Chicago Men Charged In Kidnapping
Five Chicago men were arrested and stand accused of the kidnapping of a man from outside his suburban home in the Chicago suburb of Berwyn. After being abducted at gunpoint during daytime hours, the man was held for ransom in an auto body shop on the North Side of Chicago. Unfortunately for the kidnappers, they...
Read MoreTwo Men Accused of Killing and Robbing Chicago Family Friend
Intent on robbing and killing a family friend of one of the men, two men drove from Phoenix, Arizona to Chicago, Illinois. Both men have now been arrested and charged with home invasion and first degree murder. A third man was involved, but his status is not known at this time. The victim was a...
Read MoreSchaumburg Woman Arrested for Unusual Hood Ornament
It’s every American’s right to put a hood ornament on their car if they choose to do so. It’s certainly not against the law even if it’s big, ugly, or tasteless. It can even light up if that’s your thing. But there are limits. Late on a recent Saturday night, a tree was seen driving...
Read MoreLake County Man Charged with Drug DUI Crashes into Police Car
There’s bad luck – and then there’s really bad luck. The majority of drunk driving arrests in Chicago and surrounding cities involve a driver who gets pulled over due to erratic or unsafe driving like improper lane usage. Many times, the police are dispatched to the scene as a result of a car crash. A...
Read MoreDeerfield Teacher Charged with Battery to Student
In Illinois, a battery involves a touching of another person, although not every touching constitutes a battery. For instance, shaking another person's hand is not a battery. The touching must either be proven to be harmful or offensive. Obvious examples of a harmful touching include causing pain to another, breaking the bone of another, hitting...
Read MoreAurora Alderman Arrested for Retail Theft
A suburb of Chicago, Aurora spans the counties of Kane, DuPage, Kendall, and Will. Just this week, an elected alderman from Aurora was arrested for the second time on retail theft of merchandise from the same Meijer store location. According to Aurora police, the alderman paid for several items in her shopping cart, but left...
Read MoreArrested for DUI When Officer Smells Marijuana
Your mother probably told you not to drive in winter with the windows down or you might catch a cold. Of course, that was good advice. But, she probably never told you that if you drive with the windows down you might also catch an arrest.
Read MoreStar Wars Outburst Awakens the Orland Park Police Force
A Chicago suburban school teacher was arrested recently at an Orland Park movie theater for resisting police, criminal trespass, and disorderly conduct. The Homewood-Flossmoor High School math teacher had been attending a sold-out screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens along with another person who identified himself as a dean at the high school.
Read MoreLake County Man Arrested After Fingerprints Reveal True Identity
Hundreds of times a day, police all around the state of Illinois detain arrestees for criminal and traffic cases ranging from speeding tickets to DUI to retail theft offenses. It's obviously important for police to determine with certainty whom they have in custody. Sometimes, the arrestee will give another person’s name, birth date, and personal...
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