Crime and Public Safety – Page 51

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...

Illinois State Police troopers and other first responders manage the scene of a crash on the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway near 53rd Street in Chicago on July 31, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Aurora man charged with murder, held pending trial after deadly wrong-way crash on Dan Ryan

By Tess Kenny

August 4, 2026 at 1:34 p.m.

An Aurora man was ordered held as he awaits trial after he allegedly fatally wounded...

The Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago is shown Feb. 12, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Former top Chicago Public Schools executive charged with COVID loan fraud

By Jason Meisner

August 4, 2026 at 4:09 p.m.

The former top operations chief for Chicago Public Schools has been charged in a federal...

3 hospitalized after boat capsizes on Lake Michigan

By Evgenia Anastasakos

August 4, 2026 at 10:46 a.m.

Three people were hospitalized after a boat capsized on Lake Michigan Monday evening, the Chicago...

Surveillance video shows Rajnikumar Patel being knocked from his chair while posing as a robbery victim at a Dunkin' donut shop in South Holland on Feb. 8, 2023. (U.S. attorney's office)

Man skips out in middle of trial for fake armed robbery scheme to get crime victim visas

By Jason Meisner

August 4, 2026 at 3:54 p.m.

A Florida man remained at large Monday after allegedly ditching his own criminal trial in...

Franklin Park man sentenced in six bank robberies

By Pioneer Press

August 3, 2026 at 6:02 p.m.

A Franklin Park man was sentenced to 14 years in prison after a string of...

This image provided by KMVT shows the scene of a shooting that started at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026 in Twin Falls, Idaho. (KMVT via AP)

Authorities seek a motive in the mass shooting at an Idaho In-N-Out Burger

By Michael Biesecker

August 3, 2026 at 5:41 p.m.

The attack Saturday at a new In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho ended when the...

The Cook County courthouse in Bridgeview. (File photo)

Illinois State Police master sergeant charged with sexual assault of a woman in Midlothian

By Evy Lewis

August 4, 2026 at 2:49 p.m.

Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Douglas Lee, 54, of Tinley Park was ordered held in...

Indiana man, 20, convicted of cyberstalking

By Meredith Colias-Pete

August 3, 2026 at 3:36 p.m.

Caleb Bonnell, 20, of Bringhurst, Indiana, was sentenced July 28 in the U.S. District Court...

Workers pack up Lollapalooza stages and tents in muddy Hutchinson Field area at the south end of Chicago’s Grant Park on Aug. 3, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza 2026 wrapped with some arrests and hospital trips while Chicago faces Grant Park cleanup

By Evgenia Anastasakos

August 3, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

The festival left the city with a familiar tally: 10 arrests, zero tickets issued and...

Three die following four-vehicle crash in Kendall County, Illinois State Police say

By Aurora Beacon-News

August 3, 2026 at 3:08 p.m.

Three people have died, and a 22-year-old Sugar Grove man has been charged with aggravated...