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Park Ridge police seek surveillance video after person seriously hurt in battery " NBC Chicago
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (141+ words) Police in suburban Park Ridge are asking for the public to review any surveillance video that may have captured a battery that left a person seriously injured. According to police, the incident is believed to have occurred between 6: 30 and 8: 15 p. m. on…...
Relative stops juvenile's alleged elementary school shooting plot in Will County
5+ hour, 10+ min ago (185+ words) A relative is being credited with thwarting a potential school shooting after restraining a family member who had planned to carry out an attack, Will County authorities said Saturday morning. According to the Will County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called…...
Juvenile boy in custody in relation to threat on Plainfield school " NBC Chicago
20+ hour, 34+ min ago (173+ words) A juvenile boy was taken into custody by the Will County Sheriff on Friday in connection to a threat made against a school in the area, authorities said. On Friday afternoon, officers with the Will County Sheriff's Office were dispatched…...
Chicago man identified as suspect in shooting of deputy at NW Indiana hospital
23+ hour ago (248+ words) An Indiana deputy was shot at a hospital after helping a man he thought was a stranded motorist, police say. A 22-year-old Chicago man allegedly shot a sheriff's deputy inside a northwest Indiana hospital emergency room on Friday morning, critically…...
Officials give update on deputy shot at Indiana hospital
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (21+ words) NBC 5 Chicago Officials give update on deputy shot at Indiana hospital...
'Incident' leads to heavy police response at northwest Indiana hospital
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (196+ words) An incident at a northwest Indiana hospital has sparked a heavy police response and closed part of the building Friday morning. Just after 8: 15 a. m. Friday, the Michigan City Police Department alerted residents to "please avoid the area of Franciscan Hospital in…...
Threat from DHS could impact flights at Chicago's O'Hare Airport over sanctuary city status
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (201+ words) Passengers pass through O'Hare airport in Chicago, July 3, 2024. A big change that could lead to flight cancellations or reroutes at O'Hare Airport and other major U. S. airports could be in store if the Department of Homeland Security makes good on a…...
'Please stay away': Addison school evacuated, roads closed due to 'emergency activity"
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (167+ words) A suburban school was evacuated and major roadways closed due to "emergency activity" Thursday afternoon, police said. Addison police and fire departments were actively investigating in the area of Lombard Road between Army Trail Road and Driscoll Lane. The roadways…...
Du Page County correctional officer accused of sharing child sexual abuse material
3+ day, 28+ min ago (213+ words) A 32-year-old deputy with the Du Page County sheriff's office has been fired after being accused of possessing and disseminating child abuse material, officials said Wednesday. Steven M. Simmons, of Lisle, appeared in court Wednesday, charged with multiple crimes regarding child…...
Cook County sheriff's investigators recover $1. 5 M in stolen laptops
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (114+ words) NBC 5 Chicago Investigators with the Cook County Sheriff's Office recently made an unusual recovery, finding an estimated $1. 5 million worth of stolen laptops, authorities said. The sheriff's office said in a Facebook post its Organized Retail Crime Unit received information on…...