Crime and Public Safety – Page 3

Hammond man gets 85 years for killing ex-wife

By Meredith Colias-Pete

October 27, 2026 at 3:07 p.m.

A judge sentenced Allen Oscar Woods, 41, to the maximum of 85 years Monday after...

Greta Keranen and Jeffery Regnier walk out of the Will County courthouse Nov. 20, 2025. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

Judge hears arguments on requested investigation of Will County prosecutors in Kee forfeiture case

By Evy Lewis

October 27, 2026 at 2:52 p.m.

Kee Firearms owners told Judge Barbara Petrungaro a special prosecutor should investigate the Will County...

Law enforcement officials process a scene in the 1700 block of South Union Avenue in Chicago on Oct. 27, 2026, in the area where an FBI agent reportedly discharged a weapon the night before. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Man dead following shooting by FBI agent, sources say

By Caroline Kubzansky

October 27, 2026 at 3:07 p.m.

A man was shot and killed by an FBI agent in the city's Lower West...

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...

Police outside Orland Square shopping center in Orland Park after a Jan. 21, 2019, shooting that left an 18-year-old dead. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

‘I heard people screaming’: Testimony continues in trial for accused 2019 Orland Square mall shooter

By Evy Lewis

October 22, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

Jamal Jadallah, who took video in Orland Square immediately after a 2019, shooting, testified Thursday...

Chicago man gets 70 years in 14-year-old teen’s death in Whiting

By Meredith Colias-Pete

October 22, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

An Indiana judge sentenced a Chicago man Thursday to 70 years in prison for killing...

Children place flowers at a makeshift memorial outside Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Ore., Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, a day after a deadly shooting. (AP Photo/Joe Kline)

Teacher injured in Oregon school attack says she had no chance to protect children

By Gene Johnson

October 22, 2026 at 4:38 p.m.

A teacher wounded in last week's attack at an Oregon elementary school never had a...

Hammond officer accused of causing fatal crash while speeding, after consuming alcohol

By Post-Tribune

October 22, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

Alonso Jose Lopez, 34, of Hammond, is charged with causing death while operating a vehicle...

3 in custody after teen fatally shot in Bellwood

By Deanese Williams-Harris

October 24, 2026 at 7:04 a.m.

A 16-year-old boy was fatally wounded and thrown out of a vehicle Tuesday in west...

Parth Nayi leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago after being sentenced on Oct. 22, 2026, for conspiracy to commit visa fraud. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Federal judge sentences ‘puppeteer’ of U-visa scheme to year longer than prosecutors recommended

By Jason Meisner

October 22, 2026 at 3:25 p.m.

A federal judge has sentenced the leader of a brazen scheme to stage armed robberies...

Documents: Crown Point woman charged in May fatal crash

By Meredith Colias-Pete

October 22, 2026 at 2:08 p.m.

Gary Police allege a Crown Point woman registered nearly twice the legal limit of alcohol...