Widow, son of late Chicago commissioner found shot dead inside home in suspected homicide: reports

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss Mayor Brandon Johnson’s leadership amid high-profile crime cases. A prominent Chicago family is at the center of a double homicide investigation after the widow and son of late Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer were found shot to death Tuesday inside a West Side home. Officers responded to the North Lawndale home just before 6 p.m. local time Tuesday and found Deer's widow, Barbara Deer, 51, and son, Kaleb Deer, 23, shot to death, FOX 32 Chicago reported. Barbara Deer suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and Kaleb Deer had been shot in the head, according to the report. It is unclear what led to the discovery of the bodies. Chicago police say the widow and son of a late Cook County commissioner were found shot to death Tuesday inside a West Side home. (iStock) ILLEGAL IMMIGRA

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