Crime and Public Safety – Page 15

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...

Apartment windows are boarded up after an overnight fire left one person dead, Oct. 13, 2026, in the 1400 block of North Harlem Avenue in River Forest. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

1 dead in River Forest fire Tuesday, 2 families displaced

By Deanese Williams-Harris

October 13, 2026 at 12:31 p.m.

A redident of a River Forest building was pronounced dead in a fire that left...

The AEPi fraternity house near the University of Chicago campus on Oct. 12, 2026, where an alleged sexual assault was reported at a weekend party. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Woman alleges sexual assault in bathroom at off-campus fraternity near University of Chicago in police report

By Kate Perez

October 13, 2026 at 8:57 p.m.

U. of C. off-campus fraternity AEPi said it believes no one affiliated with the organization...

The New Lenox police station. (Daily Southtown staff)

Five arrests made in connection with New Lenox Verizon store robbery; 74 phones recovered

By Elena Tittel

October 13, 2026 at 3:52 p.m.

Five men were arrested and one charged with armed robbery in connection with a weekend...

1 in custody after stabbing at Rogers Park business

By Deanese Williams-Harris

October 13, 2026 at 8:18 a.m.

A person was arrested after an argument escalated into a stabbing Monday night inside a...

Emergency vehicles arrive at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution after the execution of Christa Pike was halted Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Emergency help was delayed by confusion after failed execution of Christa Pike, 911 calls reveal

By Gene Johnson

October 12, 2026 at 7:15 p.m.

Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison...

Video leads to murder charge for man in shooting outside Valparaiso bar

By Jim Woods

October 12, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

Antione Pierson Jr., 22, was formally charged Monday with murder for the shooting death of...

Hammond man pleads not guilty in rape case

By Post-Tribune

October 12, 2026 at 3:27 p.m.

Angel Amezcua, 18, is charged with rape when the victim is mentally disabled or deficient,...

A handgun and loaded magazine were found inside a backpack in an Evanston Township High School student’s gym locker on Oct. 9, 2026, according to school administrators. The 17-year-old student who possessed the gun has since been taken to the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center. (Brian Cox/for the Pioneer Press).

Handgun, loaded magazine found in Evanston Township High School student’s backpack

By Claire Murphy

October 12, 2026 at 1:37 p.m.

Evanston police said the 17-year-old male student who had the gun has since been taken...

The AEPi fraternity house near the University of Chicago campus, Oct. 12, 2026, where an alleged sexual assault was reported at a weekend party. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Sexual assault reported at University of Chicago off-campus party, officials say

By Lila Hempel-Edgers

October 12, 2026 at 2:11 p.m.

The victim reported the assault at 2:10 a.m., roughly 30 minutes after it occurred, and...

Man found shot in parked car in Roseland dies Monday, police say

By Lila Hempel-Edgers

October 12, 2026 at 9:48 a.m.

A 33-year-old man found with a gunshot wound to the neck was taken to Advocate...