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Man shot to death while getting into his car at suburban apartment complex
A 39-year-old man was shot to death Wednesday morning while getting into his car outside his home at a Bridgeview apartment complex, officials said. According to village spokesperson Ray Hanania, the man had remote started his car and was walking out to it when he was confronted by an armed assailant, who fired multiple gunshots towards him.
Man dead after motorcycle crash into school bus carrying 15 kids in Will County
WILL COUNTY, Ill. — One person is dead following a collision with an occupied school bus late Wednesday afternoon in Troy Township, authorities confirmed to WGN News. SkyCam9 flew above the scene as Will County Sheriff’s deputies investigated the crash in the 24000 block of W. Shepley Road. According to deputies, just before 3:20 p.m., […]
Bolingbrook Man Charged In Move Over Law After ISP Trooper Car Hit
An Illinois State Police trooper is recovering following a crash on I-55 in Will County. Authorities say the trooper’s stationary squad car was hit by a Toyota Corolla Monday night north of Route 59. The ISP squad car was parked on the right shoulder on Interstate 55 northbound near milepost 252, north of Route 59, with emergency lights activated, handling a traffic crash. The trooper was sitting inside of the squad car with his seatbelt fastened when his squad car was struck by a gray Toyota Corolla. The trooper was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Corolla, 31-year-old Asante Williams of Bolingbrook, was cited for the Move Over Law, Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident and Improper Lane Usage.
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.
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 (WTVO) — A new report claims there are 84,000 Illinois residents whose Firearm Owner Identification cards have been revoked, but their guns have not been confiscated.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 […]
Aurora man, his 2 sisters get prison sentences for battering police officer during traffic stop
AURORA, Ill. - An Aurora man has been sentenced to prison for threatening and battering a police officer in 2021. Paul Sherrod Taylor, 32, was found guilty earlier this year of aggravated battery to a police officer, threatening a public official, aggravated assault of a police officer and resisting a peace officer.
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...
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.
The family of a man shot and killed by Carol Stream Police earlier this year demand justice
Attorneys representing the family of a man, fatally shot by Carol Stream Police in February, say thanks to a federal judge in Chicago, the names of the officers involved will be made public later this month.
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