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Una carta que Margaret le escribió a su madre poco antes de ser asesinada.

Decenas de casos de estranguladas en Chicago siguen sin resolverse

December 15, 2018 at 12:53 a.m.

En los pasados 17 años, al menos 75 mujeres fueron estranguladas o asfixiadas en Chicago y sus cuerpos fueron abandonados en edificios vacíos, callejones, botes de basura o bancos de...

Margaret Gomez's body was found in this industrial area near the Stevenson Expressway in the 4200 block of South Knox Avenue in Chicago.

75 women have been strangled or smothered in Chicago since 2001. Most of their killers got away.

May 23, 2019 at 12:21 a.m.

More than 10 years have passed, but Margaret Gomez’s family members still look for the man they believe strangled the 22-year-old and left her in a muddy lot in the...

Police inspectors stand on a porch as children celebrating a 4-year-old boy's birthday play inside an inflatable castle at the corner of West 56th Street and South Artesian Avenue on Aug. 19, 2017, in Chicago. A man holding a gun at nearby Gage Park was shot by a police officer while the officer was on patrol. The man was grazed in the head and transported to an area hospital.

17 shot, 1 fatally on last day of violent weekend

May 22, 2019 at 11:50 p.m.

Capping one of the most violent weekends of the year, at least 16 people were wounded and one was killed in city shootings on Sunday. A 19-year-old man was fatally...

Man stabbed in West Garfield Park early Sunday

May 22, 2019 at 11:50 p.m.

A 34-year-old man was stabbed in the 200 block of South Kostner Avenue after a robbery attempt, according to a media alert. The man was injured in the back, right...

Chicago Fire Department crew rescues cat stuck under garage door

May 22, 2019 at 11:47 p.m.

A cat found itself in need of a fire rescue crew's assistance Sunday morning. At 10:30 a.m., a brown and black striped cat in a South Chicago neighborhood got its...

6 injured in city shootings

May 22, 2019 at 11:46 p.m.

Six men have been hurt in city shootings, one critically, from midmorning Monday to early Tuesday, Chicago police said. Most recently, a 19-year-old man was shot in the foot and...

2 dead, elderly man among 11 others wounded in shootings

May 22, 2019 at 11:43 p.m.

Two men were fatally shot and 11 others, including a man in his late 70s, were wounded in separate attacks from Thursday morning to early Friday, Chicago police said. In...

Chicago police warn Bronzeville business owners after burglaries

May 22, 2019 at 11:43 p.m.

After two burglaries in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side, Chicago police are warning business owners to increase security. They happened Monday about 9:15 p.m. and between noon Sunday...

Chicago police warn Bronzeville business owners after burglaries

May 22, 2019 at 11:43 p.m.

After two burglaries in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side, Chicago police are warning business owners to increase security. They happened Monday about 9:15 p.m. and between noon Sunday...

A dispatcher for Chicago police allegedly shot an 18-year-old woman during a road rage incident in the 3400 block of South Ashland Avenue on July 19, 2017.

Charges pending in shooting involving Chicago police dispatcher

May 22, 2019 at 11:43 p.m.

Charges are pending in a shooting involving a Chicago police dispatcher who shot someone in the South Side's McKinley Park neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities. The 46-year-old dispatcher is...

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