Prosecutors: Elmhurst lawyer left child porn on office printer
(ELMHURST) A west suburban lawyer is facing charges after he left images of child pornography on a printer at his firm. Ralph Tellefsen, 62, faces seven felony counts of possession of child...
View ArticleUPDATE: 18-year-old man dies in Plainfield motorcycle crash
UPDATES WITH DETAILS (PLAINFIELD) An 18-year-old man died in a motorcycle crash Friday night in southwest suburban Plainfield. Johnson D. Ho, of Plainfield, was driving a motorcycle north near the...
View ArticleADVANCE DAYBOOK FOR TUESDAY, 08-29-17
TUESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Non-union hospital, airport, adjunct and fast-food workers along with a broad array of labor unions and community groups will plan citywide Labor Day...
View ArticleTeen throws loaded gun from car during traffic stop in Evanston
(EVANSTON) A 16-year-old Chicago boy threw a loaded gun into the trunk of a car during a traffic stop Friday night in north suburban Evanston. About 10:55 p.m., detectives from the Tactical Unit...
View Article18-year-old Chicago man arrested for having loaded gun in Evanston
(EVANSTON) An 18-year-old Chicago man was arrested early Saturday for having a loaded handgun in north suburban Evanston. About 12:10 a.m., officers spotted a group of people in the alley of the 1800...
View ArticleMen try to lure 5th grader into car with candy, iPhone in Palos Park
(PALOS PARK) Two men tried to lure a fifth-grade girl into their car Friday afternoon with candy and an iPhone in southwest suburban Palos Park. The men were in a red Ford Mustang when they tried to...
View ArticlePolice: Man killed in Gage Park drive-by shooting
A man was killed Monday afternoon in a drive-by shooting in the Gage Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side, according to Chicago Police. About 4:17 p.m., the 24-year-old victim was sitting inside a...
View ArticleCatalytic converters stolen from parked cars in Gage Park
Police are warning Southwest Side residents of several catalytic converter thefts over the weekend in the Gage Park neighborhood. Someone removed catalytic converters from unattended, parked vehicles,...
View ArticleMan killed, another wounded in Bellwood shooting
(BELLWOOD) One man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting Monday night in west suburban Bellwood. The shooting happened about 9 p.m. in the 400 block of 24th Avenue, according to Bellwood...
View ArticleLawyer: After murder, alleged gang leader started new life in Mexico
UPDATES WITH COURT INFORMATION Eight years ago, Luis Macedo decided to drop out of gang life in Chicago, and moved to Mexico to build a quiet life as a barber and boxing coach, his lawyer said Monday,...
View Article21-year-old man shot to death in Ford Heights
(FORD HEIGHTS) A 21-year-old man was shot to death Monday night in south suburban Ford Heights. Cook County sheriff’s police responded to shots fired at 9:52 p.m. in the 1400 block of Regent Lane in...
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman, 2 daughters found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Joliet
UPDATES WITH AUTOPSY RESULTS (JOLIET) Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide of a woman and her two 6-year-old daughters who were found shot to death Monday afternoon inside a southwest...
View ArticleADVANCE DAYBOOK FOR WEDNESDAY, 08-30-17
WEDNESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 5:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Media can take photos of Supt. Eddie Johnson arriving at Rush University Medical Center for his kidney transplant. 1653 W. Congress Pkwy. Contact:...
View ArticleSchool bus crashes on Route 1 in Kankakee County
(KANKAKEE COUNTY) Illinois State Police troopers are on scene of a school bus crash on Route 1 in Kankakee County. Route 1 is currently shut down in both directions at 5000 South, according to state...
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Dump truck loses load of asphalt shavings into car windshield on I-94
(NORTHWEST, Ind.) One person was injured, and three cars were damaged when a dump truck lost its load of asphalt shavings, much of it crashing through a windshield, on I-94 in northwest Indiana on...
View ArticleSchool bus with 25 students aboard crashes in Prospect Heights
(PROSPECT HEIGHTS) A school bus with 25 students aboard crashed Tuesday afternoon in southwest suburban Prospect Heights. About 2:35 p.m., a District 23 school bus was involved in an accident at the...
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City to spray for mosquitoes for first time, targeting Far South Side
Chicago will spray to kill adult mosquitoes for the first time Wednesday, targeting an area on the Far South Side. As part of the Chicago Department of Public Health’s effort to prevent the West Nile...
View ArticlePolice warn of string of robberies in Gresham
A string of robberies the past two months has hit South Side neighborhoods in the Gresham district. In each incident, at least one person either took out a gun and demanded items from a victim or...
View ArticlePolice searching for man who robbed Hobart gas station
(HOBART, Ind.) Police are searching for the man who robbed a gas station Tuesday night in northwest Indiana. At 9:49 p.m., the man entered the gas station in the 3200 block of West 37th Avenue in...
View ArticleChicago man charged with luring children with candy in Palos Hills
(PALOS HILLS) A Chicago man has been charged with luring southwest suburban elementary school students with candy as they got off their school bus. Journey Davis, 18, faces two counts of disorderly...
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