William Lee

William Lee is a senior deputy metro editor and writer who has covered crime, politics, neighborhoods and pop culture. He is a graduate of Hyde Park Academy and Western Illinois University.

Cops: Man, 67, fatally shot on city’s Near West Side, two in custody

March 24, 2026 at 8:25 p.m.

Two gunmen attacked the victim on the street about two blocks west of the United Center on the city's Near West Side.

Morgan Park woman, 84, died in violent assault: autopsy

March 14, 2026 at 6:44 p.m.

An 84-year-old woman found dead inside her Morgan Park neighborhood home died of a violent assault that was ruled a homicide.

Evidence connects man to killing of father, son at Little Village jewelry shop: prosecutors

March 3, 2026 at 8:10 p.m.

A judge ordered Muhammad Thomas detained until trial on first-degree murder and armed robbery charges connected to the deaths of Faustino Alamo, 63, and Luis Angel Alamo, 25.

Man charged in Little Village jewelry store shooting that killed father, son

February 26, 2026 at 8:38 p.m.

Chicago officers, along with the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, arrested Muhammad Thomas, 35, on Tuesday in St. Louis.

Teens charged in carjacking ‘crime spree’ that left two dead: authorities

February 22, 2026 at 6:20 p.m.

Authorities say "voluminous" video evidence ties the teens, 17 and 18, to two fatal shootings, three successful carjackings and one attempted carjacking in 90 minutes.

Unidentified female found fatally shot in Riverdale neighborhood

February 17, 2026 at 5:54 p.m.

Authorities said the body of a female of unknown age was found Tuesday afternoon in the Riverdale neighborhood on the city's Far South Side.

Autopsy: Man found dead near Red Line station died from cold exposure

February 6, 2026 at 8:43 p.m.

The man He was taken to the UI Health, where he was pronounced dead on Thursday, according to the medical examiner.

Chicago police process a shooting scene around a burned vehicle on Feb. 3, 2026, in the parking lot of a White Castle restaurant on the city's Near West Side. Two people were killed and a third was wounded at the site. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

2 killed, 1 injured in shooting that caused vehicle fire on Near West Side

February 3, 2026 at 8:32 p.m.

The daylight shooting occurred in a parking lot in the 2300 block of West Roosevelt Road around 1:20 p.m., police said.

Police: Woman, 70, among 3 hurt in Austin shooting

January 31, 2026 at 4:47 p.m.

The woman was standing with two men, when shots rang out just before 2:30 p.m., Chicago police said.

Cops: American Red Cross SUV stolen from Near West Side

January 28, 2026 at 8:37 p.m.

An SUV belonging to the American National Red Cross was stolen earlier this week in the Illinois Medical District on the city's Near West Side.

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