Crime and Public Safety – Page 11

Abstracted nighttime view of police units responding to an emergency. Police lights at night
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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...

People wait to enter the traveling Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Bookmobile in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood on Sept. 23, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Bookmobile stops in Chicago

By Allison Kiehl

September 23, 2026 at 6:26 p.m.

A traveling bookmobile displaying the Jeffrey Epstein files stopped in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood Wednesday as...

Ada County sheriff's office cold case Detective Tim Cooper addresses the media during a press conference on Sept. 23, 2026, announcing that his investigation, although not complete, has connected Mathew Betkouski to the 1982 Tylenol poisoning deaths. Betkouski was found dead in the 1980s at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Boise, known only as the “Unknown Wanderer.” (Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman)

Idaho authorities say they have a new lead on the Tylenol murders. Illinois investigators are skeptical.

By Rebecca Johnson

September 23, 2026 at 6:53 p.m.

Idaho authorities say they may have solved the Tylenol murders. Illinois investigators say they're wrong.

Oak Park police vehicles sit near the village's fire department. A 71-year-old woman was fatally hit by a concrete truck nearby at the intersection of North Boulevard and Euclid Avenue earlier on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Woman fatally hit by concrete truck in Oak Park: officials

By Cam'ron Hardy

September 23, 2026 at 4:15 p.m.

A 71-year-old Oak Park resident was fatally struck by a cement truck Wednesday morning near...

Driver’s pass a automatic license plate reader in the 800 block of North 8th Street in West Dundee on Sept. 2, 2026. An internal investigation found that a Naperville police officer improperly used Flock technology to track people. (Paul Valade/Daily Herald)

Naperville police officer used Flock technology for stalking, records show

By Carolyn Stein

September 24, 2026 at 9:42 a.m.

A Naperville police officer used Flock Safety license plate reader technology to track a girlfriend...

Oswego man charged with murder in connection with fatal Yorkville hit-and-run, police say

By Aurora Beacon-News

September 23, 2026 at 12:23 p.m.

A 21-year-old Oswego man has been charged with first-degree murder following a hit-and-run crash on...

Southland crime: Naked hiker spotted in Oak Lawn, and more

By Dennis Sullivan

September 23, 2026 at 11:17 a.m.

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

Kyle Bickham, 29, who was allegedly pushed out of a CTA train car to his death on Sept. 7. Three teens have been charged so far in his death. (Christopher Bickham Sr.)

Third person charged with first-degree murder in death of man who was allegedly pushed off Red Line train

By Allison Kiehl

September 23, 2026 at 4:02 p.m.

A third person has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly pushing a 29-year-old man...

A flag can be seen in reflection at the Hammond federal courthouse on Friday, July 10, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Magistrate grants Gerodemos’ release, but it’s delayed as prosecutors plan appeal

By Meredith Colias-Pete

September 22, 2026 at 4:56 p.m.

A federal magistrate agreed to release the alleged ringleader of a Northwest Indiana gambling ring...

Orland Park Mayor Jim Dodge speaks during a Village Board meeting on Sept. 21, 2026. The board discussed adding new automated road enforcement to reduce speeding. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Orland Park considering new speed enforcement cameras, fines for parents in ‘teen takeovers’

By Olivia Stevens

September 22, 2026 at 4:24 p.m.

New traffic enforcement measures may soon come to Orland Park, with village officials on Monday...

Man from Sandwich dies, another person injured in hit-and-run crash in Yorkville, police say

By Aurora Beacon-News

September 22, 2026 at 4:20 p.m.

The incident occurred on the 300 block of East Veterans Parkway in Yorkville, police said.