John Mirabelli

Police said they found the man, Raphael Smith, dead of apparent head trauma in his Park Manor apartment.

Dionte Maxwell, home for the summer, was shot twice in his chest at his uncle's house Friday night.

Twelve people were taken into custody outside the Hilton Chicago on Michigan Avenue.

Violent holiday weekend included victim killed on block where two others recently were slain.

Victim was hospitalized after incident Tuesday afternoon, police said.

A Southwest Side man was charged with misdemeanor DUI and a host of other citations, police said.

The shooting sites included Edgewater, Goose Island, West Pullman, Humboldt Park and South Shore.

Charles Jones, 44, was killed in what appears to be a road rage incident.

DCFS notes infant deaths are up 43 percent in Cook County in 2013.

Boy made up hit-and-run near South Side school, police said.

Four people suffered minor injuries in the accident, police said.

A man was driving northbound in the southbound lanes when he struck a pickup truck, cops said.

Suspects sought in havoc wrought on International Harbor of Grace Church sometime last week.

The boy was in critical condition after he was bitten on his legs and arms, police said.