4 women charged after retail theft in Villa Park, high-speed chase
Four women have been charged with leading police on a high-speed chase after stealing from a retail store in the west Chicago suburb of Villa Park.
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Four women have been charged with leading police on a high-speed chase after stealing from a retail store in the west Chicago suburb of Villa Park.
Chicago police on Sunday issued a community alert about a string of robberies and retail thefts targeting pharmacies last month in north lakefront neighborhoods.
Wauconda police arrested two men during a traffic stop who were wanted for a string of Walgreens retail thefts spanning multiple counties.
The theft crew was caught on camera jumping into vehicles right outside the Nordstrom store. Jermont Terry reports.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office said it has arrested three people for stealing more than $10,000 worth of merchandise from Chicago area Alo and Lululemon stores.
More than 500 people were arrested for retail theft recently in a specifically targeted mission by more than 100 law enforcement agencies across the U.S.
More than 500 people were arrested for retail theft recently in a specifically targeted mission by more than 100 law enforcement agencies across the U.S. Lauren Victory reports.
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This was not the first time Erick Lujano Bautista was tied to such a theft ring. He was arrested in another high-end theft ring in Lyons back in 2023. Marissa Sulek reports.
Police said the girl admitted to stealing merchandise under instructions from her mother, who also was involved in the theft.
Tuhan "Amanda" Waller, 53, has been charged with five felony counts of retail theft. She had previously pleaded guilty to charges in three other shoplifting incidents.
The DuPage State's Attorney's Office said on Friday around 8:35 p.m., four individuals entered the Oak Brook Nordstrom Rack store in the 2100 block of West 22nd Street. The group allegedly took numerous items of clothing, fragrances, and Mark Jacobs gift boxes totaling more than $300 and left the store.
With thefts across the city at the worst levels in five years, retailers have high hopes for a crackdown on shoplifting by the county's top prosecutor.
The $1,000 threshold to make retail theft a felony crime—which was set by O'Neill Burke's predecessor, Kim Foxx—will be dropping to $300, effective immediately.
Retailers are relieved by the move by State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke, and believe the move by previous State's Attorney Kim Foxx to raise the threshold to $1,000 enabled crime. Tara Molina reports.
The new association will streamline coordination between everyone involved—acting as a connector for businesses big and small, loss prevention specialists, and law enforcement.
From smash-and-grabs to large-group thefts—visuals with which we’ve become all too familiar—organized retail crime has been a major hit to businesses big and across the area. Tara Molina reports on a new partnership between businesses and law enforcement seeing to curb the crimes.
The new association will streamline coordination between everyone involved—acting as a connector for business big and small, loss prevention specialists, and law enforcement. Tara Molina reports.
Reneashia McDowell, 31, and Shania Jacobs, 28, both from Chicago, appeared in court Friday morning.
The men made off with cigarettes and liquor before driving away.
Police say all three are behind three thefts in Portage Park in June.
Ritka Jain, 36, of Naperville, was charged with two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, one count of burglary and one count of retail theft, all felonies.
Police said the thieves used different types of force to make off with large quantities of cigarettes and bottles of alcohol in each incident.
Nine people were arrested as a result of an investigation dubbed Operation Smell Good, after authorities said they committed organized thefts at Ulta beauty stores and other retailers. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The task force isn't only responding to thefts on retail strips such as the Magnificent Mile or making arrests. They are working directly with businesses.
Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
Burglars broke into a bar in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
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Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
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The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
The Lincolnwood Town Center mall in the north Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood has been sold to a developer, the village announced Wednesday.
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The truck caught fire at 112th Street and Corliss Avenue, right off the Bishop Ford Freeway (I-94).
A 28-year-old man was shot and killed in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood on Wednesday night.
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Lake effect snow will impact areas in Northwest Indiana on Thursday.
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U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Illinois) on Wednesday formally introduced three articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
Burglars broke into a bar in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
Fire department officials in Chicago's western suburbs said drone technology has been helping keep firefighters safe and make a major impact on public safety.
With the stores becoming a common target for thieves, some of the stores in the Chicago area are taking new steps to fight back.
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Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
Burglars broke into a bar in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
A teen stood charged Thursday with shooting a young woman in the mouth in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood earlier this week.
Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they have charged a registered nurse to giving counterfeit Ozempic to patients in Chicago.
Two teens stood charged Wednesday with carjacking a man at gunpoint in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood this week, and one of them was also charged in two different robberies at CTA Red Line stops last year.
