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A Lyons man may have escaped police if he had not take the time to scratch off lottery tickets during an armed robbery of a Lyons convenience store Friday.

An argument in a Lombard parking lot over a case of beer erupted into a fight involving 20 people and the arrest of six individuals, including a Brookfield resident, early Sunday, Oct. 12.

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Running a red light is never a bright idea, but now it will cost violators in Brookfield.

The cause of death is still yet to be determined for a Brookfield man found dead near the parking lot of 3665 Arden Ave. at 7:15 a.m. Oct. 11.

Hurtling down Harlem Avenue at 75 mph — lights flashing, sirens wailing — responding to a report of shots fired, gives one a good idea of what a Berwyn cop’s night will be like.

A rash of car burglaries in the area has prompted La Grange officials to issue a an alert to residents, particularly those who park in the street, in driveways or the the village’s commuter parking lots.

 

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At a time when some U.S. college presidents are proposing lowering the legal drinking age from 21, local higher education leaders aren’t supporting the move, and state elected officials are fighting back to make sure that doesn’t happen in Illinois.

Hoping to erase invisible lines of detachment between Brookfield residents and their protectors, the Police Department is about to host its first citizen’s police academy.