Crime and Public Safety – Page 21

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 1:50 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...

Suburban contractor Carl Fioravanti leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct. 31, 2023, while facing federal charges alleging he submitted phony asbestos removal documents to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Fioravanti pleaded guilty in June 2026 to wire fraud and tax fraud.(Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Judge rips ‘callous’ greed of contractor who left cancer-causing asbestos at hospital demo site

By Jason Meisner

September 10, 2026 at 4:39 p.m.

A suburban contractor was sentenced Thursday to more than 6 1/2 years in prison for...

A photograph of Eric Billops is posted April 16, 2026, on the glass of the bus stop where the teen was shot and killed the previous day in the 6300 block of South Stony Island Avenue in Chicago. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Boy charged in shooting death of Hyde Park Academy sophomore

By Caroline Kubzansky

September 10, 2026 at 4:53 p.m.

A 15-year-old boy faces six felony counts for the fatal shooting of Hyde Park Academy...

Gary woman fatally hit boyfriend with car, documents allege

By Meredith Colias-Pete

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

Ashley D. Taylor, 34, is charged with murder, aggravated battery, causing death when operating a...

Skateboarders take advantage of good weather to skate and practice tricks at Grant Skate Park in Chicago's South Loop in 2021. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Boy, 16, fatally shot at Loop skate park, police say

By Caroline Kubzansky

September 10, 2026 at 9:41 a.m.

A teenage boy was shot to death Wednesday night at a Loop skate park, according...

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke speaks to the media in the hallway at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Dec. 16, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Can state’s attorney take over some Burge-related cases? A judge will decide.

By Madeline Buckley

September 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Some cases related to former CPD Cmdr. Jon Burge may end up back under the...

Court briefs: Daughter of couple taken by ICE pleads guilty to obstruction

By Meredith Colias-Pete

September 9, 2026 at 7:15 p.m.

Sarai Carrillo, 25, signed a plea deal filed Aug. 25 in the U.S. District Court...

The Porter County Courthouse in downtown Valparaiso. (Amy Lavalley/Post-Tribune)

Judge denies man’s request to dismiss charges in 1994 attempted murder case

By Jim Woods

September 9, 2026 at 4:23 p.m.

Fred R. Pewitt, after serving more than 30 years on a murder and kidnapping conviction...

Lake County Government Center. (Joe Puchek/Post-Tribune)

‘Perfect storm’ contributed to why Lake County 911 calls went unanswered on Aug. 27

By Maya Wilkins

September 9, 2026 at 4:13 p.m.

Lake County Commissioner Mike Repay said 911 dispatch scheduled maintenance needs to be communicated through...

Cook Cook countyhouse in Markham. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

Woman found not guilty of murder in 2023 South Holland shooting of Whiting teenager

By Evy Lewis

September 9, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

Kennisha Laing's lawyer said she was acting in self-defense when she shot 16-year-old Daysha Cazley...

Krystele Matthews on Sep. 9, 2026. Matthews' car was stolen with personal items inside, including the ashes of her 15-year-old son, Zahir Eitan Jones, who died in August. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Stolen ashes returned after car taken with 15-year-old son’s remains inside

By Tess Kenny

September 10, 2026 at 5:04 p.m.

A woman has been reunited with the remains of her 15-year-old son thanks to a...