Markham News

Editor's note: Information in Police Briefs is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office and city police departments.

Share + Nov 5, 2009 4:17 pm US/Central MARKHAM, Ill. A Chicago man was found guilty Wednesday of slashing the throat of a woman with a hunting knife as she walked near a Metra station in south suburban Blue Island in 2005.

Cook County health officials plan to offer swine flu vaccine by appointment at four sites in the suburbs.

Share + Oct 28, 2009 1:22 pm US/Central MARKHAM, Ill. Bond was set at $25 million Wednesday for a 19-year-old Michigan man charged with the fatal stabbing of a south suburban man that also left a 6-month-old girl hospitalized with stab wounds.

The Cook County sheriff, Tom Dart, has earned a nickname among local prosecutors: Sheriff Schindler.

A horse that got loose from a ranch early Sunday onto I-57 in south suburban Markham caused minor traffic problems for about 20 minutes before the horse jumped a fence and returned to the ranch.

H ow did Bruce Dozier manage to keep his driver's license? That's a question everyone in an elected position of responsibility is trying to avoid, despite a body count that keeps accumulating from Dozier's time behind the wheel.

Charges have been dropped against former Chicago Heights building inspector Sam Hernandez.

A regional military commander, Marine Major General Benjamin Dolorfino, says they would launch Monday, October 5, 2009 a new "hot line" that would allow citizens to send text messages from their cell phones or inform authorities about suspicious persons or information that could prevent terrorism.

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - " Suspected Moro rebels attacked a marine post Monday in the southern Filipino province of Sulu where fighting had killed dozens of gunmen and soldiers in recent weeks.

A south suburban man on parole for a 2006 reckless homicide was charged Saturday with allegedly slamming into several vehicles Thursday at a Crestwood intersection, killing a Country Club Hills man and injuring several people.

ZAMBONGA CITY, Philippines - " A shadowy group called the Bangsamoro National Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the dead roadside bombing that killed two US Special Forces soldiers and a Filipino marine in the southern Philippines.

An Illinoisian and an Oklahoman have been identified as two soldiers who were killed in a bomb attack in the Philippines that has been blamed on al-Qaida-linked militants.

A Markham man has been sentenced to 18 months in the Illinois Department of Corrections for lying about his identity to the state police.

There's a rule among condo developers: Thou shalt not get specific when criticizing the competition.

Share + Sep 14, 2009 11:02 pm US/Central Police from south suburban Markham and Robbins apprehended a convicted felon on the South Side Monday night following a chase that ended in a crash.

Police are investigating an apparent attack on a Markham man after a weekend party in south suburban Oak Forest.

Two decades after customers clamored to buy cocaine from a teenager named John Cappas, they're lined up again to buy what he has to sell: Hot dogs.

A south suburban man who allegedly fatally shot his younger brother last week has been charged with murder after turning himself into to police Sunday evening.

A man suspected of fatally shooting his younger brother, which led to their grandmother suffering a heart attack, is being sought by Markham police.