Tracking homicides in Chicago
Showing 15 homicides in Portage Park since Jan. 1, 2007.
| Name, age + story |
Date, time + case number |
Block | Cause + Locale |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Manuel Hernandez,
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2/1/13
|
3900 N. Central Ave. |
Gunshot
Vestibule |
|
Jorge Valdez-Benitez,
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1/17/13
|
4700 W. Belmont St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Pablo Hernandez,
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7/21/12
|
4200 N. Milwaukee Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Lewis Garcia,
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6/13/12
|
5500 W. Henderson Ave. |
Gunshot
Porch/hallway |
|
Marek Kaczmarczyk,
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5/13/12
|
4500 N. Milwaukee Ave. |
Suffocation
Apartment |
|
Niven Beluso,
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4/9/12
|
4900 W. Grace St. |
Gunshot
Garage |
|
Cezar Waskowski,
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6/6/11
|
3700 N. Kilpatrick Ave. |
Stabbing
Apartment |
|
Henryka Waskowski,
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6/6/11
|
5700 W. Irving Park Rd. |
Stabbing
Street |
|
Ryszard Konieczny,
|
11/12/10
|
3600 N. Central Ave. | |
|
Miguel Vasquez,
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7/30/10
|
4900 W. School St. |
Gunshot
Porch/hallway |
|
Charles Akers,
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3/19/10
|
5600 W. Irving Park Rd. |
Gunshot
Other |
|
Jamie Solivan,
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2/3/10
|
5400 W. Belmont Ave. |
Auto crash
Vehicle |
|
Johnathan Nieves,
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4/15/08
|
3400 N. Laramie Ave. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
William Cordoba Jr.,
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12/28/07
|
3400 N. Lavergne Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Tomasz Rogalski,
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7/15/07
|
4600 N. Milwaukee Ave. |
Gunshot
Residence |
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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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.

