Chicago After Dark: 4 killed in shootings, 81-year-old man killed | Jan. 8, 2018

Welcome to the brand-new morning article #afterdark, a roundup of crime (and more) happenings from around Chicago overnight.

Despite the relative heat wave, it was a slow breaking news night. Five people were shot between Sunday afternoon and Monday morning.

• Over the weekend, a total of four people were killed and 15 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago.
• A 31-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by shooting Monday morning in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
• A man was shot in the hand Sunday evening in the Northwest Side Logan Square neighborhood.

From over the weekend:

• An 81-year-old man was killed in an assault Saturday night in west suburban Oak Park.
• A robbery victim was also sexually assaulted Friday night in the South Side Burnside neighborhood.

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