Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was joined May 13 by Jody P. Weis, Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department (CPD), in announcing the arrest of three suspected members or associates of the Gangster Disciples street gang. A[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Chicago police officer will appear in Federal Court May 10 on charges alleging that he lied to federal agents about whether he had ever solicited or accepted bribes from fellow officers in exchange for promising to fix disciplinary cases before the Chicago Police Board. The defendant, Victor[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was joined by Gerald Mourning, Chief of the Arlington Heights, Illinois Police Department (AHPD) in announcing the arrest of a Hoffman Estates man in connection with the armed robbery of five northwest[Read More…]

Updated May 20, 2010, 10:15 p.m. Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A 20-year-old Park Forest man died Thursday afternoon after suffering a gunshot wound to his head Wednesday night. On Wednesday, May 12, at approximately 10:17 p.m., the Park Forest Police Department responded to several 911 calls reporting “shots fired” in the[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Police are investigating the overnight shooting of a 20-year-old Park Forest resident. Related: 20-Year-Old Park Forest Man Dies of Gunshot Wound to Head

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest police discover a disabled girl chained to a bed in Park Forest. Related: Police Disappointed with Low Bail Set For Couple Charged With Criminal Neglect of Disabled Girl

Police Chief Thomas Fleming after a press conference Saturday. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police say they found her chained and padlocked to a bed, covered in filth. Barely able to communicate, the 8-year-old girl had been left at home for as much as six hours, her only guardian[Read More…]

Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Southtown Star reports that two men have been charged in the shooting death of Jonathan Edwards, 24, of Hammond: Revenge for a relative’s murder led to two Chicago Heights men facing first-degree murder charges in connection with a 2008 killing in Park Forest, prosecutors said. Ouma[Read More…]

The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]

The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]