{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_7b2tkyglgur3zwuirl6q","title":"Family mourns 7-year-old girl killed in East Chatham stabbing","title_en":null,"outlets":5,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/woman-in-custody-after-girl-7-fatally-stabbed-in-chatham-7b2tkyglgu","count":6,"items":[{"id":"n_etmnrafnuoi2d47mqbvq","seq":1739045,"kind":"article","title":"Vigil held for 7-year-old girl killed in Chatham stabbing","url":"https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/10/04/vigil-held-for-7-year-old-girl-killed-in-chatham-stabbing","summary":"A vigil was held Sunday afternoon in Chatham to honor a young girl who was stabbed to death Saturday. Family friends and community members gathered in the 8600 block of south Cottage Grove Avenue where 7-year-old Edi Mari Hernandez Chacon was killed. Family members, dressed in black and white, released white balloons, lit candles and scattered candy at the spot where Edi Mari was police said a woman attacked the child Saturday morning . The girl’s loved ones shed tears and…","published":"2026-10-05T00:13:21Z","seen":"2026-10-05T00:47:12Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-chicago-suntimes-com-40a412","name":"chicago.suntimes.com","domain":"chicago.suntimes.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q577417","name":"Chicago Sun-Times","type":"newspaper","country":"US","designations":["daily newspaper","newspaper","website"]}},"via":"kite-chicago-suntimes-com-40a412","topics":["chicago"],"authors":["Cindy Hernandez"],"entities":[{"id":"Q1774812","name":"Chatham","type":"place"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_7b2tkyglgur3zwuirl6q","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.36000001430511475,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.5799999833106995,"political":0.10000000149011612},{"id":"n_3baccgsdlc54kl6epgtq","seq":1732658,"kind":"article","title":"Family mourns 7-year-old girl killed in East Chatham stabbing","url":"https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/family-mourns-7-year-old-girl-killed-in-east-chatham-stabbing/3997666","summary":"Grieving family members gathered at a vigil to remember a 7-year-old girl who was fatally stabbed in what was believed to be a random attack in Chicago’s East Chatham neighborhood. The incident was reported at around 11:55 a.m. on Saturday along South Cottage Grove Avenue near East 86th Street. On Sunday, relatives took part in a vigil, pleading for justice for their young loved one. A prayer circle formed as family members and neighbors gathered to mourn, and white balloons…","published":"2026-10-04T23:14:38Z","seen":"2026-10-04T23:14:38Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-nbcchicago-com-f5a81b","name":"nbcchicago.com","domain":"nbcchicago.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q3564723","name":"WMAQ-TV","type":"broadcaster","country":"US","designations":["television station"]}},"via":"kite-nbcchicago-com-f5a81b","topics":["chicago","post"],"authors":["Michelle Baik"],"entities":[{"id":"Q5328071","name":"East Chatham","type":"place"}],"image":"https://media.nbcchicago.com/2026/10/0_26-WMAQ-5P-SUN-_-VO-CHI-East-Chatham-Fatal-Stabbing-Oct-4.png?fit=1920,1080&quality=85&strip=all","mentions":3,"story":"st_7b2tkyglgur3zwuirl6q","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.5099999904632568,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.8299999833106995,"political":0.05999999865889549},{"id":"n_xms2b2xgnvqygoscaxja","seq":1723514,"kind":"article","title":"Vigil honors 7-year-old girl stabbed to death in Chatham; woman in custody, Chicago police say","url":"https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-stabbing-vigil-honors-7-year-old-eddimar-paola-hernandez-stabbed-death-woman-cottage-grove-ave-officials/19908010","summary":"A vigil was held Sunday to honor a little girl who was stabbed to death Saturday on Chicago's South Side. Family and community members gathered where the attack happened.","published":"2026-10-04T20:58:05Z","seen":"2026-10-04T21:11:10Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-abc7chicago-com-662fb5","name":"abc7chicago.com","domain":"abc7chicago.