Crime and Public Safety – Page 16

Al Novreske, also known as Al the Crossing Guard, tries to wave to every passing school bus and motorist Monday, March 31, 2025, on Fifth Street in Chesterton. Driving around a stopped school bus has been illegal years, but enforcement was lagging. Now it’s picking up. (Jim Woods/for Post-Tribune)

Cameras boost enforcement for school bus stop arm violations

By Doug Ross

November 1, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

Driving around a stopped school bus has been illegal for years, but enforcement was lagging....

15-year-old boy dies after shooting Saturday near Washington Park

By Finnegan Belleau

November 1, 2026 at 3:18 p.m.

A 19-year-old man was also killed in the shooting, according to the Cook County medical...

This image provided by WBMA shows police vehicles at the scene of a shooting, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026 in Birmingham, Ala. (WBMA via AP)

Police say 4 dead, 15 injured in separate shootings in Dallas on Halloween night

By John Raby

November 1, 2026 at 10:25 a.m.

Police in Dallas say four people are dead and 15 are injured following separate shootings...

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...

Republican David Crane and Democrat Jerry Williams make pitches to become next Lake County sheriff

By Maya Wilkins

October 12, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

Voters will choose between Republican David Crane and Democrat Jerry Williams during the Nov. 3...

Chicago police officers keep watch at the CTA Green Line train station at Damen Avenue and Lake Street in Chicago, Friday. Oct. 9, 2026, following a fatal stabbing of a CTA employee Thursday, afternoon. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Kenwood man charged with murder in fatal Green Line stabbing of CTA janitor, Chicago police say

By Tess Kenny

October 11, 2026 at 12:16 p.m.

A Kenwood man is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with Thursday’s fatal stabbing...

The sun sets over an 87th Street gas station on Oct. 10, 2026, near where a person was fatally stabbed last week. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Judge detains trans woman accused of fatally stabbing ‘bully’ on South Side

By Allison Kiehl

October 11, 2026 at 6:03 p.m.

Kelly Day, 32, faces a first-degree murder charge for the fatal stabbing on East 87th...

Girls from Gloria Kowalewicz's First Communion class walk beside her casket as it is wheeled out of St. Mary of Mount Carmel Church in Chicago on Nov. 16, 1960, following her funeral Mass. Gloria's parents, Edward and Esther Kowalewicz, follow close behind. Editor’s note: This historic print shows some hand painting in the background. (baiduhai historical photo)

Closing a 65-year-old cold case, CPD says 8-year-old girl was brutally murdered by a young Chicago cop

By Sam Charles

October 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

It was a crime that shocked the city and stayed a mystery for decades, but...

Flags sit on top of the Indiana Statehouse on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 in Indianapolis. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Indiana voters asked to weigh constitutional amendment on bail

By Amy Lavalley

October 10, 2026 at 5:06 p.m.

Indiana voters are being asked to consider a ballot question that would widen a judge's...

In this image from video provided by WJET, police gather outside the scene of a shooting in Erie, Pa., on Friday evening, Oct. 9, 2026. (Matt Barnum/WJET via AP)

9 dead, including gunman, after shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania: ‘I have not seen anything like this’

By Jacqueline Ganun

October 10, 2026 at 12:02 p.m.

Eight people were killed Friday in a shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, police said.

Man found shot in hallway of Garfield Park building overnight dies from wounds

By Deanese Williams-Harris

October 10, 2026 at 9:54 a.m.

A 26 -year-old found shot multiple times lying in a hallway of a Garfield Park...