Chicago posts its 100th homicide nearly 2 months earlier than in 2015

Police camera on the West Side

Last year Chicago didn't hit the 100 homicide total until mid-April. But 2016 is far deadlier as that sad benchmark was reached this weekend. Last month 57 people were killed in Chicago and in February so far there have been 40 homicides.

In 2015 there were 488 murders in Chicago.