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Cicero Man, Retail Theft Defendant Charged with Making False Bomb Threat at Maywood Courthouse

Thu Mar 6, 2014 12:13 pm Cardinal News

A 34-year-old Cicero man has been charged with making a false bomb threat at the Maywood Courthouse, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart said today. About 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Maywood Police notified Sheriff’s Police […]

Thorntons Armed Robbery, Homicide March 2013: Increased Reward; Police Seek Assistance with Video

Tue Mar 4, 2014 01:20 pm Cardinal News

Streamwood Police Department announced an increased reward for information leading to apprehension of the killer of Anandkumar Jaiswal, 24, who was killed while working at a Thornton’s Gas Station on March 16, 2013. At a […]

David Easterling, Security Guard for Chicago Rapper “Twista” Found Dead in House Fire, Bakers Ave

Mon Feb 24, 2014 07:50 am Cardinal News

Chicago police and firefighters responded about 6:00 a.m. Friday, February 21, 2014 to a house fire at 8368 South Baker Avenue. Firefighters reported light smoke on arrival, and immediately found a male victim in the […]

Deangelo Fountain, 18, Arrested in Park Ridge Amber Alert Kidnapping, Carjacking

Sat Feb 22, 2014 04:59 pm Cardinal News

Park Ridge police announced at a Saturday morning press conference that they have arrested the carjacking and kidnapping suspect from the incident that occurred Thursday afternoon. Post by Arlington Cardinal Crime & Forensics. Deangelo Fountain, […]

Child Abduction/Vehicular Hijacking Reported on Good Avenue Near Northwest Highway and Dempster St, Park Ridge

Thu Feb 20, 2014 02:18 pm Cardinal News

UPDATE: THE VICTIM DRAKE WHITAKER HAS BEEN FOUND SAFE AND UNHARMED IN THE HIJACKED VEHICLE IN SKOKIE. The victim’s mother said she was unloading packages from her vehicle into the house, and witnessed the carjacking. […]

Police Chase Ends Near US Cellular Field (35th and Wentworth); Three Shooting Victims Inside Vehicle

Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:55 pm Cardinal News

A police chase began about 11:25 a.m. at Ferdinand Street and Hamilin Avenue after someone inside the car shot at police during an attempted traffic stop. A police pursuit began eastbound on the Eisenhower Expressway […]

Homicide, Attempted Robbery Suspect Arrested in Connection with Shooting Death of Store Clerk in Bensenville

Wed Feb 12, 2014 05:25 pm Cardinal News

Bond was set at $2.5 million Wednesday for a Bellwood man accused of murdering Bensenville store clerk Hussein Saghir at Sam’s Tobacco and Food Mart in Bensenville on January 19, 2014. Prosecutors report Kenneth Bardlett, […]

Driver Dustin Aranda Charged With Aggravated DUI Resulting In Death Of Pedestrian Janina Kasperek

Thu Jan 30, 2014 05:54 pm Cardinal News

The driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a 65-year-old pedestrian has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence causing death, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart said today. At approximately 11:20 a.m. […]

Girl, Age 14, Charged with Murder After 11-Year-Old Girl Found Dead in Mundelein Bedroom

Wed Jan 22, 2014 08:56 am Cardinal News

UPDATE: A 14-year-old Mundelein girl has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a younger relative in her home. Both the suspect’s name and the victim’s name have not been released. The […]

Lake Villa Police Squad Hit Head-On By DUI Driver on Fairfield Rd Near Apache Trail, Lake Villa

Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:51 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 10:30 PM Sunday to a crash involving a Lake Villa Police Department squad car in the block of 37000 Fairfield Road Lake Villa, IL.. The Lake Villa […]

Bensenville Store Clerk Shot and Killed in Apparent Robbery At Food Mart on West Irving Park Rd, Bensenville

Mon Jan 20, 2014 03:15 pm Cardinal News

Bensenville police responded Sunday night 6:00 PM Sunday to a report of an armed robbery with a shooting at Sam’s Tobacco and Food Mart, 200 West Irving Park Road Bensenville, IL.. First police on the […]

Nightmare Breakdown: 3 Shot in Broken Down SUV, SB Dan Ryan at 71st St

Sat Jan 18, 2014 08:16 am Cardinal News

Chicago firefighters, paramedics and police responded about 1:25 a.m. Saturday to report of multiple victims shot at the southbound exit ramp from the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-94) to 71st Street. A man and two women […]

Two People Shot and Killed in Aurora, Illinois in Separate Incidents

Tue Jan 14, 2014 05:51 am Cardinal News

A 22-year-old Aurora male about 7:35 p.m. was shot multiple times in the bathroom of an Aurora restaurant in the 800 block of North Lake Street. The male shooting victim was transported to an Aurora […]

Elmwood Park Police Officer Accused of Taking Advantage of Senior Resident with Dementia — to the Amount of $20K

Fri Jan 10, 2014 11:44 am Cardinal News

Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today the arrest of an Elmwood Park Police officer on charges of senior financial exploitation and official misconduct. John A. Wasilenko, 39, of Norridge, was taken into custody […]

Metro Ambulance Stolen from Emergency Room Parking Lot At Rockford Memorial Hospital in Rockford

Wed Jan 8, 2014 04:59 pm Cardinal News

Rockford police responded about 4:36 PM Wednesday to a report of a stolen ambulance from Rockford Memorial Hospital, 2400 North Rockton Avenue Rockford, IL. Metro ambulance #C37 was reported stolen from the EMERGENCY parking lot […]

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