Oak Park Police mourn first officer killed on duty in 86 years
Nov 30, 2024 · For the first time in more than four generations, the Oak Park Police Department will drape its entrance portals with black bunting to mourn the loss of one of their own from injuries suffered while on duty. Detective Allan Reddins, 40, was fatally shot shortly after 9:30 a.m. Friday while responding to a call of...
St. Charles police fatally shoot man in facility with chainsaw
Illinois State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in St. Charles. Shortly after 8:45 a.m. today, the St. Charles Police Department asked the State Police’s Division of Criminal Investigation to examine an officer-involved shooting death at River Glen of St. Charles Assisted Living Community, located on the 900 block of North Fifth Avenue. Preliminary investigative...
Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe plans pilgrimages
Nov 28, 2024 · The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe of the Archdiocese of Chicago will kick off celebrations in honor of the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe with two pilgrimages. The Des Plaines shrine will have two celebrations to bless truckers and their vehicle as part of festivities in honor of the upcoming feast of...
St. Charles officials shoot down housing development
The city of St. Charles has halted consideration of a 970-acre concept plan that called for more than 2,000 housing units plus commercial development. City officials said in a Sept. 13 statement that deliberation has ended after reviewing the Charles Farm plan from Pulte Home Co., LLC and considering feedback from the public and other...
State Police arrest six in human trafficking enforcement operation
The Illinois State Police’s Division of Criminal Investigation Trafficking Enforcement Bureau arrested six men during a two-day human trafficking enforcement operation in the Rockford area. State Police conducted the operation in Winnebago County on Wednesday and Thursday. The operation focused on identifying individuals seeking to engage in …
Batavia man dies after car hits utility pole - Chronicle Media
Dec 2, 2024 · A Batavia man died from injuries sustained early Saturday morning after his car hit a utility pole near Sugar Grove. Ariel Martinez, 48, a resident of the 1300 block of East Wilson Street, was on the 2S800 block of Bliss Road in Sugar Grove Township shortly before 3 a.m. when the accident occurred.
Judge denies bond for suspect in Oak Park cop’s murder
Dec 5, 2024 · The suspect in the murder of Oak Park police Detective Allan Reddins was ordered held without bond this afternoon after a hearing in a packed courtroom at the Maybrook Courthouse in Maywood. In denying a defense motion for release on bond, Cook County Circuit Court Judge Elizabeth Ciaccia Lezza ruled that “The weight of the...
True Value to layoff 873 workers - Chronicle Media
Nov 15, 2024 · True Value Co. has announced that it plans to layoff 873 workers in Chicago and two McHenry County locations, beginning next month. The hardware company has entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of its business operations to Do it Best Corp. , a home improvement industry peer. True Value has told the state’s...
Man dies in crash near Pingree Grove - Chronicle Media
Nov 25, 2024 · A Hampshire man died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash Sunday near Pingree Grove. Robert Skarbonkiewicz, 75, a resident of the 200 block of East Jackson Avenue, sustained life-threatening injuries in the crash, which occurred at 12:35 p.m. Sunday on U.S. Route 20 east of Illinois Route 47 in Rutland Township. Kane County Sheriff’s...
Man dies following I-55 crash - Chronicle Media
A Romeoville man died from injuries sustained Saturday morning in an accident on Interstate 55. Illinois State Police said the driver of a Honda Civic struck a Subaru SUV shortly before 1:30 a.m. Saturday on the southbound Stevenson Expressway south of First Avenue in Lyons. State Police said the Civic was traveling in the middle...