Emmanuel Camarillo
General Assignment Reporter
Emmanuel Camarillo was born and raised in Chicago. He has been reporting for the Sun-Times since 2019, covering everything from mayoral debates to breaking crime stories and alligators in Humboldt Park.
He’s a graduate of Claremont McKenna College and DePaul University’s graduate journalism program.
Officer Enrique Martinez was shot to death on the job Nov. 4 in Chatham. Mourners were asked to remember Martinez as more than a police officer. A former official said it was also important to think of the trauma of officers who were with Martinez when he was killed.
The rapper, whose real name is Durk Banks, released a song that “sought to commercialize” the shooting that targeted Quando Rondo and killed his cousin, Saviay’a Robinson, according to an indictment filed last week.
La candidata presidencial demócrata Kamala Harris ganó en la mayoría de los distritos latinos en Chicago, pero sus márgenes fueron a menudo más pequeños que los de Joe Biden en 2020. Los residentes dijeron al Sun-Times que se debió a la economía.
Darion McMillian, 23, was charged last week with killing Martinez using a handgun modified with an extended magazine and switch making it fully automatic
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris won the vast majority of Latino precincts in Chicago, but her margins were often smaller than Joe Biden’s in 2020. Residents told the Sun-Times it came down to the economy.
Activists, elected officials call on Mayor Brandon Johnson, who said he’d fire cops linked to extremist organizations, to take action against avowed Oath Keepers in the CPD and form a task force to address the problem.
Under the One System Initiative an estimated 3,800 beds designated for immigrants — funded by the city and state — will be added to the existing 3,000 beds for anyone experiencing homelessness in Chicago.
Darion McMillian, 23, of Harvey, faces charges of first-degree murder and attempted murder in the shooting Monday night in the 8000 block of South Ingleside Avenue, police Supt. Larry Snelling said Wednesday.
Lamont Johnson, 51, was one of the men killed, officials announced Wednesday. He and another still-unidentified man were fatally shot Tuesday afternoon at the lakefront tourist attraction. Police say the shooter was a disgruntled employee of a Navy Pier subcontractor who was recently fired.