Crime and Public Safety – Page 50

Chicago police officers keep watch at the CTA Green Line train station at Damen Avenue and Lake Street in Chicago, Friday. Oct. 9, 2026, following a fatal stabbing of a CTA employee Thursday, afternoon. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Kenwood man charged with murder in fatal Green Line stabbing of CTA janitor, Chicago police say

By Tess Kenny

October 11, 2026 at 12:17 p.m.

A Kenwood man is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with Thursday’s fatal stabbing...

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 6:03 p.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...

Portage City Hall. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage council prohibits discharging firearms, other weapons allowed

By Doug Ross

August 5, 2026 at 2:59 p.m.

Republicans on the Portage City Council rejected a plea Tuesday to make shooting BB guns...

Omar David Panqueva, known as DJ TUNJO, left, and his husband Santiago Paez at the Sueños Music Festival at Grant Park on May 24, 2026. The couple were detained at Midway Airport by the Department of Homeland Security. (Silvia Paez)

Chicago DJ hosting Karol G tour after-parties arrested with his husband by ICE outside Midway Airport

By Laura Rodríguez Presa

August 5, 2026 at 5:08 p.m.

DHS said agents arrested Omar David Panqueva, known as DJ TUNJO, and his husband for...

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

Records: Gary teen indicted for threats, messaging minors for explicit photos

By Meredith Colias-Pete

August 5, 2026 at 2:11 p.m.

Charleston Fallon, 19, was indicted in the U.S. District Court in Hammond for Transmission of...

A fire caused by a downed utility pole outside Arbor Animal Hospital in La Grange Park destroyed four vehicles, damaged pavement and caused evacuations of nearby buildings Aug. 4 in La Grange Park. (La Grange Park Fire Department)

Fire destroys four vehicles outside Arbor Animal Hospital in La Grange Park

By Pioneer Press

August 5, 2026 at 12:16 p.m.

Transformer oil spilled from a downed utility pole outside Arbor Animal Hospital in La Grange...

Photos of Sierra Evans adorn posters during a vigil in her memory in an alley near the 9500 block of South Avenue N, Oct. 2, 2024, in Chicago. Evans, 19, was found fatally shot in the alley on the morning of Sept. 28. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

‘Scary, stone-cold killer’: Man killed two young women a year apart, prosecutors say

By Caroline Kubzansky

August 5, 2026 at 3:09 p.m.

When police arrested 21-year-old Anthony Nunnally for carjacking in October, it had been about two...

A sign at Gougar Road and 159th Street. (Daily Southtown file photo)

Homer Glen man who barricaded himself in home is in custody

By Alicia Fabbre

August 5, 2026 at 4:22 p.m.

A Homer Glen man who barricaded himself in his home for 7 1/2 hours Tuesday...

Mokena Police Department. (Michelle Mullins/for Daily Southtown)

Oak Lawn man charged after being arrested in Mokena with Molotov cocktails, map of Orland Park mosque

By Evy Lewis

August 5, 2026 at 5:12 p.m.

An Oak Lawn man was arrested Saturday in Mokena and found to be carrying improvised...

Alleged Portside Pub killer signs plea deal for life in prison: records

By Meredith Colias-Pete

August 4, 2026 at 3:18 p.m.

Caprice Cashaw, 32, of Merrillville, pleaded guilty in documents filed this week to two counts...

Dolton police Chief Jeffrey Chapman speaks about teen takeover events during a Village Board meeting Aug. 3, 2026. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Dolton changes curfew to 9 p.m., adds penalty to prevent teen takeovers

By Olivia Stevens

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

Dolton Village Board members voted to institute a 9 p.m. curfew after police reported five...

Will County Courthouse in Joliet. (Samantha Moilanen/Daily Southtown)

Chicago man charged with grooming, traveling to meet child in New Lenox

By Evy Lewis

August 4, 2026 at 2:32 p.m.

Will County prosecutors said Bryan Marinucci, of Chicago, was lured by a group of people...