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Report: 84,000 gun owners, banned from owning weapons in Illinois, still have them
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — A new report claims there are 84,000 Illinois residents whose Firearm Owner Identification cards have been revoked, but their guns have not been confiscated. “One of the reasons why you have a growing number of revocations of FOID cards is because we’re getting a hell of a lot better at identifying […]
Naperville Traffic Stop Yields Major Felony Drug Charges for Harvey Man
A routine traffic stop in Naperville landed a Harvey man behind bars on serious drug charges, police said. Erskine Wheeler, 44, was busted with a smidgen of crack cocaine in his car on May 15, and that was just the tip of the iceberg. According to a Naperville Police Department...
Kim Foxx proposes new policy for charges related to non-public safety traffic stops
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx is exploring a policy that would direct prosecutors to reject drug and gun charges that stem solely from select routine traffic stops by police, a move that's being met with criticism from some officials. Specifically, prosecutors would be encouraged to reject cases that...
Cook County man charged in fatal shooting outside Bridgeview apartment complex
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - A Cook County man was arrested in connection to a fatal shooting in Bridgeview early Wednesday morning. Anthony Calderon, 20, of Bedford Park was accused of shooting a man who was walking to his car outside his apartment complex in the 7300 Block of 79th Street. The...
Police seek suspect who attacked woman in Cook County Forest Preserve
NILES, Ill. - Police asked for the public's help in identifying a man who attacked and seriously wounded a woman who was walking on a Forest Preserves trail Friday in Niles. The 31-year-old woman was walking on the North Branch Trail around 1:47 p.m. when a man on a bicycle approached her and hit her several times with a blunt object, police said.
Cook County man faces gun, drug-related charges following high-speed crash in Palatine
PALATINE - A suburban man was arrested for gun and drug-related charges following a crash in Palatine last Thursday. Darius Redmond, 22, of Palatine, was traveling as a passenger in a black SUV on May 9 at 10:30 a.m. when the driver of the vehicle led police on a high-speed chase before crashing into other cars.
One suspect caught, one on loose after police chase through west Chicago suburbs
WILLOW SPRINGS, Ill. (CBS) -- Police brought out K-9s Wednesday afternoon to search for a man who ditched a van after a long police chase through several western suburbs.The chase started after a theft in Oak Brook. Two thieves in a minivan drove at times as fast as 100 miles an hour down Interstates 88, 355, and 55, eventually ending in Willow Springs.Police caught one man but were searching for the other Tuesday afternoon.The search was underway as of just before 4 p.m. around Howard Avenue and 80th Place in Willow Springs. People were told to stay away from the area.
Assailant at-large after woman attacked on trail near Niles, police say
After a woman was attacked and seriously hurt by a man along a Forest Preserve trail near Niles last week, police are asking the public for help in tracking down the suspect. Investigators said it happened on the afternoon of May 12.
2 suspects charged after theft led to high-speed Oak Brook police chase ending in Willow Springs
Charges have been filed Thursday after a police chase in DuPage County on Wednesday. Police said two men wanted for stealing chainsaws out of a truck sped away from officers at speeds approaching 120 miles per hour.
Mom gets 20 years in babies’ murder
Stuffed her newborn twin boys in an alley garbage cart. The books closed this month on a double murder that shocked and sickened many in the Garfield Ridge area more than 20 years ago. Antoinette Briley, 44, pled guilty on May 7 to murdering her twin baby boys 21 years...
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