The Palos Heights officer noticed a gun sticking out from underneath the driver's seat, reports said.
It’s not clear why a weapon was pulled as a bunch of cars traveling together approached Roberts Road and 103rd Street, cops say.
Palos Park investigators are working with a resident who discovered that three checks she recently mailed had been washed for $53,000.
Palos Park police will increase roadway patrols now through May 26, during the Memorial Day holiday.
A pickup truck that barreled through the wall of a Palos Park church injuring three preschoolers could have been a lot worse.
Palos Park police said the driver of a pickup truck appeared to have suffered from a medical emergency before crashing through the church.
Palos Hills police are investigating two separate phishing attacks targeting elderly residents.
Five cars parked in condo and apartment complex lots were broken into between May 2 and May 4, and one car parked in a driveway.
The Cook County Medical Examiner has confirmed that a body pulled from the water is Joshua Blair, 37, who had been missing since April 29.
Palos Hills police said the front door was completely smashed before the burglars made entry.
Palos Heights police say it's too early to know if the body being recovered from the water is the missing Morgan Park man, Joshua Blair.
A Worth woman is facing felony charges after she grabbed a nurse's neck, injuring her at Palos Hospital, Palos Heights police say.
Palos Heights police continue search for Joshua Blair, 37, whose family said he left home early Tuesday morning and hasn't been seen since.
Palos Heights ask for the public's help in finding Joshua Blair, 37, who was last seen near his home in Morgan Park early Tuesday morning.
The man is a suspect in similar crimes of selling counterfeit Apple products in Palos Park, Park Ridge, Des Plaines and Elmhurst, police say
The quartet was last seen fleeing toward a local motel, Palos Hills police said.
The judge denied the prosecutor's petition to detain the driver, but placed him on home confinement. New details emerge in pre-trial.
A 27-year-old Worth resident is facing reckless homicide, leaving an accident scene involving great injury or death, and traffic violations.
Witnesses followed and identified the vehicle to police, which did not stop after hitting the 46-year-old man, Worth police said.
Palos Heights police say the man stole the elderly resident's bank card while he was living at a Hazel Crest facility.
The resident noticed a loan taken out on their Capital One account, Palos Hills police reports said.
The gun turned out to be a black powder muzzle-loading revolver that had been purchased online, Palos Hills police said.
At least three or more suspects believed tied to Monday's shooting on South Depot Street are in custody, Worth police said in an update.
Three males believed to be involved in the shooting were found in the area, along with a gun, steel safe and several vehicles, police said.
The Palos Hills resident discovered $2,835 of fraudulent charges made to an investment firm, police said.
Both vehicles were parked in public parking lots, Palos Hills police said.
Palos Heights police said the caller told a woman that her father was being held at gunpoint and demanded a ransom.
The Oak Hills Country Club Village groundskeeper's email address was tied to $4,000 worth of fraudulently purchased gift cards, cops said.
Surveillance video showed three people trying to pry open the pawn shop's front door with a crowbar, Palos Hills police reports say.
The Palos Hills man sent a woman he met online personal information that is now being compromised, reports said.
Two of the three participants are facing felony charges of attempted armed robbery of a convenience store, Palos Heights police said.
The three suspects were eventually apprehended in Chicago and Hammond, who are believed responsible for other crimes, police said.
Palos Hills police reports, Jan. 21 to Jan. 22.
The resident received a fraud alert from someone who identified himself as a Chase Bank representative to clear up a fraudulent charge.
The Alsip man had been asked to leave the Palos Park Jewel-Osco and took a 61-year-old employee's backpack and beat him up, police said.
A white male driving a Mercedes-Benz tried to a wave a child waiting at a school bus stop in Palos Heights over to his car, police said.
The man left his car running unattended and unlocked while he ran back to his apartment. When he returned, the was gone, police said.
The man turned himself into police after he was identified as the suspect who stole 17 cartons of cigarettes, Palos Heights police said.
After the homeowners posted the stolen bikes on social media, Palos Heights police began hearing from anonymous tipsters.
When the texter asked for an additional $14,000, the woman realized it was a scam, police said.