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May 5, 2021
After Eugene Broach tripped on a bush in a front yard on April 5, two brothers chased him before standing over him and shooting him multiple times, prosecutors said.
May 4, 2021
In Los Angeles, one-third of all Black and Latino neighborhoods were pharmacy deserts. (Photo/JJBers) Black and Latino neighborhoods in the 30 most populous U.S. cities had fewer pharmacies than white or diverse neighborhoods in 2007-2015, USC research shows, suggesting that pharmacy deserts— like so-called food deserts — may be an overlooked contributor to persistent racial and ethnic health disparities. Pharmacies are increasingly vital points of care for essential health services. In add...
May 3, 2021
4 Shot, More Than 30 Injured in Chicago Weekend Shootings: Police At least four people were killed and more than 30 others were injured in shootings across Chicago this weekend, April 30 through May 2, police said. The latest murder occurred when two men were shot on Sunday afternoon in Humboldt Park on the West Side. Police told the Sun-Times that they were outside at 2 p.m. when someone approached them and fired shots, killing a 34-year-old man and injuring the other, 40. On Saturday, a 27-y...
May 3, 2021
ABC 7/ Chicago Sun-Timesreported the weekend’s first fatal shooting occurred Saturday night shortly before 11 p.m. when 37-year-old Travis Willis was shot “during a fight.” The shooting occurred in West Pullman. Willis was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. The Sun-Timesnoted a 21-year-old man was killed while riding in a vehicle around 11:15 p.m. Saturday night. The 21-year-old was shot multiple times in the head and taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A 27-year-old...
May 3, 2021
Date Time One-third of all neighborhoods in largest U.S. cities have been ‘pharmacy deserts’ Black and Latino neighborhoods in the 30 most populous U.S. cities had fewer pharmacies than white or diverse neighborhoods in 2007-2015, USC research shows, suggesting that ‘pharmacy deserts’ — like so-called food deserts — may be an overlooked contributor to persistent racial and ethnic health disparities. Pharmacies are increasingly vital points of care for essential health services. In a...
May 2, 2021
He was standing outside with a group of people in the 11800 block of South Lafayette Avenue when he began arguing with another male, Chicago police said.
May 2, 2021
Sun-Times file photo A 37-year-old man was fatally shot during a fight Saturday night in West Pullman on the Far South Side. Travis Willis was standing outside with a group of people in the 11800 block of South Lafayette Avenue about 10:50 p.m. when he began arguing with another male, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. The two started physically fighting and the other male shot Willis once in the head and fled, police said. Willis was transported to R...
May 2, 2021
Three people were killed and 28 wounded in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend. Late Saturday night, 12 people were shot within the span of two hours...
April 28, 2021
Tiara Banks’ tragic death is the 16th violent death of a transgender or non-binary person to occur this year. Banks was killed on April 21 in the West Pullman neighbourhood of Chicago on Wednesday, according to the Human Rights Campaign. Tiara was attacked in her Ford Fusion when a shooter approached the vehicle and shot her multiple times. The 24-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. Howard Brown Health, a community-based LGBTQ+ health organisation based in Chicago, announced the news o...