By Tracy Swartz
In 2010, RedEye is continuing to track all murders that occur in Chicago. In every Thursday's paper, RedEye will publish a map of the homicides from the previous week.
This interactive map also will be updated weekly. For more homicide information in Chicago, go to the Chicago Tribune and its Breaking News Center.
See the 2009 homicide map
February 4: Three people were shot to death in Auburn Gresham on Tuesday, including a double homicide on Morgan Street, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found.
A man and a woman were fatally shot Tuesday in the 8500 block of South Morgan Street hours after an 18-year-old man was shot to death in the 8300 block of South Hermitage Avenue, police said.
Auburn Gresham recorded 14 homicides last year, a RedEye study found.
January ended this week with 20 homicides, down from 24 homicides in 2009 and 35 homicides in 2008, a RedEye analysis shows.
Four homicides, all shooting deaths, have been recorded so far this month. Chicago police recorded 25 homicides in February last year, RedEye found.
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January 28: Humboldt Park saw two homicides this past week, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found.
A 21-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday in the 900 block of North Hamlin Avenue, and a 41-year-old man was shot to death Friday in the 400 block of North St. Louis Avenue, according to police information.
Humboldt Park has seen three shooting deaths this month, RedEye found.
Citywide, 18 homicides have been recorded so far this month. Police recorded 24 homicides in January 2009, according to a RedEye study of police data.
January 21: There was one fatal shooting each this week in the South Chicago, Near West Side, Washington Park and South Lawndale community areas, RedEye found.
The four victims, all males, were between the ages of 20 and 31, according to officials.
Citywide, there have been nine fatal shootings this month, as of Wednesday afternoon. They have occurred in Chicago Lawn, Humboldt Park, Near West Side, South Chicago, South Lawndale, Washington Park and West Englewood. Greater Grand Crossing has seen two shooting deaths this month.
Overall, 14 homicides have been recorded so far this month. Police recorded 24 homicides in January 2009, a RedEye study of police data found.
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January 14: Greater Grand Crossing this week saw its second homicide of the month, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found.
On Tuesday, a 52-year-old woman was found shot to death in the 7600 block of South Prairie Avenue, police said.
On Jan. 3, a 21-year-old man was shot in the 7700 block of South Champlain Avenue. He died the next day, according to news reports.
Citywide, nine homicides have been recorded so far this month. Five of the victims were shot, two were stabbed, one was beaten and one was strangled. Six of the victims were male; three were female.
Police recorded 24 homicides in January 2009, a RedEye study of police data found.
January 7: West Englewood saw two homicides over the weekend, according to a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data.
A 27-year-old man was found dead Saturday in the trunk of a car in the 5700 block of South Loomis Boulevard, police said. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office ruled the man died of gunshot wounds.
Meanwhile, a 49-year-old man died Sunday, hours after he was beaten in the 5900 block of South Wolcott Avenue, officials said.
Citywide, five homicides have been recorded so far this month. Police recorded 24 homicides in January 2009, a RedEye study of police data found.
December ended last week with a total of 38 homicides, including a fatal car crash in which a driver was initially charged with reckless homicide. Police logged 29 murders in December 2008.
