Skokie Crime Spree: Stolen Cars, Injured Officers
A crime spree that started in Skokie and ended 20 miles away on the South Side, included three stolen vehicles, a home invasion, an injured police officer and a car chase.
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A crime spree that started in Skokie and ended 20 miles away on the South Side, included three stolen vehicles, a home invasion, an injured police officer and a car chase.
Three suspects have been arrested, after a crime spree stretching from north suburban Skokie to the South Side of Chicago, including a home invasion, three stolen vehicles, and a crash with a police car.
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Two men were arrested Tuesday after they were pulled over in a stolen vehicle in north suburban Skokie.
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A north suburban man has been charged with breaking into five vehicles parked at Old Orchard Mall in Skokie since early November.
No one inside the Skokie store was hurt, but the driver sustained minor injuries, officials say.
At 3:51 a.m. Nov. 15, a cab driver was robbed at gunpoint in the area of Lavergne Avenue and Greenwood Street. Later that day, at 5:25 p.m., another cab driver was robbed in the area of Lavergne Avenue and Suffield Court, according to the statement.
The Skokie Fire Department says the car ran through the glass and hit a cooler.
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The Yellow Line was once again rolling along the rails in Skokie on Friday, more than five months after an embankment collapse forced the CTA to shut down the entire line.
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The crash, which involved the motorcycle and a car, happened at 10:57 p.m. in the southbound lanes of I-94 near Old Orchard Road, according to Illinois State Police.
Skokie Fire Chief James Walters said two cars collided near the intersection of Oakton Street and Prairie Road, outside Oliver McCracken Middle School, around 7:45 a.m.
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