Western Springs
CRIME & SAFETY
Manhunt in Western Springs ends after homeowner holds suspect at gunpoint in backyard: prosecutors
WILLOW SPRINGS, Ill. - Two Chicago men are accused of stealing two chainsaws from a truck before leading police on a high-speed chase through the Chicago suburbs Wednesday afternoon. Kawann Moore, 39, has been charged with one count of burglary, one count of aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer...
Cops seek hit-and-run driver who struck pedestrian near Clybourn Metra station
CHICAGO — A 29-year-old Western Springs man is recovering after a hit-and-run driver struck him as he crossed the street near the Clybourn Metra station. Chicago police released a surveillance photo of the crash on Tuesday as they tried to identify the car and driver. The victim was crossing...
Man dies after being shot multiple times while driving on South Side
CHICAGO — An investigation is underway after a driver was fatally shot on the city’s South Side. The shooting happened in the 2400 block of East 91st Street around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday in the Calumet Heights neighborhood. Police said officers responded to a call of shots fired and found a vehicle in the 9000 block […]
2 theft suspects arrested in Willow Springs after Oak Brook police pursuit of high-speed mini-van
Two people have been arrested after Oak Brook police pursued a mini-van traveling at high speeds to Willow Springs. Police had to search a wooded area near an elementary school to find one of the suspects.
Man shot and killed outside apartment building in Bridgeview: police
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Police are investigating a deadly shooting outside an apartment building in southwest suburban Bridgeview. The shooting happened around 5 a.m. Wednesday near 79th and Oketo Avenue, next to the Bridgeview Community Center. Police said 39-year-old Arturo Cantu was leaving for work and in the building’s parking lot when he was shot multiple […]
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.
FBI uses explosives, drones to execute search warrant on Lincoln Square house
Federal agents conducted a raid at a home in the 2200 block of West Farragut Avenue in Lincoln Square on Thursday morning. About 7 a.m., FBI agents assembled in front of a two-story home on the block with a search warrant. They used three flash-bang explosives, neighbors said. “FBI-Chicago was...
New policy would overhaul long-criticized Chicago Police Dept. traffic stop-and-search tactic
Even if a gun, drugs or stolen property is discovered during the search of a vehicle, the proposed policy states prosecutors would "decline to prosecute" cases if the search originated from a "non-public safety," according to a draft policy obtained by the I-Team.
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