Tom Schuba is a reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, specializing in local news coverage in the Chicago area. He has also contributed to various media outlets, including Chicago Public Media, Knowledia, NBC Chicago, Fox 32 Chicago, 89.5 WNIJ & 90.5 WNIU, The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, and NBC Boston Stations. Tom's articles often focus on crime, law enforcement, and social issues impacting the community.
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By: Sophie Sherry, Tom Schuba, Jake Wittich
Judge Thomas E. Nowinski rejected prosecutors' petition to hold Constantin Beldie in jail after he was charged in October with choking and attempting to kidnap his wife, Lacramioara Beldie — who he fatally stabbed Tuesday, police say.
By: Tom Schuba, Andy Grimm
Videos released by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability show Officer Fernando Ruiz firing at Raymond Comer 11 times on Aug. 12, 2022, as Comer sat in the driver’s seat of a friend’s car on the Near West Side. Ruiz faces dismissal in the fatal shooting of Reginald Clay Jr. on April 15, 2023.
By: Tom Schuba, Dan Mihalopoulos
Police body-camera video recordings show Democratic Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele told Chicago officers she was a politician.
By: Fran Spielman, Tom Schuba
Dexter Reed, 26, was fatally shot by Chicago police officers in March after Reed shot and wounded one of their own during a traffic stop. The timing of the undisclosed settlement and the speed in which it was reached led Police Committee Chair Chris Taliaferro (29th) to suggest the deck may have…
By: Tom Schuba
In each case, the Chicago Police Department's Bureau of Internal Affairs has recommended that Area 1 Deputy Chief Don Jerome should be suspended for 28 days.
By: Tom Schuba
Lil Durk, real name Durk Banks, was expected to appear Thursday in Los Angeles, where he faces federal charges stemming from an August 2022 shooting there that killed the cousin of rival rapper Quando Rondo — the target of the attack.
By: Dan Mihalopoulos, Tom Schuba
The 911 caller and his partner told the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ that Samantha Steele, a Democratic member of the Cook County Board of Review, tried to flee the scene of the Nov. 11 crash before police arrived — but her car was too damaged to drive.
By: Tom Schuba, Mary Norkol
The officer has been relieved of his duties after he allegedly returned fire while off duty on Dec.14, 2024 shooting in the 100 block of South Mayfield Avenue.
By: Tom Schuba, Andy Grimm
Homicide Det. Marco Torres was sentenced to a year of probation for assault, but a protective order also will prevent him from having a license to carry a gun, a requirement for CPD officers. He's on unpaid leave from the department.
By: Matthew Hendrickson, Tom Schuba
Fuentes' account aligns with a statement released by Berwyn police, which said a man wanted in a triple homicide downstate was killed in a shootout with officers near Fuentes' home.
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