Tracking homicides in Chicago

2 areas see 2nd homicides of month

By Tracy Swartz posted April 24, 2013 at 12:00 a.m.

Grand Boulevard and Irving Park in the last week recorded their second homicides of the month, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found.

In Grand Boulevard, a 15-year-old boy was shot to death Monday in the 700 block of East 50th Street, police said.

Grand Boulevard has logged four homicides so far this year. The South Side community area recorded eight homicides last year, according to RedEye data.

In Irving Park, a 34-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday in the 3400 block of West Irving Park Road, officials said.

Irving Park has logged two homicides so far this year. The Northwest Side community area recorded one homicide last year, RedEye determined.

Citywide, gunshot homicides were logged in the last week in Austin and New City, according to police information.

Eighteen homicides have been recorded so far this month. Forty-one homicides were logged in April 2012, RedEye determined.

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2 North Side communities log 1st homicide of year

By Tracy Swartz posted April 17, 2013 at 12:00 a.m.

The North Side saw two homicides in the last week, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found.

In Irving Park, a 19-year-old man was shot to death Saturday in the 4200 block of West Irving Park Road, police said.

One day earlier, a 5-month-old girl was found suffocated in the 2500 block of West Fitch Avenue in West Ridge, according to officials. She later died.

Both community areas have one homicide for the year, RedEye data shows. Irving Park logged one homicide in 2012 while West Ridge recorded six killings, RedEye found.

Citywide, gunshot homicides were recorded in the last week in Humboldt Park, South Chicago, Washington Heights and West Pullman, RedEye determined.

Meanwhile, a man was found stabbed to death Friday in the 6700 block of South Kedzie Avenue in Chicago Lawn, police said.

Fourteen homicides have been logged so far this month. Forty-one homicides were recorded in April 2012, RedEye determined.

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2 April days saw more than one homicide

By Tracy Swartz, @tracyswartz posted April 10, 2013 at 12:00 a.m.

In the last week there were two days in which more than one homicide were recorded. The city hasn't seen a calendar date with more than one homicide since mid-March, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found.

On Sunday, a 14-year-old boy was shot to death in the 2300 block of South Leavitt Street on the Lower West Side, police said. That same day, a 26-year-old man was stabbed to death in the 4000 block of South Wabash Avenue in Grand Boulevard, according to officials.

On April 4, shootings claimed a 22-year-old man in the 8000 block of South Manistee Avenue in South Chicago and a 33-year-old man in the 1400 block of West 80th Street in Auburn Gresham, officials said.

The last time Chicago saw more than one homicide in a day was March 16, when two men were killed in separate shootings, according to RedEye data. Ten January days saw more than one homicide, RedEye data shows.

Citywide, gunshot homicides were logged in the last week in Englewood and South Shore, RedEye found.

Seven homicides have been logged so far this month. Forty-one homicides were recorded in April 2012, RedEye determined.

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2 communities log their first homicides of the year

By Tracy Swartz posted April 3, 2013 at 12:00 a.m.

Logan Square and the Near West Side each recorded their first homicides of the year, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found.

On the Near West Side, a 19-year-old man was shot to death Sunday in the 1300 block of West Hastings Street, police said. The Near West Side logged 16 homicides last year, according to RedEye data.

In Logan Square, a 23-year-old man was fatally shot Friday in the 1800 block of North Francisco Avenue, officials said. Logan Square recorded two homicides last year, RedEye determined.

Citywide, gunshot homicides were logged in the last week in Auburn Gresham and Greater Grand Crossing, data shows.

March ended this week with 15 homicides, down from 52 homicides in March 2012. The tally does not include a man who was shot 20 years ago and died last month. RedEye logs homicides by date of incident, not date of death, dating back to 2007.

One homicide has been logged so far this month. Forty-one homicides were recorded in April 2012, RedEye found.

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2 communities log 1 homicide each

By Tracy Swartz posted March 27, 2013 at 12:00 a.m.

Morgan Park and South Shore each recorded a homicide in the last week, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found.

In Morgan Park, a 48-year-old man was stabbed to death Sunday in the 11400 block of South Rockwell Street, police said.

Morgan Park has logged one homicide so far this year. The Southwest Side community area recorded four homicides last year, according to RedEye data.

In South Shore, a 26-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday in the 7800 block of South Muskegon Avenue, officials said.

South Shore has logged four homicides so far this year. The South Side community area recorded 20 homicides last year, RedEye determined.

Twelve homicides have been logged so far this month. Fifty-two homicides were recorded in March 2012, RedEye data shows.

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Tracking homicides in Chicago

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