An Orland Park man was charged with five counts of wire fraud as part of a scheme to submit $233 million in fraudulent COVID tests in Illinois and Florida.
Category: Regional Mayhem
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Bridgeview police arrest 2 after raid on suspected chop shop
Bridgeview police arrested two suspects following a police raid on a suspected illegal chop shop at 10024 S. Harlem Avenue.
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Man dies in Crestwood house explosion
A natural gas leak is believed to be the cause of a house explosion Thursday afternoon in Crestwood that killed the 76-year-old homeowner.
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Man charged in fatal hit-and-run crash in Orland Park
A Tinley Park man has been charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a Romeoville man in Orland Park on May 31.
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Hickory Hills robbery suspect was convicted sex offender
A man killed in a shootout with Hickory Hills police has been identified as public records reveal a prior convictio
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Justice man cited for gun transport violation after seatbelt stop
A Justice man was cited earlier this month after Palos Heights police found two unsecured firearms during a traffic stop.
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6 hurt when pickup truck runs into Palos Park church
Six people, including three preschool children, were injured Friday afternoon when a pickup truck crashed into the Church of the Transfiguration in Palos Park.
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Man accused of striking Orland officer with duffel bag during retail theft arrest
A 63-year-old man was arrested April 21 after allegedly hitting a police officer in the head with a duffel bag while fleeing a retail theft at a store in Orland Park, authorities said.
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Worth woman faces felony charges in Palos Hospital assault
A 27-year-old Worth woman is facing two felony charges after police say she grabbed a nurse by the neck at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital.
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Fake Apple products sold in Palos Heights driveway scam
Police say a man claimed he was an Amazon driver, sold fake Apple gear from his car, then vanished. Not for long.
