Bond set at $400K for Blue Island man facing felony DUI charges

Bond was set at $400,000 on Wednesday for a Blue Island man charged with DUI in a fatal chain-reaction crash with a CTA bus and a beer truck Monday afternoon.

Walter Thompson, 30, allegedly tried to run away from the wreck after the 2006 Hyundai …

Park Forest woman rescued after explosion, neighbor file lawsuit

A Park Forest woman who was rescued in dramatic fashion after her townhome exploded last year, and her neighbor, whose townhome also was destroyed, have filed a lawsuit claiming the explosion occurred after natural gas lines were struck during a village water system improvement project. …

New Lenox, Will County police blotter

NEW LENOX

SUSPENDED LICENSE: Juan Diaz, 49, of Joliet, was charged with driving on a suspended license and no insurance after a stop Feb. 6 in the 600 block of West Maple Street, police said.

LICENSE SUSPENDED: Juan Colunga, 27, of Joliet, was charged with …

Blue Island man charged with DUI in fatal crash with bus, beer truck

A Blue Island man allegedly was intoxicated when he caused a chain-reaction crash that fatally pinned a worker unloading a beer truck against a CTA bus Monday afternoon on Chicago’s South Side.

Walter Thompson, 30, of the 12900 block of Page Court, was charged with …

Homewood burglars caught in act

Four men were charged with burglary after police saw them emerging from a house Feb. 14 in the 17600 block of Briar Avenue and found that a rear door had been kicked open, police said.

Police were conducting surveillance in the Governor’s Park neighborhood after …

Shots fired at man in New Lenox Township

Shots were fired Feb. 11 at a resident as he walked to his front door in the 14000 block of Summerfield Drive, but the man was not hit, according to Will County sheriff’s police.

The 44-year-old man told police that he parked his van in …

Flossmoor, Homewood police blotter

FLOSSMOOR

SUSPENDED LICENSE: Thirston Cornelius, 58, 1709 Carolina Drive, Sauk Village, was charged with driving on a suspended license, having an obstructed windshield and possession of drug paraphernalia after a Feb. 11 stop in the 3900 block of Vollmer Road, police said.

HOME BURGLARY: A …

Chicago Heights, Steger police blotter

CHICAGO HEIGHTS

CAR THEFT: A 1998 Volvo 70GLT was stolen after it was left unlocked and running Feb. 3 outside Ricky’s Fine Food and Liquor, 107 E. 14th St.

GARAGE BURGLARY: Two lawn mowers and a bicycle were discovered stolen Feb. 4 from a garage …

Oak Lawn police blotter

OAK LAWN

DUI ARREST: Shawn M. Morris, 38, 9411 Central Park Ave., Evergreen Park, was charged with drunken driving and speeding after a Jan. 29 stop at 104th Street and Pulaski Road, police said.

POT POSSESSION: Mohamed Khalil, 18, 9511 Massasoit Ave., Oak Lawn, was …

South Side man caught with handgun in carry-on bag at Midway Airport

A man from Chicago’s Chatham community has been charged after a handgun was found in his carry-on luggage Saturday morning at Midway Airport.

Police arrested Willie Thomas, 51, about 8:20 a.m. Saturday after a handgun was discovered inside his carry-on bag at a security checkpoint …

Youth shaping future of online TV, movies, music

CHICAGO (AP) — Young people want their music, TV and movies now — even if it means they get these things illegally. A recent Columbia University survey found, in fact, that 70 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds said they had bought, copied or downloaded unauthorized …

Homer Glen, Orland Park police blotter

HOMER GLEN

BROKEN DOOR: A rock was thrown through a glass door Jan. 30 in the 13000 block of 159th Street.

SUSPENDED LICENSE: Matthew J. Connelly, 29, 14603 Pebble Creek Drive, Homer Glen, was charged with driving on a suspended license after a Feb. 1 …

Matteson, Park Forest police blotter

MATTESON

HOME BURGLARY: A bottle of liquor was stolen Feb. 6 from a house in the 100 block of Willow Court.

DUI ARREST: Martin J. Mulligan, 30, 5841 Victoria Drive, Oak Forest, was charged with drunken driving, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, no …

Chicago man charged with forgery in Frankfort

A man from Chicago’s West Side was arrested Tuesday for allegedly cashing forged checks in several suburbs.

Frankfort Police Cmdr. Kevin Keegan said the manager of MB Financial Bank, 20825 LaGrange Road, contacted police Jan. 30 after Gentle Taylor, 54, tried to cash two checks. …

Family of Alsip man killed in bus crash file wrongful death suit

The family of an Alsip man who died in February 2011 after crashing into the back of a school bus filed a wrongful death lawsuit Friday against the bus driver and bus company.

David Ramirez was driving a Dodge Caravan south on Interstate 294 in …