Bellwood News

The American Red Cross began handing out cleaning kits to thousands of flood victims throughout the Chicago area, including Bellwood, one of the city's hardest hit areas.

SUNDAY, APRIL 7 DUI, Passengers w/ Cannabis Police charged Rob M. Hannus, 21, of the 600 block of Sand Creek, Carol Stream, with driving under the influence of alcohol.

The 27-year-old man was standing outside a vehicle on 22nd Avenue near Washington Boulevard about 3:45 p.m. when he got into an altercation and was shot, Bellwood spokesman Andre Harvey said.

The man was shot near 22nd Avenue and Washington Boulevard in Bellwood, according to a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Elmhurst police arrested several drivers last weekend for driving under the influence of alcohol: Jessie Alba, 47, 209 S. Wood Dale Road, Wood Dale, was arrested and charged with DUI after police responded to a call for a reckless driver at Arthur and Church streets in Bensenville at 9:59 p.m. March 29.