Nathil D. Evans, 44, of the South Loop, was stabbed to death in the 1500 block of South Wabash Avenue in the Near South Side community area on Sunday, January 19, 2025. The Chicago Police Department investigated his killing, which the Chicago Sun-Times homicide tracker, which lists every homicide in the city, records as a stabbing.
According to Chicago police, officers responded to reports of a person stabbed on the block at about 8:50 p.m. They found Evans with several stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. He was not the only person hurt. A second man, 50, was found with cuts to his arm and bumps on his head and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious condition.
Police released very little else. No description of an attacker, no vehicle and no motive were made public, and police said that no one was in custody.
It is not known whether the two men were attacked together, whether they knew each other, or whether the injured man was able to tell detectives what happened. No reward tied to the case could be found.
Beyond the basic facts, little about Nathil Evans's life has entered the public record. A legal services page that tracks Chicago homicides listed him as 45 years old, one year older than the age given by the Sun-Times and the tracker. No obituary, memorial page or family fundraiser could be found for this account, though he surely had relatives and friends who remember him and who still want to know what happened.
The 1500 block of South Wabash Avenue lies in the South Loop, a few blocks south of Roosevelt Road, in a busy area of apartment towers, restaurants, shops and nearby CTA rail lines. A stabbing there on a Sunday evening, involving two victims, would likely have drawn the attention of residents, passers-by, delivery drivers or people waiting for trains. Some of them may have seen people arguing, someone running from the block or a car pulling away.
Chicago's homicide count was falling sharply when Evans died. The city recorded about 590 homicides in 2024 and 416 in 2025, the fewest in about 60 years. Chicago police reported clearing 56 percent of homicides in 2024, though that figure counts cases closed without charges, which means many killings in the city still end without anyone being charged in court.
The case also stands out because a second victim survived. The wounded man may have been able to tell detectives something about the attack, yet no arrest was announced in the days or months that followed, and no later news report about the case could be found.
No arrest, criminal charge or court case connected to the death of Nathil D. Evans could be found in news archives or public records. More than a year later, there is no public sign that anyone has been held responsible. The 50-year-old man who was hurt that night, people who live or work near South Wabash Avenue and Roosevelt Road, and anyone who knew Evans and saw him on January 19 may hold information that matters. Even a small detail, such as a name overheard, a car seen leaving the area or a conversation remembered, can help detectives move a case forward. Anyone with information can call the Chicago Police Department's anonymous tip line at (833) 408-0069 or submit a tip online at CPDTIP.com, or contact Cook County Crime Stoppers at (800) 535-STOP (7867).
