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Clarendon Hills police plan to update downtown surveillance system
21+ hour, 36+ min ago (360+ words) The Clarendon Hills Village Board has approved a contract, not to exceed $96, 500, for the installation and configuration of a new surveillance camera system that will monitor public areas throughout the village's downtown. The current surveillance camera system in Clarendon Hills…...
Juvenile reported missing in Lake Michigan in La Porte County; three divers injured in search
5+ hour, 4+ min ago (191+ words) A multi-agency search effort is underway after a juvenile went missing late Monday afternoon in Lake Michigan in Michigan City. Officials said the missing child is a boy in his teens. At approximately 5: 43 p. m. , La Porte County 911 received a report that…...
Law and order: Sentence for meth dealing, arson case dropped
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (559+ words) An East Chicago man got 63 months in federal prison last month after admitting he sold meth. Christopher Waiters, 36, formerly of Merrillville, was sentenced May 27. He admitted in documents filed Jan. 21 that he sold the drug in April 2023. Court records show…...
Law & Order column: Lake County Sheriff's deputy remembered 50 years after death; Grayslake train victim identified
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (656+ words) The Lake County Sheriff's Office took time to honor the memory of Officer Gary Murphy, who was killed in the line of duty 50 years ago this week. Deputies paused on all shifts Monday in commemoration of Murphy's death, which took…...
Letters: In dealing with teen takeovers, we should ask: Do these kids have a place to go?
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (1127+ words) The discussion about Chicago's recurring "teen takeovers" often starts with policing, social media or tougher penalties. Those issues matter, but they overlook two simpler questions: Where are young people supposed to go, and what are they supposed to do? If…...
Former Lansing paint plant employee charged with murder in shooting death of manager
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (415+ words) Devon Johnson, 31, of Thornton, will be held in the Cook County Jail while awaiting trial on murder charges in the June 4 fatal shooting of manager Andrew Coleman, 48, at Nippon Paint Automotive Americas in Lansing. Cook County Judge Ieshia Gray granted…...
Court briefs: Attempted rape charge for Hobart man, probation in Merrillville shooting
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (322+ words) A Hobart man has been charged with attempted rape. James C. Carter, 57, is also charged with criminal confinement, intimidation and two misdemeanors. He posted a $6, 500 cash bond on June 12. He pleaded not guilty Wednesday. His next hearing is Aug. 19. The victim…...
Former Phoenix police officer sentenced to 5 years in federal corruption case
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (671+ words) A former Phoenix police officer was sentenced to five years in federal prison for conspiring to rob motorists of cash and drugs during traffic stops and extorting people in exchange for declining to press charges or tow their vehicles, the…...
Elk Grove Village reaches $10. 5 million settlement with family of man fatally shot by police
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (865+ words) For Donna Murray, it's been 929 excruciating days since her son was fatally shot by Elk Grove'Village police.' The family's attorneys announced Wednesday morning that they had reached a $10. 5 million settlement with Elk Grove Village over the 2023 shooting death of Jack…...
Ald. Andre Vasquez: Eight questions CPD must answer about the quickly closed Albany Park ICE investigation
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (733+ words) Earlier this month, Chicago saw one of the highest levels of federal immigration agent activity since Operation Midway Blitz. On June 2, during a chaotic chase and detainment, U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents crashed into a woman's car, dropped a magazine…...