Crime and Public Safety – Page 43

The sun sets over an 87th Street gas station on Oct. 10, 2026, near where a person was fatally stabbed last week. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Judge detains trans woman accused of fatally stabbing ‘bully’ on South Side

By Allison Kiehl

October 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Kelly Day, 32, faces a first-degree murder charge for the fatal stabbing on East 87th...

Girls from Gloria Kowalewicz's First Communion class walk beside her casket as it is wheeled out of St. Mary of Mount Carmel Church in Chicago on Nov. 16, 1960, following her funeral Mass. Gloria's parents, Edward and Esther Kowalewicz, follow close behind. Editor’s note: This historic print shows some hand painting in the background. (baiduhai historical photo)

Closing a 65-year-old cold case, CPD says 8-year-old girl was brutally murdered by a young Chicago cop

By Sam Charles

October 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

It was a crime that shocked the city and stayed a mystery for decades, but...

Flags sit on top of the Indiana Statehouse on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 in Indianapolis. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Indiana voters asked to weigh constitutional amendment on bail

By Amy Lavalley

October 10, 2026 at 5:06 p.m.

Indiana voters are being asked to consider a ballot question that would widen a judge's...

Robbie Huff, a missing Hells Angels member the FBI believes was murdered and cremated in clandestine fashion. (California Attorney General’s Office)

A Hells Angels member allegedly confessed to murder, then vanished. His words could free five men from prison.

By Nate Gartrell

August 14, 2026 at 8:33 a.m.

It all centers on a mysterious woman, an FBI informant who told agents she was...

Kim Mathers, left, appears with her attorney, Camilla Barkovic, on Thursday in 42-II District Court in New Baltimore.
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Kim Mathers jailed by judge for bond violations

By Jameson Cook

August 14, 2026 at 8:32 a.m.

Assistant Macomb Prosecutor Joseph McCarthy reminded Judge William Hackel “you’ve been encouraging her for two...

Luigi Mangione appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

By Alanna Durkin Richer

August 14, 2026 at 12:46 p.m.

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO...

3 injured in fiery crash in Gold Coast Thursday night

By Deanese Williams-Harris

August 14, 2026 at 7:49 a.m.

Two men and a woman were injured when a blue sedan struck a median and...

The Cook County assessor's office in Chicago in May 2017. At the time ex-staffer Ladvim Memosovski agreed to go undercover, the office was led by Joseph Berrios, the then-boss of the Cook County Democratic Party. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Ex-assessor’s office employee who wired up for feds gets probation

By Jason Meisner

August 14, 2026 at 12:38 p.m.

Memisovski's cooperation helped the feds charge former colleagues in the assessor's office, crooked developers and...

FILE – Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrives for the EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Havana, File)

Poland says it thwarted a Russian plot to kill an American citizen in Warsaw

By Claudia Ciobanu

August 13, 2026 at 6:11 p.m.

A Russian plan to kill a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw was thwarted by Poland...

The family and friends of Keith Young gather as Young’s caskets is carried out of Philadelphia M.B. Church after his funeral on Aug. 13, 2026, in the East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Services delayed by discovery of 56 bodies at funeral home finally held: ‘Right a wrong’

By Tess Kenny

August 13, 2026 at 7:32 p.m.

After the funeral services for Keith Young were disrupted by the discovery of dozens of...

FILE – A Flock Safety license plate reader is seen along a public road, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Flock announces changes to its license plate reader network after reported abuse by members of law enforcement

By Sarah Rankin

August 13, 2026 at 4:57 p.m.

The changes announced Thursday by Flock Safety are intended to quell privacy concerns and address...

Firefighters work to put out a fire at a vacant apartment building in the 1600 block of Northeast Drive in Aurora on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Aurora Fire Department)

Vacant apartment building catches fire in Aurora

By Molly Morrow

August 13, 2026 at 4:42 p.m.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, the Aurora Fire Department said on Thursday.

Hammond man charged for allegedly pouring gasoline on woman after argument

By Meredith Colias-Pete

August 13, 2026 at 4:23 p.m.

A Hammond man is facing charges for allegedly pouring gas on a woman after an...