Crime and Public Safety

Authorities confirmed that a suspect is in custody for the murder of a veteran American Airlines flight attendant who was one of the victims killed in a random stabbing spree during a layover in Denver.

Texas border patrol agents arrested a Russian mercenary from Kazakhstan earlier this month, who admitted under questioning to being a member of the Wagner Group.

A Villa Park man was sentenced to 18 years in prison Tuesday for convictions in two unrelated cases involving firearm possession and a violent home invasion in Wheaton. The sentencing follows his convictions in separate trials last year.

A Schererville man has been sentenced to three years and three months in prison for being the mastermind behind a $1.5 million mortgage fraud scheme in Chicago.

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect linked to multiple mail theft incidents in Chicago’s Loop.

Customs agents in Chicago said they seized thousands of illegal Glock switches shipped into the city last year, according to a statement Tuesday from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Two men were arrested this week after drugs were discovered during a traffic stop in Harvey, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office.

As the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan nears its end, his co-defendant, Michael McClain is once again demanding their trials be separated.

A Chinese company pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to stealing technology from Chicago-based Motorola Solutions.

A 17-year-old girl was charged in connection with the violent robbery of a 30-year-old woman riding a train last month.

Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan returned to the witness stand Monday afternoon in his federal corruption trial. 

Illinois State Senator Celina Villanueva and State Representative Will Guzzardi introduced new legislation Monday aimed at decriminalizing prostitution in the state. 

Chicago police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 16-year-old girl.

A 62-year-old man suffered a graze wound in Rogers Park Monday night.

Nine suspects have been charged with looting and one suspect charged with arson not linked to either the Palisades or Eaton fires, according to LA County DA Nathan Hochman.

An Illinois man was arrested earlier this month after police found stolen vehicles, drugs and fake vehicle paperwork on his property, according to Kane County officials. 

A Kankakee man has been charged with robbing a postal carrier at gunpoint in Harvey, while a Harvey man faces charges for firing at investigators during the aftermath.

A 17-year-old boy allegedly attacked and robbed a CTA Red Line rider early Sunday on Chicago's South Side.