A look at weird crimes in the northern Chicago suburbs.
Lake County Jail inmates and corrections officers enjoyed a visit from a therapy dog this week.
The following police related items appeared on area Patches this week. When an arrest is mentioned it should not be considered a conviction.
Bannockburn police arrested two men in separate incidents for driving infractions. One man gave the officer a traffic citation in lieu of his license.
This video from Run Hide Fight, a project funded by a grant from the Department of Homeland Security, explains how to get yourself out of harm's way.
Deerfield worked with Highland Park, Lake Forest and other nearby communities to enforce its hand-held cell phone use while driving restrictions.
Police say they pulled over Matthew Connolly while searching for another man, and discovered marijuana in both his car and later at his home.
David Hatyina ran into 10-year-old Tony Borcia of Libertyville while the boy was tubing last summer. Tony's aunt is State Senator Julie Morrison of Deerfield.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Deerfield Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
The trial for Carly Rousso, who is accused of running over and killing a 5-year-old Highwood girl, was delayed again during a pretrial hearing on Tuesday.
Lawyers will not comment on status of case or whether they will have separate trials.
A look at weird crimes in the northern Chicago suburbs
Man who shot gun at car is convicted felon.
The 20-year-old Highland Park resident who was found dead in Wilmette on Monday died of a gunshot wound to the back of the head, according to police.
The body has been identified through fingerprints as Colin Nutter, police said.
Deerfield Police report a man was seen shooting at a vehicle.
A 2010 graduate of Stevenson High School now living in Deerfield has been dealing drugs and weapons for the past three months, reported the Deerfield Review.
The Deerfield Volunteer Fire Department, now the Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District, was formed a century ago this month.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Bannockburn Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Former Deerfield resident Daniel Baker, who bludgeoned a Vernon Hills woman to death with a baseball bat, will serve his entire 47-year sentence.
Police say the Hoffman Estates man molested an 8-year-old at the church's special needs child care center, the Daily Herald reports.
The National Transportation Safety Board recommends reducing the limit. Some say it would save lives. Others say it's unreasonable.
Deerfield Police are making an extra effort to reduce cell phone use in Lake Cook Road construction area.
Five people sent to hospital after Tollway collision in Lake Forest.
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests called on the Archdiocese of Chicago Thursday to take action against ex-priest Russell L. Romano.
Debra Jaffe's arraignment has been postponed to May 22.