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Wilmette limits when buses can arrive amid surge in migrant dropoffs
With a decision Wednesday night, the Village of Wilmette became the latest North Shore community to implement restrictions on migrant bus dropoffs. The Village Board of Trustees unanimously passed bus regulations on Wednesday, April 24, following discussion and more than an hour of commentary from residents. While Highland Park, Winnetka and Glencoe all passed their […] The post Wilmette limits when buses can arrive amid surge in migrant dropoffs appeared first on The Record.
Wilmette house fire claims lives of three pets
Multiple pets were found deceased on Tuesday afternoon when emergency units responded to a house fire in Wilmette. Wilmette Fire Chief Brian Lambel said the department responded at 12:09 p.m. to multiple calls of a kitchen fire in the 600 block of Hibbard Road. The fire reportedly was contained to the kitchen and was extinguished […] The post Wilmette house fire claims lives of three pets appeared first on The Record.
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.
Active weather pattern on the way for Chicago with warmer temperatures, rain, storms
Much of the Chicago area was waking up to a chilly morning Thursday as freeze warnings and frost advisories continued for some parts. And while the cold snap will soon end and warmer weekend temperatures will move in, so will rain and storms, the NBC 5 Storm Team said. According...
Bank robber, hunted down by security guard, had 3 rough drafts of holdup note in his pocket, FBI says
CHICAGO — A man faces federal bank robbery charges after the bank security guard chased him down and allegedly found him carrying three rough drafts of the holdup note he handed to a teller. The robbery occurred around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at Chase Bank, 10 South Dearborn, in the...
Family of man killed when Chicago police fired 96 times during traffic stop file wrongful death suit
The family of a Chicago man killed when plainclothes police officers fired their guns nearly 100 times during a traffic stop filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday, accusing the department of “brutally violent” policing tactics. The 76-page federal complaint alleges the officers violated multiple laws and police department policies during the “predatory, violent, unlawful traffic stop” on March 21 that left 26-year-old Dexter Reed dead.A police oversight agency released videos and documents this month. The agency has said Reed fired at the officers first. The footage raised questions about the officers’ use of force and tactical squads that use...
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.
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.
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.
Armed robbers strike downtown, 4 attacked, held at gunpoint, police say
Chicago Police are investigating robberies or attempted robberies in Streeterville and the Loop overnight. The first happened near Ohio and Fairbanks, then near Harrison and Clark, Randolph and Columbus and finally Monroe and Wacker.
Frost likely in Chicago area Thursday morning
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Skies will be mostly Wednesday night with temperatures in the 30s.A light freeze is likely outside of Chicago, along with frost developing by Thursday morning. Temps will rebound into the low 60s for Thursday under a mostly sunny sky. Multiple storm systems will approach the area starting Friday, allowing for showers and thunderstorms. It will not be as soggy Saturday, with highs in the upper 70s and windy conditions.Another round of showers and storms is expected over Sunday with severe weather possible in the afternoon and evening. Showers linger into Monday morning.Forecast:Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 34.Thursday: Mostly sunny. High 59.Friday: Showers and thunderstorms. High 63.
Chicago weather: Freeze Warnings, Frost Advisories issued
CHICAGO - Freeze Warnings and Frost Advisories have been issued for most of Chicagoland tonight, according to the National Weather Service. Areas along and north of I-88 are under a Freeze Warning from midnight until 8 a.m., while locations south of I-88 have been issued a Frost Advisory. The exception is central Cook County, where temperatures are forecast to hover in the mid-30s.
Chicago police searching for 16-year-old girl missing since February
CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a 16-year-old girl who has been missing since February. Jaslene Nieves was last seen leaving her home on the 1400 block of North Central Avenue in the city’s Austin neighborhood on Feb. 21. According to police, the teen has not had any […]
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 […]
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