Rim, 46, was shot at about 6:40 a.m. Thursday when he was a passenger in a car in the 4100 block of West Diversey Avenue on the city's Northwest Side.
[Ads /]
A Nissan Rogue, with unknown Illinois license plates, pulled up and, after a verbal exchange, someone in the SUV shot Rim in the head through his open passenger-side window, police said.
The Nissan Rogue has tinted windows and is missing a front license plate.
RELATED: Chef Rim remembered: "His wild, fun, energetic, and loving legacy will live on forever"
After the shooting, the SUV drove westbound on Diversey Avenue and then southbound on Kostner Avenue.
[Ads /]
Rim, who lived in South Barrington, died at Mt. Sinai Hospital.
Police are investigating and working with a possible road rage motive.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Chicago police's Bureau of Detectives - Area North at 312-744-8261.