Crime and Public Safety – Page 14

Chicago Police investigate the scene of a triple shooting outside of Plaza Food & Liquor alogn the 3400 block of West Ogden Avenune on Oct. 31, 2026, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Police: 1 dead in triple Halloween shooting in North Lawndale

By Allison Kiehl

October 31, 2026 at 8:47 p.m.

Two shooters got out of a vehicle on West Ogden Avenue and opened fire on...

Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare, left, and Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, right, attend a news conference Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, in Houston, announcing the indictment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Mario Alberto Morales by a Harris County grand jury. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP)

ICE agent charged with assault for hitting a fleeing man with his car will turn himself in on Monday

By Cybele Mayes-Osterman

October 31, 2026 at 7:21 p.m.

A federal immigration officer charged with aggravated assault after he ran over a Mexican man...

1 in custody after man fatally wounded Friday night in Albany Park

By Deanese Williams-Harris

October 31, 2026 at 7:47 a.m.

An Albany Park man was fatally wounded Friday night in a shooting inside of his...

Police supervisors and officers stand side-by-side during a memorial roll call and gathering in memory of Officer Aréanah M. Preston on the two-year anniversary of her death, at the 5th District station, 727 E. 111th St., on May 6, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

CPD reaches milestone in consent-decree compliance amid changes in leadership

By Sam Charles

October 14, 2026 at 3:13 p.m.

The Chicago Police Department has reached preliminary compliance with nearly all paragraphs of the ongoing...

Oak Lawn police. (Daily Southtown staff)

Man charged with attempted murder for Oak Lawn stabbing detained

By Olivia Stevens

October 15, 2026 at 8:22 a.m.

Michael Duplessis Jr. of Chicago was ordered detained by a Cook County judge on attempted...

Southland crime: Armed robbery in Evergreen Park, aggravated fleeing in Orland Park, and more

By Dennis Sullivan

October 14, 2026 at 1:29 p.m.

Crime reports from south and southwest suburban agencies from police and court reports and news...

Police vehicles sit at the scene where 55 bodies were discovered at South Chicago Chapel near the 2900 block of East 95th Street on Aug. 7, 2026, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Medical examiner ID’s bodies found decomposing in East Side funeral home

By Gregory Royal Pratt

October 13, 2026 at 7:42 p.m.

The completed identification of the human beings at the funeral home is the latest development...

Attorney Stephen Hart announces a series of lawsuits on Oct. 13, 2026, against the Archdiocese of Chicago for alleged abuse of minors by priests assigned to Holy Angels between 1969 and 2002 in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Rev. George Clements orchestrated a ‘decades-long child sex ring’ at South Side parish, new lawsuits say

By Shun Graves

October 14, 2026 at 10:47 a.m.

A law firm said it has filed the first of numerous lawsuits alleging abuse related...

The Damen Green Line Station in Chicago on Oct. 9, 2026, following a fatal stabbing of a CTA employee. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Fatal Green Line stabbing prompts call by State’s Attorney Burke for electronic monitoring reform

By Tess Kenny

October 13, 2026 at 5:38 p.m.

Last week’s fatal Green Line stabbing has renewed calls for electronic monitoring reform.

FILE – Duane Davis, right, and his attorney Michael Sanft sit in a courtroom, after a jury found Davis guilty of first-degree murder in his trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center on Aug. 31, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool)

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis gets 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur

By Jessica Hill

October 13, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

An aging ex-gang leader was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison for...

Sameer Suhail, the former Chicago medical supply company owner who fled to Dubai shortly before being indicted in a massive scheme to defraud Loretto Hospital, walks outside the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago after getting released April 22, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

After report of partying in Dubai with Texas Senate candidate, accused Loretto Hospital fraudsters plead not guilty

By Jason Meisner

October 13, 2026 at 4:36 p.m.

A day after a national news report linked them to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton,...

Woman found dead after house fire in unincorporated Kane County, sheriff’s office says

By Molly Morrow

October 13, 2026 at 1:52 p.m.

The sheriff’s office said “no conclusions have been reached, and no possibilities have been ruled...

Demonstrators march from the Washington Monument to the White House during a “Stop Sexual Violence” protest in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Cornell suspends fraternity parties for rest of academic year amid sexual assault controversy

By Leah Willingham

October 13, 2026 at 2:46 p.m.

Cornell University is suspending parties and other social events at fraternity houses for the rest...