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q107738509","name":"ABC 7 Chicago","type":"broadcaster","designations":["television series"]}},"via":"kite-abc7chicago-com-662fb5","topics":["chicago","chicago,chatham,child stabbing,chicago…"],"authors":["WLS"],"entities":[{"id":"Q1297","name":"Chicago","type":"place"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_7b2tkyglgur3zwuirl6q","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.5699999928474426,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.3799999952316284,"political":0.05999999865889549},{"id":"n_plkzyyb5mebs6jf6vngq","seq":1591408,"kind":"article","title":"Woman in custody after child fatally stabbing in Chatham, police say","url":"https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/03/child-fatally-stabbed-in-chatham","published":"2026-10-03T20:59:00Z","seen":"2026-10-03T22:07:11Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"chicagotribune.com","name":"chicagotribune.com","domain":"chicagotribune.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q47596","name":"Chicago Tribune","type":"newspaper","country":"US","designations":["daily newspaper","newspaper","website"]}},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["economy","crime","health"],"authors":["Allison Kiehl"],"entities":[{"id":"Q1774812","name":"Chatham","type":"place"}],"story":"st_7b2tkyglgur3zwuirl6q","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.8299999833106995,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.8999999761581421,"political":0.029999999329447746},{"id":"n_cjtywwr6oo7bxqutrtea","seq":1585023,"kind":"article","title":"Woman taken into custody after girl, 7, fatally stabbed in Chatham","url":"https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/woman-taken-into-custody-after-girl-7-fatally-stabbed-in-chatham/3997330","summary":"A woman was taken into police custody after allegedly stabbing a 7-year-old girl to death in the Chatham neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, police said. The stabbing was reported around 11:55 a.m. on Saturday along South Cottage Grove Avenue near East 86th Street. Police said a 7-year-old girl was walking outside when a woman approached, displayed a sharp object and stabbed the girl multiple times in the back. The child was taken to an area hospital, where she was…","published":"2026-10-03T20:44:02Z","seen":"2026-10-03T20:44:02Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-nbcchicago-com-2f57f3","name":"nbcchicago.com","domain":"nbcchicago.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q3564723","name":"WMAQ-TV","type":"broadcaster","country":"US","designations":["television station"]}},"via":"kite-nbcchicago-com-2f57f3","topics":["chicago","post"],"authors":["Matt Stefanski and Michelle Baik"],"entities":[{"id":"Q1774812","name":"Chatham","type":"place"}],"image":"https://media.nbcchicago.com/2026/10/3_10-CHI-East-Chatham-Stabbing.png?fit=1920,1080&quality=85&strip=all","mentions":3,"story":"st_7b2tkyglgur3zwuirl6q","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.75,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.7699999809265137,"political":0.029999999329447746},{"id":"n_7b2tkyglgur3zwuirl6q","seq":1582718,"kind":"article","title":"Woman in custody after girl, 7, fatally stabbed in Chatham","url":"https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/10/03/woman-in-custody-after-girl-7-fatally-stabbed-in-chatham","summary":"A 7-year-old girl died after being stabbed in the Chatham neighborhood Saturday, police said. The girl was walking outside in the 8600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue just before noon when a woman approached her and stabbed her multiple times in the back, according to Chicago police. Bystanders noticed the stabbing and intervened, detaining the woman, police said. The girl was taken to Comer Children's Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The woman suffered injuries…","published":"2026-10-03T20:10:20Z","seen":"2026-10-03T20:18:29Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-chicago-suntimes-com-40a412","name":"chicago.suntimes.com","domain":"chicago.suntimes.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q577417","name":"Chicago Sun-Times","type":"newspaper","country":"US","designations":["daily newspaper","newspaper","website"]}},"via":"kite-chicago-suntimes-com-40a412","topics":["chicago"],"authors":["Sun-Times Wire"],"entities":[{"id":"Q1774812","name":"Chatham","type":"place"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_7b2tkyglgur3zwuirl6q","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.7900000214576721,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.7699999809265137,"political":0.029999999329447746}]}