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Police hunt Ashburn carjackers

By Tim Hadac / February 11, 2023 /

. From staff reports Four armed carjackings in the greater Ashburn area have prompted police to issue a community alert. Crime scenes include: 3300 block of West 83rd Place at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27. 8100 block of South Sacramento at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1. 3800 block of West 84th Place at 9:40 p.m.…

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Warn of burglars in Garfield Ridge

By Tim Hadac / January 27, 2023 / Comments Off on Warn of burglars in Garfield Ridge

From staff reports A cluster of residential burglaries in Garfield Ridge has prompted police to issue a warning to the community. Crime scenes include: 5200 block of South Normandy on Jan. 1. 5600 block of South Mobile on Jan. 7. 5300 block of South Mason on Jan. 10. 6000 block of West 60th Street on Jan.…

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Bust accused shooter in Clearing

By Tim Hadac / January 27, 2023 / Comments Off on Bust accused shooter in Clearing

By Tim Hadac Chicago Police and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force visited Clearing late last month to apprehend a man wanted in connection with a West Side shooting. Shaheer Muhammad, 24 of the 3800 block of West Grenshaw, was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at a home in the 6000 block of South…

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Birthday girl’s slaying solved, police say

By Tim Hadac / December 13, 2022 / Comments Off on Birthday girl’s slaying solved, police say

Chicago Lawn man one of two charged By Tim Hadac A 20-year-old Chicago Lawn man is one of two men charged in connection with the slaying of a 12-year-old girl earlier this year. Abdul Ali, of the 2500 block of West 66th Street, as well as 22-year-old Malik Parish, of the 100 block of West…

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Carjacker beaten with own gun, prosecutors say

By Tim Hadac / December 13, 2022 / Comments Off on Carjacker beaten with own gun, prosecutors say

Victim turns tables on alleged attacker By Tim Hadac A Garfield Ridge man was charged with attempted aggravated vehicular hijacking and attempted robbery after he was arrested at 56th and Kolin at 5:10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 26. Richard Rubio, of the 5400 block of South Latrobe, allegedly used a handgun to try and carjack a…

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Charge Chicago Lawn man with attempted murder

By Tim Hadac / December 13, 2022 / Comments Off on Charge Chicago Lawn man with attempted murder

By Tim Hadac A 33-year-old Chicago Lawn man was charged with attempted murder after he was arrested at 1401 N. Ashland at 9:56 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29. Cory Dior Patterson, of the 3100 block of West 71st Street, was pointed out as the man who, about an hour earlier, allegedly pushed a 28-year-old man off a…

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Charge teen in carjacking spree

By Tim Hadac / December 13, 2022 / Comments Off on Charge teen in carjacking spree

By Tim Hadac A 15-year-old boy was charged with nine felony counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking, one count of attempted aggravated vehicular hijacking and four counts of armed robbery after he was arrested by members of the Chicago Police Department and a multi-agency Vehicular Hijacking Task Force on Nov. 30. The teen is the fourth…

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Beware holiday shopping scams, BBB says

By Tim Hadac / November 4, 2022 / Comments Off on Beware holiday shopping scams, BBB says

By Better Business Bureau staff The 2022 holiday shopping season promises to be unpredictable. High inflation rates and increased prices of consumer goods are already throwing a wrench into holiday shopping. Electronics, toys, and other products will be (or already are) in short supply, and retailers are struggling to staff up as the shopping season nears. Just like in 2021, people are…

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Charge West Lawn man in hostage standoff

By Tim Hadac / August 26, 2022 / Comments Off on Charge West Lawn man in hostage standoff

Was disgruntled man demanding pay, police say By Bob Bong A West Lawn man has been charged after holding two employees at gunpoint last week at Redline Towing in Chicago Ridge. Police said officers were dispatched at 10:50 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8 to Redline Towing, 10103 S. Kitty Ave., for an employee threatening his co-workers.…

