Demetrius Warren, 17, was charged yesterday as the gunman in Amadou Cisse's murder. Warren had already been charged with other crimes from the robbery spree that night, and three others have already been charged in connection with the case. more ›

Another man was charged today in U of C grad student Amadou Cisse's murder. Benjamin Williams, 21, was charged with first-degree murder, attempted robbery, two counts of armed robbery, and aggravated discharge of a firearm for the string of robberies that preceeded Cisse's death. Williams was not accused of shooting Cisse, and he's the third person charged with crimes from that night. more ›

A second teenager has been arrested in the string of robberies in Hyde Park the night Amadou Cisse was killed, but 17-year-old Demetrius Warren has not been charged in the murder. Warren has been charged with three counts of armed robbery and one count of aggravated discharge of a weapon for firing a shot at an attempted-robbery victim who ran away. Yesterday, 16-year-old Eric Walker was charged in the murder. Walker has a juvenille record... more ›

A 16-year-old boy, whose name hasn't been released, has been charged with first-degree murder, one count of attempted robbery with a firearm, three counts of armed robbery with a firearm and one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm. He's being charged as an adult. Police are looking for three other suspects linked to the case. The suspects are all juveniles but will be charged as adults, the source said. They told police they needed... more ›

Police are questioning three people possibly connected to Amadou Cisse's murder. As of 2:30 this morning, no one has been charged with anything, and the U of C continues to offer $10,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. It's not clear yet if the people being questioned are connected with the red-doored, silver-bodied car police located last week. more ›

Good news, Pace riders: The strike is over! Yes, it came and went in the blink of an eye, unless you were trying to ride this morning, in which case the blink was a long, frustrating, busless one. But it's done. Teamsters Local 731 walked off the job this morning, but have since agreed to federal mediation, and service should be back to normal by now. more ›

Happy 80th birthday, Alderman Bernie Stone! All the other aldermen threw him a surprise party today. Squee, cutest city council meeting ever. more ›

A University of Chicago PhD student was shot and killed last night on the 6100 block of S Ellis. Amadou Cisse, 28, was from Senegal and had just defended his dissertation. So far, police haven't identified a motive, but have corrected initial reports that called the shooting a drive-by; apparently, the shooter approached Cisse on foot. Police are, however, looking for a "dark-colored car" that was seen driving away from the scene. Image of Amadou... more ›