Deborah Kadin

River Grove police blotter: Man punches out drive-through window when refused service

June 18, 2021 at 8:11 p.m.

The following items were taken from area police reports and releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Elmwood Park Arrests Nathan Testa, 36, of the 7800 block...

Franklin Park police blotter: Catalytic converters stolen from parked vehicles

June 18, 2021 at 8:07 p.m.

The following items were taken from area police reports and releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Northlake Arrests Lino Hernandez, 31, of the 2600 block of...

Police blotter: Home burglarized in Norridge

June 18, 2021 at 5:16 p.m.

The following items were taken from area police reports and releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Norridge Burglary Jewelry was reported stolen June 9 during a...

Police: Woman carjacked outside of Denny’s in Norridge

June 18, 2021 at 5:01 p.m.

Norridge police are looking for a man who carjacked a vehicle outside of Denny's, 4609 Harlem Ave. Authorities said the silver 2018 Hyundai Sonata was stolen Wednesday as its owner,...

On Sept. 17 between 6 and 7 p.m., members of the River Grove Police Department will prepare vanilla ice cream cones for the community at the River Grove McDonald's during the first "Cone With a Cop" event. River Grove's McDonald's is located at 8800 W. Grand Ave.

Multi-car crash in River Grove kills one, injures eight

May 25, 2021 at 9:52 p.m.

A team of accident investigators assisted River Grove police in determining the circumstances behind a May 7 multi-car accident on Grand Avenue that killed a 48-year-old Des Plaines man and...

This 2016 photo shows a banner from the the graduation commencement ceremony at Guerin College Prep in Elmwood Park. The school closed in 2020 and a fire broke out at the Holy Cross building May 9, 2021. (Eric P. Davis/For Pioneer Press)

Officials determining cause of blaze at vacant Guerin Prep gymnasium

May 11, 2021 at 4:25 p.m.

The state fire marshal's office is assisting River Grove fire department officials in determining the cause of a Sunday blaze that broke out in the gymnasium in the long-vacant Holy...

Suspect points gun at witness after attempting to carjack man in Norridge: police

April 23, 2021 at 8:28 p.m.

Norridge police are seeking to identify three suspects who beat up a man and stole his mobile phone during an April 19 robbery at a gas station in the 7700...

After refusing to wear mask and striking store employee, police say, woman charged with battery

April 20, 2021 at 9:49 p.m.

An argument on April 3 over face mask requirements in Harlem/Irving Plaza stores resulted in battery and disorderly conduct charges being lodged against a 26-year-old Chicago woman, Norridge police said....

Elmwood Park crash kills driver, one other person, leaves third person in critical condition, per police, county

April 20, 2021 at 11:09 p.m.

Investigators are determining the cause of a single-car crash early Sunday morning in Elmwood Park that claimed the life of a Chicago man and sent two others to the hospital,...

An apartment building on Grand Avenue in River Grove that was damaged when a truck crashed into it last Wednesday at about 12:30 am.

Truck crashes into River Grove apartment, injuring tenants, forcing evacuations

March 1, 2021 at 1:27 p.m.

Glass shattered, bricks flew and tenants had to seek medical care after a pickup truck crashed into a River Grove apartment just after midnight Wednesday, Feb. 24., according to River...

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