Tracking homicides in Chicago
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Showing 22 homicides since Jan. 1, 2007.
| Name, age + story |
Date, time + case number |
Block
+ Community area |
Cause + Locale |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Virginia Spaulding,
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6/10/13 |
1100 E. 81st St.
Avalon Park |
Stabbing |
|
William Strickland,
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3/2/13
|
400 E. 95th St.
Roseland |
Gunshot
Residential Yard |
|
William Thomas,
> Read more > Follow-up coverage |
10/12/12
|
6800 S. East End Ave.
South Shore |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Nikolaus Douzopoulos,
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4/22/12
|
12900 S. Manistee Ave.
Hegewisch |
Stabbing
Residence |
|
Webster Gater,
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10/29/11
|
1500 S. Harding Ave.
North Lawndale |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Virginia Perillo,
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10/22/11
|
3300 S. Parnell Ave.
Bridgeport |
Assault
Garage |
|
Cezar Waskowski,
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6/6/11
|
3700 N. Kilpatrick Ave.
Portage Park |
Stabbing
Apartment |
|
Melvin Terry,
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11/30/10
|
7100 S. Cyril Ave.
South Shore |
Stabbing
Apartment |
|
Anthony Anglin,
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8/20/10
|
10800 S. Sangamon St.
Morgan Park |
Gunshot
Residence |
|
James Evans,
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8/3/10
|
7000 S. Hermitage Ave.
West Englewood |
Stabbing
Residence |
|
Andres Cardona,
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8/21/09
|
900 S. Austin Blvd.
None |
Abuse
Nursing home/retirement home |
|
Bernard Smith,
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8/8/09
|
10000 S. Eberhart Ave.
Roseland |
Gunshot
Residence |
|
Floyd Butler,
> Read more |
5/17/09
|
7300 S. Merrill Ave.
South Shore |
Gunshot
Residence |
|
Florence McCollum,
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4/27/09
|
3400 S. Giles Ave.
Douglas |
Stabbing
Apartment |
|
Saint Barton,
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2/25/09
|
6100 S. Maplewood Ave.
Chicago Lawn |
Assault |
|
Robert Ferris,
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8/24/08
|
4300 N. Western Ave.
North Center |
Gunshot
Residential yard |
|
Dorothy Taylor,
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6/16/08
|
7200 S. Coles Ave.
South Shore |
Strangling
Other |
|
Maggie Browder,
> Read more |
3/24/08
|
12200 S. Morgan St.
West Pullman |
Gunshot
Residence |
|
Alexander Barnes,
> Read more > Follow-up coverage |
12/23/07
|
100 S. Campbell Ave.
Near West Side |
Stabbing
CHA apartment |
|
Ismael Santana,
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12/8/07
|
1000 N. Francisco Ave.
West Town |
Trauma
Residence |
|
Anna Kukis,
> Read more > Follow-up coverage |
8/21/07
|
6500 W. Catalpa Ave.
Norwood Park |
Gunshot
Residence |
|
Errald Williams,
> Read more |
4/3/07
|
7400 S. Champlain Ave.
Greater Grand Crossing |
Assault
Apartment |
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Tracking homicides in Chicago is an ongoing project of the RedEye. This site is updated regularly with information from the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, the Chicago Police Department and the Chicago Breaking News Center. Information is subject to change. Data points appear Thursdays in RedEye’s print edition.
EveryBlock was a source for 2008 homicide data.
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- or read our primer on visualizing this data.
This application is based on Homicide Report, created for the Los Angeles Times by Ken Schwencke. It was adapted for use in Chicago by Ryan Mark, Chris Groskopf, Joe Germuska and Brian Boyer.
Tracy Swartz wrangles the data and writes the posts.
