A man could face up to 10 1/2 years for burning an overdosed Griffith woman’s body in an abandoned Gary building in September 2022.
Man faces up to 10 1/2 years for burning overdosed woman’s body in Gary
Category: Crime and Public Safety
Gary father, son killed in separate homicides remembered by loved ones
Jaylen and La’Montrell McFarland’s family and friends gathered on Chase Street Tuesday to mourn their deaths. The families are still searching for answers years later.
DOJ reviewing ‘ComEd Four’ bribery case, defense reveals in asking for sentencing delay
The Department of Justice is reviewing the convictions in the landmark “ComEd Four” bribery case involving former House Speaker Michael Madigan on counts involving violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which the Trump administration says has been stretched beyond its intended reach.
Worth man charged with reckless homicide after fatal hit and run
Abdalla Shaban, 27, of Worth, was charged with reckless homicide after fatally striking a 46-year-old man following road rage.
Elgin fire department found missing woman’s car three years ago, but didn’t recover it
The Elgin Fire Department found Karen Scheper’s car in the Fox River three years ago, but believed it was an ATV and did not recover it.
1 dead, 5 injured in overnight traffic crash in Garfield Ridge
A 28-year-old man was killed and five other people were injured in an overnight traffic accident in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood, Chicago police said. About 3:25 a.m., a Ford Fusion was headed east in the 5600 block of West 55th Street when the driver made a U-turn striking a Hyundai Palisade headed west, police said. […]
Southwest Side man detained in slaying of brother, partner inside Gage Park home
A Chicago man accused of shooting and killing his brother and his brother’s partner in their Gage Park home over the weekend before stabbing a woman at a nearby sports bar was ordered detained Wednesday. Robert Romo, 57, was charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and aggravated battery in the fatal shooting of Richard M. […]
SAFE-T Act increasing expenses in Kane County, state’s attorney says
Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser told the county board the SAFE-T Act is increasing costs and is also too limited in its list of detainable offenses.
Shooting at White Sox game in 2023 still a mystery with new season opening
Nineteen months after two women were shot in the bleachers at a White Sox game, there’s little clarity in the case.
Southland crime: Armed robbery in Oak Lawn, road rage in Palos Park, and more
Crime reports from south and southwest suburban agencies from police and court reports and news releases.