Police and Fire
By Kristen Zambo, kzambo@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Oct 03, 2008, 12:08 PM CDT
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.
By Joe Sinopoli, jsinopoli@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Oct 01, 2008, 03:08 PM CDT
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.
By Staff reports
Tue Sep 30, 2008, 01:48 PM CDT
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By Staff reports
Fri Sep 26, 2008, 05:07 PM CDT
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By Staff reports
Fri Sep 26, 2008, 04:31 PM CDT
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.
By Janice Hoppe, jhoppe@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Sep 25, 2008, 04:26 PM CDT
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.
By Janice Hoppe, jhoppe@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Sep 23, 2008, 01:49 PM CDT
A Brookfield sex offender has been charged with aggravated sexual abuse for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old Lyons girl.
By Staff reports
Tue Sep 23, 2008, 12:00 PM CDT
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Fri Sep 19, 2008, 03:16 PM CDT
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By Staff reports
Wed Sep 17, 2008, 02:57 PM CDT
A 19-year-old Chicago woman has reported to police that she was raped by one of two men who had been walking behind her on Cermak Road between 10 and 11 p.m. Aug. 29, according to police reports.
By Staff reports
Tue Sep 16, 2008, 03:00 PM CDT
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Fri Sep 12, 2008, 04:41 PM CDT
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By Kristen Zambo, kzambo@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Sep 12, 2008, 01:17 PM CDT
Jewelry and almost $500 in cash were reported stolen from a home Sept. 4 after it was ransacked while the resident waited in her basement.
By Janice Hoppe, jhoppe@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Sep 11, 2008, 04:04 PM CDT
Brookfield Police Department dispatchers have moved back into their 911 center with updated technology after three months.
By Janice Hoppe, jhoppe@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Sep 09, 2008, 03:14 PM CDT
The Westchester Police Department has moved its emergency 911 center across the hall to a larger room, which will allow more space for improvements.
By Staff reports
Tue Sep 09, 2008, 02:57 PM CDT
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Fri Sep 05, 2008, 03:37 PM CDT
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By Joe Sinopoli, jsinopoli@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Sep 05, 2008, 03:18 PM CDT
A 23-year-old magazine salesman from Alabama was charged Tuesday with breaking into an 86-year-old La Grange Highlands woman’s home and sexually assaulting her during the Labor Day weekend, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.
By By Danya Hooker and Joe Sinopoli
Tue Sep 02, 2008, 02:35 PM CDT
Allison Muth knew Friday was not going to be a typical workday when she left her Countryside house and ran into her landlord, who lives next door.
By Staff reports
Fri Aug 29, 2008, 05:53 PM CDT
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By Kristen Zambo, kzambo@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Aug 28, 2008, 07:45 PM CDT
Local police were disappointed Thursday to learn that a Riverside man whose car slammed into the Berwyn train station two years ago, killing the attendant, was sentenced to probation, not jail time.