Crime and Public Safety

Authorities searching for defendant who escaped from courthouse

May 5, 2025 at 5:58 p.m.

Authorities are searching for a man who on Monday escaped from the Leighton Criminal Court...

May 5, 2025 at 5:09 p.m.

Merrillville Police have in custody a person of interest connected to threats leveled against Pierce...

May 5, 2025 at 3:38 p.m.

The FBI is looking for three men in connection the armed robbery of an armored...

May 5, 2025 at 2:40 p.m.

The Indiana Court of Appeals issued three opinions Monday, including one case where they upheld...

May 5, 2025 at 4:22 p.m.

Tom Mya Lyons, 18, was pronounced dead by after a single-vehicle crash following the Homewood-Flossmoor...

May 5, 2025 at 11:10 a.m.

As it goes for so many real estate developers here, President Donald Trump’s dreams of...

May 5, 2025 at 4:10 p.m.

Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop entrepreneur whose wildly successful career has been dotted by allegations...

May 5, 2025 at 9:42 a.m.

Chicago homicide data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through April 30, 2025.

May 5, 2025 at 4:52 p.m.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating two different officer-involved shootings that occurred Monday...

May 5, 2025 at 7:55 a.m.

A homeless woman was shot to death in a vacant lot on the near West...