Crime and Public Safety – Page 44

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...

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...

Dolton police station (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Man, 38, shot and killed in Dolton

By Evy Lewis

August 13, 2026 at 3:01 p.m.

Marvin Perez, 38, was shot and killed in Dolton Aug. 8, according to the Cook...

Homewood police squad (Daily Southtown file photo)

Man left in critical condition, two arrested following Homewood shooting, police say

By Evy Lewis

August 13, 2026 at 1:19 p.m.

Two people were arrested and a man was left in critical condition following a shooting...

Contractor who paid bribes to McCook mayor sentenced to 5 years of probation

By Jason Meisner

August 13, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

A former suburban contractor was sentenced to five years of probation Thursday for paying bribes...

Jeffery Regnier, the owner of Kee Firearms and Training in New Lenox, and Greta Keranen, with Kee Construction, at the Will County Courthouse Nov. 17, 2025. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

Judge refuses to dismiss call by Kee business owners for special prosecutor

By Evy Lewis

August 13, 2026 at 12:58 p.m.

Will County Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak refused to dismiss the request from Jeff Regnier and Greta...

Skokie police investigating fatal shooting of 31-year-old man, say there’s no threat to public

By Claire Murphy

August 13, 2026 at 12:52 p.m.

Skokie police said the Aug. 11 fatal shooting on McCormick near Howard was "not random"...

Man fatally wounded in triple shooting in Grand Crossing drive-by

By Deanese Williams-Harris

August 13, 2026 at 7:45 a.m.

A 54-year-old man was fatally wounded overnight in a triple shooting in the Grand Crossing...

FILE – Tyler Robinson, accused of fatally shooting of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in 4th District Court in Provo, Utah, on June 12, 2026. (Francisco Kjolseth /The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool, File)

Defense in Charlie Kirk’s killing say shooter should not get death penalty, hit ‘intended target’

By Matthew Brown

August 13, 2026 at 7:43 a.m.

The man charged with killing Charlie Kirk shouldn’t get the death penalty because the shooter...

Guests take a look at a beam from the World Trade Center on Aug. 12, 2026, at Engine 18 in the Near West Side, during the “Steel Across America” tour to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

‘Steel Across America’ tour brings 9/11 memorial to Chicago ahead of 25th anniversary

By Evgenia Anastasakos

August 12, 2026 at 3:28 p.m.

A 16,900-pound steel beam, salvaged from the south tower of the World Trade Center, is...

A rider ascends the Sheridan Red Line CTA "L" station in Uptown on Aug. 21, 2025. Crisis intervention and violence prevention teams are planned for portions of the Red, Blue and Green lines. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

CTA to add crisis intervention, community violence prevention teams

By Talia Soglin

August 21, 2026 at 5:10 p.m.

New teams of crisis intervention and community violence prevention workers will soon roam portions of...