Crime and Public Safety – Page 2

Chicago firefighters inspect the rear of the building after battling an early morning fire in a multi-story building in the 5500 block of West Adams Street, Oct. 27, 2026. No injuries were reported. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

7 displaced in fire in South Austin neighborhood

By Deanese Williams-Harris

October 27, 2026 at 8:31 a.m.

Chicago Fire Department officials said at least seven people were displaced following a multi-unit building...

Federal officers work the scene of a FBI involved shooting near the 1800 block of South Union Avenue on Oct. 26, 2026, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Investigation underway after shooting involving FBI agent on Lower West Side, officials say

By Tess Kenny

October 26, 2026 at 9:44 p.m.

The outbound Dan Ryan 18th Street exit was blocked off as of 8:15 Monday night,...

Gary man accused of fatally shooting 59-year-old man in botched robbery

By Post-Tribune

October 26, 2026 at 4:41 p.m.

Keiont Larmar Martin, 20, also known as Keionta Lamar Martin, is charged with two counts...

A document that was included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, photographed Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, shows a photo of Epstein on a inmate report from the Federal Bureau of Prisons . (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Jeffrey Epstein haunts GOP in midterms as Democrats vow fresh investigations

By Josh Wingrove

October 25, 2026 at 2:53 p.m.

Democrats are preparing to launch congressional investigations into the administration’s handling of files related to...

Garfield Park shooting Saturday night leaves 1 dead, 2 wounded

By Finnegan Belleau

October 25, 2026 at 11:04 a.m.

The group was standing at a gas station when three other men exited a white...

Chatham man charged with strangling one roommate, assaulting another in shared apartment

By Jane Miller

October 24, 2026 at 6:34 p.m.

Prosecutors said Jerry Powe admitted to strangling one roommate and covering her body with a...

Joyce McGee cheers and claps for professor Jennifer Lackey, director of the Northwestern Prison Education Program, at Northwestern’s graduation ceremony at Kewanee Life Skills Re-Entry Center on Oct. 16, 2026, in Kewanee. Eighteen women received a Bachelor of Science in General Studies. They are the first group of incarcerated women to graduate from a top 10 university. The cohort included women incarcerated at Logan Correctional Center, a multilevel security women’s facility in Lincoln. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

‘I’m so proud of you’: 18 incarcerated women earn Northwestern University degrees

By Kate Perez

October 24, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Northwestern Prison Education Program offers incarcerated people in Illinois who have completed high school...

Valerie Griffin, the mother of Dejanay Stanton, leaves the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on Oct. 23, 2026, after an acquittal in the trial of Tremon Hill, who stood accused of killing Stanton. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago man acquitted of murder in slaying of trans woman in 2018

By Madeline Buckley

October 23, 2026 at 7:03 p.m.

A jury on Friday found a man not guilty at trial after prosecutors accused him...

Gary resident Sheila Harris died late Saturday night after she mistakenly drove her car into a contaminated body of water near Buffington Harbor. (Photo provided by the family of Sheila Harris)

‘The life of the party’: Family remembers Gary woman who died after driving into contaminated water

By Maya Wilkins

October 23, 2026 at 4:01 p.m.

The family is mourning 75-year-old Sheila Harris, who died after driving her vehicle into contaminated...

South Side man to face judge in Chatham apartment strangulation, assault

By William Lee

October 24, 2026 at 12:59 p.m.

Jerry Powe, 58, was charged with two counts of murder, three counts of sexual assault...

Hobart man charged with attempted kidnapping

By Meredith Colias-Pete

October 23, 2026 at 3:38 p.m.

A Hobart man is facing charges after two boys said he approached them on Sept....

Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, sits beside defense attorney Kathryn Nester during a hearing in 4th District Court in Provo, Utah, on Jan. 16, 2026. (Bethany Baker/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, File)

Defense attorneys in Charlie Kirk’s killing want to have a trial in 2029

By Matthew Brown

October 23, 2026 at 9:17 p.m.

Defense attorneys for the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk are suggesting a...

Broken glass remains on West 47th Street near South Western Avenue in Brighton Park on Oct. 22, 2026, near where a woman was shot in an apparent road rage incident. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Woman, 32, critically injured in Southwest Side traffic shooting, alderman calls it ‘apparent road rage’

By Tess Kenny

October 22, 2026 at 5:34 p.m.

The 32-year-old victim was shot in her head and transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital in...