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Police make gun bust

By Tim Hadac / August 25, 2022 / Comments Off on Police make gun bust

A 20-year-old man was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon after he was arrested in front of 5930 S. Kedzie by CPD Unit 862A at 3:19 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6. David Banda was reportedly observed walking south on Kedzie while clutching onto his waistband area, a CPD spokesman said. As police officers approached,…

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Baseball and Softball Wrap | Benet tops Richards in extras to punch ticket to state

By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Richards came close to setting up an all-South Suburban Conference matchup in the IHSA Class 3A state semifinals. But the Bulldogs could not take advantage of an early two-run lead and dropped a 5-2 decision in eight innings to Benet at the Benedictine Supersectional, played June 5 in Lisle. Had…

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Baseball | Randall Nauden walk-off lifts Brother Rice over Lincoln-Way East

By Steve Millar Correspondent With a trip to state hanging in the balance, Lincoln-Way East chose to intentionally walk Brother Rice’s Amir Gray and take their chances with junior catcher Randall Nauden. Nauden responded by ripping a walk-off single down the right-field line with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to send…

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Baseball | St. Laurence gets 30th win, but falls to Nazareth in sectional final

By Steve Millar Correspondent St. Laurence got a big boost early from a reliable source in its sectional semifinal against Oak Forest. Senior outfielder Luke Stulga ripped his eighth home run of the season, a two-run shot that sailed over the left-field wall in the first inning. The Vikings never looked back from there, cruising…

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Softball | Marist returns to state with 3-0 win over Lockport

By Randy Whalen Correspondent Isabel Cunnea has ties to Lockport. Her mom, Jeanine Ondrus Cunnea, is a 1988 Porters graduate. After homering against her mom’s alma mater in the IHSA Class 4A Marist Sepersectional, Cunnea also has ties to the RedHawks record book. Cunnea creamed her 22nd home run of the season, one of a…

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Girls Soccer State Finals | De La Salle takes fourth in fist state finals appearance

By Steve Millar Correspondent Taking the field at the state finals for the first time in program history, De La Salle junior midfielder Imani Coleman did her best to soak in the feeling. “It was a big moment,” Coleman said of that moment on June 2. “We didn’t really know what it was going to…

Lyons fans show their appreciation after the Lions beat Brother Rice on June 2. Photo by Jeff Vorva

Area Sports Roundup | Lyons boys volleyball takes second; D230 United finishes fourth in girls lacrosse

By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer There is no argument which conference is Illinois’ most dominant when it comes to boys volleyball. The West Suburban Conference took the top three spots in the IHSA state tournament in Hoffman Estates, with Lyons smack dab in the middle with a second-place finish. Glenbard West won it all with…

Chicago Red Stars rookie Jenna Bike executes a header against Racing Louisville on May 31. Photo by Jeff Vorva

Pro Sports Report | Louisville blanks Red Stars

By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer It worked once. But not a second time. The tightrope can only stretch so far. The offensively struggling Chicago Red Stars may have been able to buck the odds when they were severely outshot in an NWSL game win over Orlando on May 27, but that approach was not fruitful…

Kelly Walinski, a Marist graduate from Worth, concluded her college career with a spot on the Mid-American Conference First Team. Photo courtesy of Northern Illinois University Athletics

College Notebook | Worth’s Walinski finishes strong for Huskies

By Mike Walsh Correspondent Kelly Walinski concluded her college years in perfect fashion. On the softball diamond, the Northern Illinois senior shortstop was named to the 2023 All-Mid-American Conference First Team. In the classroom, she was chosen to the Academic All-MAC Team for the third time in her stint in DeKalb. The Worth resident and…

Brother Rice’s Nathan Kramer gets ready to pound a serve against St. Rita on May 27. Photo by Jeff Vorva

Area Sports Roundup | State volleyball and lacrosse tournaments will have local flavor

By Jeff Vorva Staff writer When it comes to the postseason, there are rarely guarantees. There are, however, two guarantees this season when it comes to having teams in the IHSA state finals this weekend. Boys volleyball and girls lacrosse will each have an area representative at their respective state tournaments. In volleyball, Marist and…

