Tracking homicides in Chicago
Showing 8 homicides since Jan. 1, 2007.
| Name, age + Story |
Date + Time |
Block
+ Community area |
Cause + Locale |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sarai Michaels,
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10/10/11
|
100 W. Huron St.
Near North Side |
Stabbing
Hotel/motel |
|
Francis Walton,
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9/23/10
|
1500 W. 47th St.
New City |
Stabbing
Hotel/motel |
|
Salomon Abonce,
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9/8/10
|
8200 S. Halsted St.
Auburn Gresham |
Gunshot
Hotel/motel |
|
Juan Mendez,
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4/23/10
|
6000 N. Lincoln Ave.
West Ridge |
Gunshot
Hotel/motel |
|
Regina Warren,
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4/21/09
|
9100 S. Stony Island Ave.
Calumet Heights |
Gunshot
Hotel/motel |
|
Paulette Thomas,
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8/9/08
|
7600 S. Cottage Grove Ave.
Greater Grand Crossing |
Stabbing
Hotel/motel |
|
Name Unknown,
|
5/20/08
|
900 W. Foster Ave.
Edgewater |
Trauma
Hotel/motel |
|
Gregory Gordon,
|
1/31/08
|
4800 S. Michigan Ave.
Grand Boulevard |
Gunshot
Hotel/motel |
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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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- 2007: view online, or download a spreadsheet
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- 2009: view online, or download a spreadsheet
- 2010: view online, or download a spreadsheet
- 2011: view online, or download a spreadsheet
- 2012: view online, or download a spreadsheet
- 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.
Drew Sottardi organizes and maps the print edition.
