Crime and Public Safety – Page 4

Former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke listens in during his hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, Friday, Dec. 14, 2018. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Today in History: Chicago officer Jason Van Dyke convicted for Laquan McDonald’s murder

By Associated Press

October 5, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Oct. 5, 2018, a jury in Chicago convicted white police officer Jason Van Dyke of...

Police tape flaps in the breeze near the corner of 24th Street and South Rockwell Street, where an off-duty police officer shot a man just after midnight, on Oct. 4, 2026, in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Off-duty police officer shoots man in Little Village during physical altercation, police say

By Adriana Pérez

October 4, 2026 at 3:14 p.m.

The officer was driving in the 2600 block of West 24th Street when he stopped...

This photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows Christa Pike on Jan. 12, 2023. (TDOC via AP)

Christa Pike’s lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee execution

By Jeffrey Collins

October 4, 2026 at 11:10 a.m.

Christa Pike has remained unconscious and on a ventilator at a hospital in the four...

An Aurora Police Department shoulder patch. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Oswego man charged with aggravated battery after incident in Aurora, police say

By Aurora Beacon-News

October 1, 2026 at 1:05 p.m.

An 18-year-old Oswego man has been charged with aggravated battery after allegedly punching and threatening...

Purdue Northwest student Jaelysa Bracey hugs her grandmother, Carrolle Bracey, after being sworn in as an intern with the Lake County Prosecutor's Office High Tech Crime Unit on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

PNW students sworn into intern work for Lake County prosecutor

By Maya Wilkins

October 1, 2026 at 12:31 p.m.

The students will work with the High Tech Crime Unit, giving them hands-on experience in...

FILE – Rick Ross performs during the BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Rapper Rick Ross accused of striking girlfriend and busting her lip in domestic fight

By Rafael Olmeda

October 1, 2026 at 10:02 a.m.

Rapper Rick Ross was arrested early Thursday in Miami Beach after he was accused of...

Two shot, one critically, while aboard CTA bus in Englewood: police

By Tess Kenny

September 30, 2026 at 9:04 p.m.

Two people were shot and wounded, one critically, while riding a bus on the city’s...

Woman, 70, fatally shot in Auburn Gresham, 1 in custody

By Tess Kenny

September 30, 2026 at 6:25 p.m.

A 70-year-old woman was fatally shot on the city’s South Side early Wednesday night after...

Aurora man sentenced to 33 years in prison for fatal 2023 shooting

By Aurora Beacon-News

September 30, 2026 at 4:35 p.m.

Zahmeir Andrews, 19, was found guilty of first-degree murder in July in connection with the...

A flag waves outside of the Hammond federal courthouse on Friday, July 10, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Gary man sentenced to almost 4 years for bringing machine gun to school

By Post-Tribune

September 30, 2026 at 3:23 p.m.

A 20-year-old man was sentenced to 46 months in prison on Tuesday for bringing a...

Oakbrook Center mall was the scene of a shooting on Sept 30, 2026, in Oak Brook. It reportedly happened in a parking lot. (James C. Svehla/for the baiduhai)

Police: 1 dead, 1 injured in shooting at Oakbrook Center

By Susan Sarkauskas

September 30, 2026 at 2:02 p.m.

The shooting happened around noon in a parking lot near the L.L. Bean store, Oak...

The Cook County courthouse in Bridgeview. (File photo)

Man, 33, fatally shot in the back while walking down Bridgeview street

By Evy Lewis

September 30, 2026 at 12:51 p.m.

Niko Fuentes, 33, was fatally shot in the back Monday morning in Bridgeview, according to...

Southland crime: Spell-casting extortion reported in Oak Lawn, more

By Dennis Sullivan

September 30, 2026 at 11:01 a.m.

South suburban crime reports taken from police and court reports and news releases.