Crime and Public Safety – Page 19

Calumet City Police Department on May 28, 2026. (Daily Southtown)

Chicago Heights man, 32, fatally shot in Calumet City on Halloween

By Evy Lewis

November 2, 2026 at 1:26 p.m.

A 32-year-old Chicago Heights man was fatally shot in Calumet City Saturday, according to the...

Woman dead after early Sunday morning shooting in Oak Park

By Cam'ron Hardy

November 2, 2026 at 1:19 p.m.

A woman was fatally shot Sunday following an apparent argument; responding officers found 29 shell...

Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow speaks at a news conference April 20, 2026, after the dogs were discovered. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

Reward upped to $25,000 in Crete Township dogfighting investigation

By Evy Lewis

November 2, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

Pets and Vets USA adds $20,000 to the reward offered in an investigation into six...

Customers at Avenue Flower Shop & Wine Bar play video slots and other games in 2019 at the Oak Lawn business. (Daily Southtown staff)

Calumet Park man charged in connection with video gambling terminal burglaries in Oak Lawn, other suburbs

By Olivia Stevens

October 8, 2026 at 1:07 p.m.

Sincere Lanier of Calumet Park was charged in connection with video gambling terminal burglaries in...

Jorge Villegas holds a framed portrait of his brother Silverio Villegas González during a procession honoring his memory in Irimbo, Michoacán on Oct. 1, 2025. His sister Graciela Villegas, right, walks next to him. A procession honoring Silverio Villegas González and other immigrants in the United States took place in his hometown of Irimbo, Michoacán on Oct 1, 2025. (Fernando Espinal Moreno)

Family of Mexican father killed by ICE agent in Franklin Park files claim against federal government

By Laura Rodríguez Presa

October 8, 2026 at 4:20 p.m.

Just a year after Silverio Villegas González was fatally shot by an immigration enforcement agent...

Chicago police officers look for evidence near the scene where a 14-year-old boy was shot on Oct. 2, 2026, in the West Ridge neighborhood. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Errant bullet paralyzed innocent teen in West Ridge, man ordered held

By Shun Graves

October 7, 2026 at 4:54 p.m.

A 14-year-old-bystander was left paralyzed after being hit by a bullet in West Ridge last...

Portage Mayor Austin Bonta, from left, police Chief Michael Candiano and City Attorney Dan Bartnicki explain how Portage police officers use Flock camera images and guardrails put in place to deter misuse of the system during a forum about the cameras Sept. 14, 2026. (Doug Ross/Post-Tribune)

Portage councilman wants Flock cameras shut off as conversation continues

By Doug Ross

October 7, 2026 at 3:14 p.m.

Portage Councilman Ferdinand Alvarez wants to get Flock cameras out of town. The city’s police...

The Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago is shown Feb. 12, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Crypto coin founder charged in Chicago with scamming investors in ‘rug pull’ scheme

By Jason Meisner

October 7, 2026 at 4:19 p.m.

A founder of the cryptocurrency Kishu Inu has been indicted in Chicago on federal charges...

Abstracted nighttime view of police units responding to an emergency. Police lights at night
(Getty Images)

Southland crime: Battery to police in New Lenox, Oak Lawn, and more

By Dennis Sullivan

October 7, 2026 at 10:39 a.m.

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

Boy, 4, found critically wounded inside Far South Side residence: police

By Tess Kenny

October 6, 2026 at 6:58 p.m.

The boy was transported to Comer Children’s Hospital, where he was initially listed in critical...

Merrillville man charged in 2018 Gary homicide

By Post-Tribune

October 6, 2026 at 5:25 p.m.

Willie Wallace Jr., 26, is charged with murder; attempted murder, a Level 1 felony; aggravated...

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)

Christa Pike is awake and speaking ‘limitedly’ after execution attempt in Tennessee, lawyer says

By Kim Chandler

October 7, 2026 at 11:55 a.m.

Christa Pike, a Tennessee inmate who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her, is awake and...

Shawndel Brown, who owns a shop on the block and witnessed the attack, brings a balloon and stuffed animal to a memorial for 7-year-old Eddimar Hernandez-Chacon in the 8600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood, Oct. 5, 2026. Hernandez Chacon was stabbed to death Saturday while walking with her sister. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

‘It could have been anybody’: Chatham neighbors flock to show support for family of slain girl

By Caroline Kubzansky

October 6, 2026 at 4:18 p.m.

When Tashonda Porter first heard that 7-year-old Eddimar Hernandez Chacon had been stabbed to death...