
Four Men Charged With 1999 Broadview Murder
Four men have been charged with the kidnapping and shooting death of a west suburban business owner 14 years ago, prosecutors announced Sunday.
Fugitive Wanted For 1979 Chicago Murder Arrested At O’Hare
A 65-year-old man who fled the country after being charged with killing another man 34 years ago was arrested Friday on warrants for murder and jumping bail, according to Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart.
Dyer Doctor Who Shot And Killed His Mother Pleads Guilty To Reckless Homicide
Charles Odell Davidson, 77, indicated in court records that his mother, Blanch Bradley, told him she wished to commit suicide and asked him to assist her.
Three Arrested In Death Of Highland Park Man
Three people, including two Highland Park High School students, have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 20-year-old Highland Park man.
Source: Wilmette Murder Victim’s Car Found In Chicago
Police were looking into new leads in the investigation of the murder of a 20-year-old man from Highland Park.
Wilmette Investigating First Murder In 3 Years
An autopsy Wednesday determined a young man found dead along a frontage road in Wilmette died from a gunshot wound to the head.
Cook County To Begin Collecting DNA Samples After Supreme Court Ruling
Some Cook County Jail inmates and others arrested in the county will soon have to give DNA samples, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that taking such samples after an arrest does not amount to an “unreasonable search.”
Man Found Slain In Park Manor Apartment
he body of a man was found, apparently beaten to death, in an apartment in the South Side Park Manor neighborhood Monday afternoon, according to police.
Man, Two Teens Charged In Shooting Death At South Side Party
Three uninvited guests were asked to leave a family party in the Avalon Park neighborhood Friday night. They were escorted outside, where a verbal argument ensued, and a 19-year-old man pulled out a handgun and shot the victim twice in the chest before running away.
DNA Link Leads To Charges In Brutal 1992 Evanston Murder
Bond was set Thursday at $750,000 for a Chicago man newly charged in connection with a 1992 murder.
Woman Charged With Stabbing Baby To Death
A 21-year-old woman has been charged with killing her 5-month-old son at a North Side motel on Thursday, in what police said was an apparent murder-suicide attempt.
Elgin Man Tried To Kill One Girlfriend, Have Second Murdered
A northwest suburban man confronted by two girlfriends who found out about each other has been convicted of shooting one of the women after previously pleading guilty to trying to have the other woman killed so she could not testify against him.
Park Ridge Man Convicted Of Killing Mother, 77
A middle-aged Park Ridge man was convicted Tuesday of murdering his mother by throwing her over a railing and down stairs after the pair argued over family assets.
Man Killed In South Suburban Shooting
Investigators in Harvey were “pursuing solid leads” in connection to the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old man in the south suburb late Monday.
Bail Denied For Man Accused Of Killing Baby Over Stolen Video Game
A purported gang member has been ordered held without bail, on charges he killed a 6-month-old girl two months ago, while trying to shoot the girl’s father.
Stray Photograph Helps Crack Cold Case In Gary
The photograph that arrived on Detective Cpl. Michael Barnes’ desk was worth more than the proverbial thousand words.
Gang Member Charged In Murder Of 6-Month-Old Girl
A 33-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 6-month-old Jonylah Watkins earlier this year.
Ealy Found Guilty In Burger King Strangling Case
Jurors deliberated for a little more than three hours Friday before finding James Ealy guilty on one count of first-degree murder in the death of 45-year-old Mary Hutchison.
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