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Baseball and Softball Wrap | Brother Rice and Lyons win thrillers; Marist softball sets state HR record

By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Exciting to the last pitch. Two area baseball regional championships were determined in nail biting fashion on May 27. At the Class 4A Whitney Young Regional, Brother Rice, which finished third the state in Class 4A in 2022, got a bases-loaded to squeak by Mount Carmel, 6-5, and continue its…

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Pritzker puts final stamp on $50.4 billion state spending plan

Pritzker puts final stamp on $50.4 billion state spending plan

By ANDREW ADAMS & JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – Gov. JB Pritzker signed the state’s operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Wednesday, marking the first spending plan of his second term as governor. The $50.4 billion spending plan anticipates about $50.6 billion in revenues for the fiscal year that begins…

New law limits venue for constitutional lawsuits to Sangamon, Cook counties

New law limits venue for constitutional lawsuits to Sangamon, Cook counties

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – People who file lawsuits in state courts challenging the constitutionality of a state law, administrative rule or executive order will now have to file those cases in either Sangamon or Cook counties. Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed House Bill 3062, which applies only to cases…

As trial begins, politically connected businessman claims feds set him up to bribe legislator

As trial begins, politically connected businessman claims feds set him up to bribe legislator

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – Nearly four years after his name first surfaced in connection with a bribe arrangement between two sitting lawmakers, politically connected businessman James Weiss is finally having his day in court. Weiss, who is married to former state Rep. Toni Berrios, D-Chicago – the daughter of longtime…

Pritzker set to consider signing more than 500 bills in the next three months

Pritzker set to consider signing more than 500 bills in the next three months

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers passed 566 bills through both chambers of the General Assembly in the recently concluded legislative session – all but one of them in May. It sets the table for an approximate three-month bill-signing season for Gov. JB Pritzker. That’s because the state’s constitution gives…

Capitol Cast: End of Session Review

Capitol Cast: End of Session Review

Capitol News Illinois · End of Session Review The Capitol News Illinois team breaks down the highlights of the just-completed 2023 spring session.

Cannabis regulatory reform bill fails to advance in spring legislative session

Cannabis regulatory reform bill fails to advance in spring legislative session

By NIKA SCHOONOVER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – A proposed cannabis reform bill won’t get further consideration until at least the General Assembly’s fall veto session after stakeholders failed to come to an agreement during the spring session’s final stretch. Rep. La Shawn Ford, a Chicago Democrat and the bill’s sponsor, told Capitol News…

Top Democrats announce budget ‘deal,’ but details are scant as last-minute negotiations continue

Top Democrats announce budget ‘deal,’ but details are scant as last-minute negotiations continue

By JERRY NOWICKI, HANNAH MEISEL & PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] UPDATE: The budget was filed as a 3,409-page amendment to Senate Bill 250 late Wednesday evening. This story has been updated to reflect the latest developments as of Wednesday night. SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic leaders announced Wednesday they’ve agreed…

Legislature approves bill to tighten restrictions on red-light camera industry

Legislature approves bill to tighten restrictions on red-light camera industry

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers in Springfield have unanimously approved a measure that would place new restrictions on the red-light and speed camera industry’s involvement in state and local elections and government. House Bill 3903 would ban automatic traffic enforcement companies or their officers from donating to candidates for public…

State board of education looking for new providers in preschool ‘deserts’

State board of education looking for new providers in preschool ‘deserts’

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Even though Gov. JB Pritzker has yet to sign the budget bill lawmakers just passed, the Illinois State Board of Education is seeking applicants for some of the new money contained in that bill. ISBE is looking for new providers to offer preschool programs in areas…

Pritzker touts new budget’s higher education spending

Pritzker touts new budget’s higher education spending

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker began a tour of the state to tout the new state budget that lawmakers passed last week, stopping at two university campuses Wednesday to highlight the spending plan’s increased funding for higher education. “With this new budget, we’re making it possible for nearly…

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