Monday, January 19, 2026

Search results for keyword: Crime found in 936 News.

city-hall
  • by david hall
City Council vote could allow members to keep ShotSpotter in their wards

After a long, emotionally charged debate, a defiant City Council voted 34-14 to lay the groundwork to tie Mayor Brandon Johnson’s hands when it comes to canceling the contract with the gunshot detection technology known as ShotSpotter.

crime
  • by david hall
Kidnappers abducted mother, infant son after Jefferson Park babysitting session

The bizarre details in a police report describe how the mother was followed by at least one man into a Northwest Side home. The man punched her repeatedly before he forced her and her baby into a waiting SUV as she yelled for help.

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
In DEA case that led to jet seizure in Gary, former Indiana beauty queen and two bank employees now charged

Glenis Zapata, 34, of Lafayette, Indiana, who was working as a flight attendant, was indicted in Chicago on charges that she helped cocaine traffickers transport $310,000 in drug proceeds to Mexico on commercial airline trips.

news
  • by david hall
Police: Man armed with knives at Elmhurst Portillo’s in custody

The man was accused of attacking his domestic partner with knives inside the restaurant Wednesday morning.