Two Chicago men were arrested over the weekend in connection with a spree of armed robberies at several near west suburban cell phone stores in … Read more ›
Crime
One dead, one wounded in West Side shooting
One man died and another man was wounded this morning in a West Side shooting incident that Chicago police investigators are still trying to make … Read more ›
Authorities: Racially charged beating sparked by death of Trayvon Martin
An 18-year-old man charged with a hate crime in Oak Park told investigators he beat his victim in anger over the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, according … Read more ›
Police nab suspect, recover gold, but still search for victim
With the help of a Good Samaritan, Forest Park Police today captured a suspected CTA robber and recovered a stolen gold chain — now all … Read more ›
Woman nabbed after North Riverside bank robbery
A woman who threatened to throw acid on a teller during a bank robbery at a North Riverside grocery was apprehended after leading police on … Read more ›
Police: Woman slapped man in road rage incident
A woman with long, red hair got out of her car while stopped at a light on Ridgeland Avenue and slapped another driver “several times” … Read more ›
Liquor, coins stolen from home, and more
The following items were taken from the Oak Park Police blotter Feb. 21: Driving with no valid ID A 22-year-old woman, of the 5000 block … Read more ›
Health officials backtrack, say nursing home did notify them about death
The Illinois Department of Public Health made a mistake when it said Wednesday that an Oak Park nursinghome failed to notify the state about an … Read more ›
Airline baggage handler charged in federal drug probe
A federal drug task force investigating the trafficking of wholesale quantities of liquid PCP into Chicago on commercial airlines has arrested a Southwest Airlines baggage … Read more ›
Police: ‘No indication’ of violent history by suspect
There was no indication of a history of violence by the 66-year-old nursing home resident believed to be connected to the death of an Alzheimer’s … Read more ›





