CRIME & SAFETY
Orland Park man faces charges in connection to deadly Oak Forest shooting
OAK FOREST, Ill. - A suburban man was charged in connection to a deadly shooting in Oak Forest over the weekend. Oak Forest police arrested 37-year-old Omar Zegar, of Orland Park, on Sunday night following a shooting that left a man dead and three others injured. Police responded to the...
School in south suburbs briefly placed on lockdown Tuesday night after shooting reported outside building
RICHTON PARK, Ill. — A school in the south suburb of Richton Park was briefly placed on emergency lockdown Tuesday night after police received a call about a shooting outside the building. According to Richton Park authorities, a phone call from the principal of Neil Armstrong Elementary around 6 p.m. alerted police to a shooting […]
Northbound Dan Ryan ramp to westbound I-290 shut down for shooting investigation
The northbound ramp on the Dan Ryan Expressway to westbound I-290 has been shut down for a reported shooting investigation, according to authorities. Delays in the area are expected as authorities investigate the shooting, Illinois State Police said. Illinois State Police later provided an update, stating that I-90 southbound ramp...
Chicago man tried to lure and abduct minor in suburb, police say
COOK COUNTY - A Chicago man has been arrested for allegedly trying to lure and abduct a minor in the suburbs on Monday. Around 4:43 p.m., Cook County Sheriff's police officers responded to the 5000 block of South Long Avenue in unincorporated Stickney Township after receiving a report that a man driving a silver SUV had followed a minor and attempted to lure the child into his vehicle, a witness related to them.
Man charged with stealing $210,000 worth of merchandise from store near Chicago’s Mag Mile
CHICAGO — Chicago police have arrested a man who they said stole $210,000 worth of merchandise from a store near Chicago’s Magnificant Mile. Kahdaffie Green, 25, of Calumet City, was charged with a felony count of theft and a felony count of burglary. Police said he entered a store on Nov. 13 in the 0-100 […]
Chicago Heights man charged in DUI crash on I-55
COOK COUNTY - A Chicago Heights man has been arrested more than a month after allegedly driving under the influence and causing injuries in a crash on Interstate 55. The Illinois State Police responded to the crash on March 18 around 4:12 a.m., involving a wrong-way driver on northbound I-55 at Interstate 94 in Cook County.
45 months for man who set CTA van on fire in the Loop during 2020 riots
CHICAGO — Nearly four years after he helped set a CTA work van on fire in the Loop during the George Floyd riots, Darion Lindsey pleaded guilty to federal charges on Thursday. U.S. District Judge John Blakey sentenced Darion Lindsey to 45 months in prison, but Lindsey has already...
Chicago tax preparer sentenced to one year and one day in prison for false return scheme
An Illinois woman was sentenced yesterday to one year and one day in prison for preparing and filing false income tax returns for clients. According to court documents and statements made in court, Vervia Watts, of Lansing, operated a tax preparation business in Illinois and elsewhere. From at least January...
3 get federal prison for robbing UPS truck, carjacking victims in Chicago and suburbs
CHICAGO — Three men have been sentenced to federal prison for carrying out a string of robberies and carjackings in Chicago and the suburbs during a two-day spree in August 2020. Investigators caught a big break in the case when a witness recorded one of the crimes, the armed robbery of a UPS truck in Oak Park, and shared it with police.
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