A look at weird crimes from the Chicago area.
The Chicago man allegedly stole a vehicle and fled from the scene when confronted by police.
The following arrest information was provided by the Wilmette Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Wilmette Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Three weeks after Azim and Mobeen Hakeem were shot and killed at Evanston Pipe & Tobacco, their family mourns their loss and searches for clues to their deaths.
A Grayslake man was arrested on Aug. 17, two days after the instance.
The Winnetka resident and New Trier native is being charged with fraud after the SEC claims he scammed veterans and current military members out of nearly $2 million.
An armed suspect is still being searched for by police in connection to Thursday's burglary.
The armed robbery occurred on Thursday night.
Twenty-six bicycles have been stolen across Wilmette since May.
Wilmette Police reports state that a Jewel-Osco employee stole over $4,400 from the store.
Heroin has been an increasing concern in Wilmette throughout the past three years.
A 75-year-old Wilmette resident reported to police that $19,250 was stolen from her Chase bank account.
The "National Day of Johns" arrests initiative involved 36 law enforcement agencies.
A woman was found in her vehicle parked at the intersection of Sheridan Road and Lake Avenue.
A funeral director told police she believes the thefts are targeting the funeral directors because of an ongoing strike against the home's parent company.
Here’s a look at the most-read stories this week on Wilmette Patch this week from a blogger asking when did videotaping a public meeting become a crime to two more men arrested in coast guard burglar.
An 18-year-old Wilmette resident is being charged with driving under the influence after he drove onto two lawns on Sheridan Road, according
Dr. Zulfikar Esmail of Evanston, his wife and two former board members have been charged with defrauding the federal government and misappropriation of funds.
Opal Reifenberg, a librarian at the Wilmette Public Library, would have turned 101 years old on Aug. 8.
Here’s the most-read stories on Wilmette Patch this week from a Wilmette doctor ranked among top in America to a car hitting a woman during parking dispute. See what your neighbors are reading!
Property fraud is one of the fastest growing white collar crimes, according to the Cook County Recorder of Deeds office.
The woman was ‘bumped’ several times while trying to save a space for her husband.
Austin Marcus, 24, was arrested after an cell phone app led police to his location.
The following police related items were compiled from area Patches. When an arrest is referenced it should not be considered a conviction.
Here’s a look at the most-read stories on Wilmette Patch in June from the murder of Colin Nutter during what he thought was a drug deal.
Wilmette ranked 85th, while Kenilworth ranked 149th in the state in DUI arrests for 2012, according to a survey from the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists.