Police Warn Of String Of Robberies At Drive-Up ATMs
An ATM user was able to foil an armed robbery attempt in north suburban Northbrook on Wednesday night.
An ATM user was able to foil an armed robbery attempt in north suburban Northbrook on Wednesday night.
Three schools in Elgin and the District U-46 central offices have been evacuated, after air quality tests found higher than normal levels of Legionella bacteria in their cooling towers.
Xavier Pacheco, 27, was armed with a gun when he broke into the apartment in the 1100 block of Birch Street, according to Elgin police.
Authorities are investigating a two-vehicle crash that left a 61-year-old man dead Saturday afternoon in northwest suburban Elgin.
Three girls – ages 11, 12, and 17 – told police they were on the 300 block of South McLean Boulevard, when a man tried to grab the 11-year-old girl and drag her behind a dumpster.
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A man has been charged with beating and robbing an Elgin Steak 'n Shake employee in the restaurant's parking lot in June.
A 40-year-old man has been charged with barricading himself and three children inside his Elgin home for nearly six hours early Monday.
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The man was shot in the 1100 block of Peach Tree Lane at 6 p.m., Elgin police said in a statement.
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Samuel Galvan, 26, was arrested after the Elgin Police Department's Major Investigations Division executed a search warrant at his home in the 700 block of North Grove Avenue, according to a statement from the police department.
A Wisconsin man died in a Saturday morning collision with a semi-truck on Interstate 90 near Elgin.
A search of a northwest suburban home turned up drugs and ammunition Wednesday night, leading to the arrest of a 16-year-old boy as well as an Elgin man wanted in a separate armed robbery investigation.
Elgin police have released surveillance video of a person of interest in a fatal shooting in the northwest suburb in April.
Police released a sketch Monday of a man suspected of trying to abduct a boy from a stroller in northwest suburban Elgin on Thursday evening.
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Police say it was a combination of the woman screaming for help and the fact the child was strapped in the stroller that forced the suspect to flee.
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Just before 8 p.m., a 45-year-old woman was walking with the boy in a stroller and a girl on foot near Gertrude and Morgan streets, according to a statement from Elgin police. An unmarked white cargo van made a U-turn and pulled up to them, and a man got out and tried to take the boy.
The 38-year-old woman and three children were walking away from the city's fireworks display near Wellington Avenue and National Street when they were struck by illegal fireworks, according to a statement from Elgin police.
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The other driver had to be extracted and treated for broken bones at Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital.
The vandalism has happened at least three times in the last week in the 4700 block of South Ellis Avenue.
Two firefighters and a police officer were also taken to local hospitals.
All three victims were reported in good condition.
The 2-year-old was taken to the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital in good condition. A gun was recovered at the scene.
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Michael Cozzi bought a prepaid debit card for his friend and put $300 on it—only to be told by every party involved with the card that it was in somebody else's name and he couldn't unlock the money.
The New York Times has unveiled the 2024 edition of their list of the top 50 restaurants in the U.S., and a Chicago steakhouse is among the spots that made the national cut.
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According to the Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control, the bats were both found Monday.
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Greyhound said its lease is up on Oct. 20, but Greyhound is "working with local officials and stakeholders to determine the path forward."
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Police said the goal of the “no questions asked” gun turn-in is to get more guns off the streets.
The man was pulled from the car in a pond in Richton Park.
The slashings all happened this week on Ellis Avenue off 47th Street.
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The 2-year-old was taken to the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital in good condition. A gun was recovered at the scene.
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The other driver had to be extracted and treated for broken bones at Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital.
The vandalism has happened at least three times in the last week in the 4700 block of South Ellis Avenue.
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Hendricks allowed only a pair of singles, one an infield hit, and walked two over 7 1/3 innings on an afternoon with a strong wind blowing in from the northeast at Wrigley Field.
NIU's attempt at a game-tying score was stifled when Huskies QB Ethan Hampton was intercepted in the end zone by Corey Coley.
The vandalism has happened at least three times in the last week in the 4700 block of South Ellis Avenue.
All three victims were reported in good condition.
The 2-year-old was taken to the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital in good condition. A gun was recovered at the scene.
The jeweler estimated that $300,000 in merchandise was lost.
The Kendall County Sheriff's office did not specify the condition of the suspect, but said no officers were injured, and there was no ongoing threat to the community.