Picture Chicago: Sun-Times’ photos you might have missed this week Pets saved from Hurricane Ian arrive in Chicago and a lot more are highlighted in our best pictures of the week. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 7, 2022
Three-year-old boy killed in road rage shooting attack in Chicago Weekend sees 34 shootings across city as mother tells culprits: ‘ I won’t sleep until you are brought in’ The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022
Mateo Zastro’s mother calls on assailants to surrender. ‘Turn yourselves in because my pain is starting to turn to anger.’ “It hurts me so much not waking up to my baby,” says Veronica Zastro, whose 3-year-old was shot dead in an apparent road-range incident in West Lawn. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 4, 2022
The best fix for road-rage shootings is gun legislation Loose cannons like the suspect who killed Mateo Zastro aren’t likely to have a light bulb go off in their heads if they come across a flyer that tells them a minor traffic-related dispute isn’t worth pulling the trigger. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 4, 2022
After 3-year-old killed, activists address growing risk of guns and road rage: ‘This is totally unacceptable’ Tio Hardiman, president of Violence Interrupters, wants the government to distribute 100,000 flyers to educate the public about the risk of road rage and shootings. Nationally, road rage violence doubled between 2019 and 2021. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 2, 2022