Crime & Safety

Fight Erupts in Stands of Fight, Confused Groundskeeper

A look at weird crimes in the northern Chicago suburbs.

By Emily Stone and David MacLean

Groundskeeper was huffing the fertilizer again

Someone placed a lawn sprinkler on a car, which chipped the windshield, as well as moved the patio umbrella to the baseball diamond at a local park.

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Stop, in the name of love

An Arlington Heights stop sign was spray-painted with the words, “Love is Love.”

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Who gets the extra?

Two people stole 51 Burberry shirts in various sizes from a from a Skokie department store.

Punching and kicking delayed by kicking and punching

Family members of mixed martial arts fighters got into a physical fight in the seating area of the MMA event at the Lake County Fairgrounds, according to police. Both adults and juveniles were involved, police said.

He will look stunning in that mug shot

A man stole Olay makeup products from a chain pharmacy in Evanston.


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