A fisherman discovered a body Saturday morning in Lake Michigan about 2 miles offshore from Central Beach, officials said.
Officials seek identity of man whose body was found in Lake Michigan
Category: Crime and Public Safety
Jury begins hearing opening statements in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial
Federal prosecutors and defense lawyers began summarizing their cases Monday in the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial, shortly after they settled on the jury that will eventually render judgement on the hip-hop icon.
2 fatally wounded, 1 injured in overnight shooting in Edgewater
Two men were fatally wounded in a triple shooting overnight on the North Side in the Edgewater neighborhood, Chicago police said. Officers responded about 1:20 a.m. Saturday to a call of a person shot in the 6300 block of North Broadway and when they arrived they discover three men wounded, police said. A 28-year-old man […]
Man convicted in Merrillville hotel slaying
A man was convicted of murder and a gun enhancement Friday in a Merrillville hotel slaying.
East Chicago man gets 20 years for shooting estranged wife, brother-in-law
Lake County Judge Sam Cappas told Andres Perez Friday that his lawyers may have spared him from dying in prison.
Former Merrillville teacher accused of showing porn to students
A Merrillville science teacher faces three felony charges after he allegedly showed students a pornographic video and photo of himself.
Sharp decline in CPD home searches as department finalizes warrant policy
In the six years since a team of Chicago Police officers incorrectly served a search warrant at the Near West Side home of social worker Anjanette Young, the use of residential search warrants has plummeted, police officials said this week.
Judge rejects bid to delay accomplice’s Hammond home invasion trial
A judge rejected a defense lawyer’s bid Thursday to delay the trial for a man charged as an accomplice in a November 2021 Hammond home invasion. Garrett Whittenburg, 42, of Chicago, is scheduled to go on a trial Monday. It is a bench trial before Judge Natalie Bokota — a jury will not be picked. […]
Jury convicts man in Gary carjacker slaying
Jurors convicted a man Thursday in a Gary carjacker killing after over three hours of deliberations.
Jury selection to begin for Crosetti Brand, accused of killing 11-year-old boy protecting his mother
Jury selection is scheduled in the murder trial of Crosetti Brand, who is charged with murder, attempted murder and other felonies in a 2024 attack at an Edgewater apartment that left 11-year-old Jayden Perkins dead.