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Man Shot in Head After Double-Parked Car Dispute

Belmont Cragin

March 24, 2013

Man Shot in Head After Double-Parked Car Dispute

Three others were wounded in unrelated South and West Side shootings.

Family Says Prison Changed Austin Man, But Violence Still Took His Life

Austin

January 14, 2013

Family Says Prison Changed Austin Man, But Violence Still Took His Life

Family said Vernon Commings was a changed man after serving a six-year prison term.

Young Father Was Devoted to Son

Humboldt Park

January 14, 2013

Young Father Was Devoted to Son

George Dunn, 23, was killed in March on Chicago's Northwest Side.

Sandwich Shop Worker Killed By Armed Robber, Cops Say

West Town

January 14, 2013

Sandwich Shop Worker Killed By Armed Robber, Cops Say

Lyn Ward, 54, was working at a Subway on Feb. 9 when she was shot to death.

Family Tried to Turn Slain Man Away From Bad Crowd

West Town

January 13, 2013

Family Tried to Turn Slain Man Away From Bad Crowd

Before 26-year-old Fidel Benitez was shot down in April, he had dreams of attending culinary school.

Murder Victim Sought a Way Out of Gang Life

West Garfield Park

January 13, 2013

Murder Victim Sought a Way Out of Gang Life

Mushun Franklin was fatally shot multiple times on Sept. 28.

Slain Man Could Not Escape Gang Life, Family Says

South Lawndale

January 13, 2013

Slain Man Could Not Escape Gang Life, Family Says

Family said Rogelio Cervantes was trying to change for his two young daughters.

Cicero Man Recalled as a Good Father

Humboldt Park

January 13, 2013

Cicero Man Recalled as a Good Father

Hansen Jackson was fatally shot in Humboldt Park about two months before his second child was born.

Under House Arrest, Man Wanted Out of Street Life Before Death

Austin

January 13, 2013

Under House Arrest, Man Wanted Out of Street Life Before Death

Man’s family said he had dreams of opening a soul food restaurant before he was killed April 15.

Man Dies Next to His Best Friend in Neighborhood That Pulled Him Back

South Deering

January 13, 2013

Man Dies Next to His Best Friend in Neighborhood That Pulled Him Back

Christopher Jones, 30, was killed in South Deering in July.

Ramadan Walk Ends in Murder For Albany Park Man

Albany Park

January 13, 2013

Ramadan Walk Ends in Murder For Albany Park Man

Sameer Barakat was very close to his younger brother, who was with him when he was shot.

Sister Says Slain Brother Was 'Best Man I Ever Knew'

Washington Park

January 13, 2013

Sister Says Slain Brother Was 'Best Man I Ever Knew'

Ornette Massey was shot on the same street corner before - but this time, it was fatal.

Man Killed on West Side Years After Mom Fled Cabrini Violence

Austin

January 13, 2013

Man Killed on West Side Years After Mom Fled Cabrini Violence

Taki Crews' mom moved her son out of Cabrini Green hoping he would be safer in Austin.

Family Man Rarely Left Home Before Murder, Mom Says

Washington Park

January 13, 2013

Family Man Rarely Left Home Before Murder, Mom Says

Rush's mother said her son was a victim of mistaken identity when he was killed in February.

Mother Grieves After Her Only Son is Shot Dead in K-Town

North Lawndale

January 13, 2013

Mother Grieves After Her Only Son is Shot Dead in K-Town

Victor Coleman, 32, was shot and killed in the West Side area known as "K-Town."

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