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Man robbed, beaten in suburban Chicago parking garage
PARK RIDGE, Ill. (CBS) -- Police in Park Ridge were searching Tuesday for two men who brutally attacked and robbed a man in a parking garage.At 1:07 a.m. Tuesday, the victim was in the underground parking garage at 15 N. Summit Ave. in Uptown Park Ridge when two men wearing ski masks came up.One of the men sprayed him in the face with pepper spray, while the other had a knife in his hand, police said. Both men beat until he fell to the ground, police said.The robbers then took the man's wallet, police said.The victim said he was able to get up and run, but he then saw a light gray sedan chasing him. The car later fled the scene, police said.The man was taken to an area hospital by paramedics for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.Anyone with information is asked to call Park Ridge police at 847-318-5256.
Reality TV star turned fugitive Connor Smith arrested thanks to FOX 32 viewers
LAKE COUNTY, Ill. - A reality TV star from Orland Park who had been on the run for over a year is now in jail, thanks in part to the viewers of FOX 32 Chicago. The Lake County Sheriff's Office had been searching for Connor Smith for more than a year.
Suspected Highland Park parade shooter granted permission to call family from jail
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - The alleged Highland Park parade shooter will be allowed to call his family from jail after a ruling Wednesday by a Lake County judge. Robert Crimo III appeared briefly before Judge Victoria Rossetti, who agreed to modify a December order revoking his phone, tablet and internet privileges.
Driver killed in crash on I-65 near Hobart identified
HOBART, Ind. - Update (Wednesday, April 24):. A driver who was killed in a crash on I-65 on Tuesday has been identified by the Lake County Coroner's Office. Inkwon Seol, 44, of Long Grove, was pronounced deceased at St. Mary Medical Center. His death was the result of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in the crash, according to officials.
Expert: Suburban man’s death decades ago raises ‘red flags,’ deserves closer look
Mary Ann Hayes was found dead in her north suburban home in 1996. Authorities determined that she died of a suicide. But a team of criminal justice experts is now pushing to reopen the case, claiming evidence shows she may have been killed. Those same experts say hers is not the only suspicious suicide in […]
Northwestern students set up camps protesting war on Gaza, police present
EVANSTON, Ill. — Students at Northwestern University have become the latest to join the nationwide university protests against Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. Northwestern students were seen setting up tents on Deering Meadow on Northwestern’s Evanston campus to protest the school’s support of Israel, according to a release. SkyCam9 was over the scene as Northwestern police […]
NW suburban Catholic grade school to close
The Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office of Catholic School confirmed the announced closure of St. Zachary School in Des Plaines, 567 W. Algonquin Road. The Archdiocese said that school and parish leadership made the difficult decision.
Doctors and patients loathe ‘step therapy’ rules, but insurers say they’re necessary. An Illinois bill would prohibit the practice.
Kim Albin has lost count of the number of times she’s had to battle health insurance companies over medications. Albin, who has been living with multiple sclerosis for nearly 30 years, said health insurers have told her time and again that they won’t cover medications her doctors have prescribed until she first tries alternate, often cheaper, ones. “It’s like playing Russian roulette,” said ...
Barrington Hills man arrested in Pecatonica robbery
PECATONICA, Ill. (WIFR) - A Barrington Hills man faces several charges in connection with a mugging in Pecatonica. Keyandre Embrey, 20, is charged with aggravated robbery, aggravated battery and possession of a debit or credit card. Pecatonica police say they were called during the evening hours of April 18 for...
Endangered whooping crane back with Wisconsin organization after found in Wilmette separated from migrating flock
An endangered whooping crane became separated from her flock yesterday and ended up in a neighborhood in Wilmette where she was captured hours later by an organization that raised her.
Questions surround the 1996 death of a Chicago-area mom
Mary Ann Hayes was found dead in her suburban Northfield home in 1996. Authorities ruled her death a suicide. But now, more than two decades later, a team of criminal justice experts is pushing to reopen the case. They believe someone killed Hayes and staged it to look a suicide.
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