The Chicago man was identified from surveillance video and arrested at home, Palos Heights police said.
The vehicle was recovered unoccupied by Chicago police, reports said.
Another incident of check washing tied to the Bridgeview Post Office was reported to Palos Hills police.
The resident told police they were sitting in their car parked on the driveway, when the passenger door suddenly flung open, police said.
Four more incidents of check washing reported to Palos Hills police. Most of the checks were mailed in early January.
The car was eventually recovered in Harvey and a 41-year-old man was charged, Palos Hills police said.
Someone had recently come to view the items, which were posted for sale on Facebook Marketplace, Palos Hills police said.
This is the fifth incident this month of a Palos Hills resident's checks being washed and altered mailed from the Bridgeview Post Office.
Palos Heights police said fraudulent charges were made on the patient's debit card at a Palos Hills gas station and a Walmart in Glenwood.
Palos Heights police ask residents in the College Highlands subdivision to check home security systems for footage related to burglary.
A man and woman entered the gas station mini-mart and filled two bags with Red Bull and pop, Palos Hills police say.
Palos Hills police said the man distracted the older couple by taking them to inspect leaky water pipe in the back yard.
Three more incidents of check washing were reported by Palos Hills residents who used the mailboxes outside the Bridgeview Post Office.
Palos Heights police said the man admitted to finding a debit card in an ATM and using it to make fraudulent purchases.
The resident received a fake check and deposited it in her account, and bought gift cards for the scammer, Palos Hills police say.
The Calumet City man was captured on video breaking into a pawn shop and mobile phone store on Aug. 18, Palos Hills police said.
A Palos Hills resident reported mailing checks in the boxes outside the Bridgeview Post Office, where stolen keys have been reported.
A resident's check was intercepted in the mail and altered, Palos Heights police say.
A similar burglary took place in Orland Park body shop in an apparent search for key fobs the same morning, police said.
Palos Hills police reports, Dec. 29 to Dec. 31.
The owner had parked the vehicle in a neighbor's driveway. Police said the owner had the key.
A man claiming to be an electrical inspector approached an elderly homeowner and said he needed to check the "voltage" in the basement.
Palos Hills police said the man would not tell them how he got hurt and later turned out to be a felon in possession of a knife.
Juan Carlos Alvarado-Platero, 44, is sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Cook County Sheriff's Police said a Buick was making a left turn on to LaGrange when it was hit by a truck Sunday evening, closing LaGrange.
LaGrange Road is expected to be closed for the next five hours Sunday evening for an accident investigation between 111th and 123rd Streets.
Cook County Medical Examiner said a 34-year-old Des Plaines found in a car at Tampier Lake woods died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Palos Park police said the burglar or burglars entered the house by forcing open the side door on the garage.
Palos Heights police believe the suspect tied to the burglary of SNK Fuels may be from the local area. Surveillance images released.
The business owner did not want the scene processed for evidence, Palos Hills police said.
The caller told the resident they had missed jury duty and to send $1,500 to clear the arrest warrant, Palos Hills police said.
The seller of two iPhones said he was handed over an envelope full of counterfeit money by the buyer, Palos Hills police said.
FBI Fugitive Task Force arrested the man in Burbank for the August shooting in a Palos Hills parking lot, police said.
Duwon Gaddis, 30, of Palos Hills was fatally shot Monday after he parked his car in front of the Greyhound bus station in downtown Chicago.
Palos Heights, Palos Hills and Palos Park have a combined 15 sex offenders, according to the Illinois Sex Offender Registry.
Palos Heights police said the business's security cameras caught the 23-year-old man spraying insulation foam into the Bitcoin ATM.
Palos Heights police said the Alsip man was captured on video removing a safe from Take 5 Oil Change.
Two of the vehicles stolen were unlocked with the key fobs inside, Palos Hills police said.
A person was captured on the resident's home security camera trampling through the bushes, Palos Hills police reports said.
The fire district received 25 respirator/mask devices that are designed to protect first responders from breathing in dangerous particles.