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Crest Hill Police announced that a second suspect has been arrested in relation to a shoot out that occurred on April 2 outside Merichka's Restaurant on Theodore Street.
The incident occurred sometime Tuesday evening in the Lockport Heights neighborhood, just outside the Lockport city limits off Smith Road and IL Route 171 (Archer Avenue).
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed the remains as those of Edward Gardner, according to the Oswego Police Department.
The city is aiming to start fresh with a Downtown Riverfront Property Feasibility Study for the site this summer.
On May 6, Polo City Council members voted to purchase six body cameras and four squad dashboard cameras for the Polo Police Department from Axon Enterprise, of Scottsdale, Arizona, for a total of $74,901 over five years.
Annual ceremony recognizes law enforcement officers who died in the course of their duty.
Sterling police were called shortly before 8 a.m. Monday, May 6, to investigate a reported stolen motor vehicle in the 1000 block of West Fifth Street, Sterling.
Lombard police responded to reports Saturday of an armed person at Yorktown Center mall, but later determined the report likely was a case of “swatting.”
The Oswego Police Department is advising the public to expect increased traffic congestion and delays on Saturday and Sunday because of the Wine on the Fox activities taking place at Hudson Crossing Park.
A Glendale Heights man has been charged with a felony, accused of harboring a man suspected of murdering a Chicago police officer.
A 22-year-old Crest Hill man has been charged with shooting a man to death last week in Woodridge
Officers responded to a report of an active fight in a parking lot in the 1100 block of South Broadway Avenue on Tuesday, April 30, involving three individuals.
Lockport Township High School District 205's two school resource officers Kevin Brauch and Cameron Kamarauskas are more than just school employees, they're district alumni, and an integral part of the school community.
Plainfield Police Sgt. Luke Ostreko said a career in law enforcement can "offer so much if you’re willing to be invested in it and take the time to make it what you want it to be."
Plainfield Police Officer Dean Klier said his experience in his first year as a school resource officer has taught him that "everybody has a story,” whether it’s “inside the school or on the street.”