Public Safety
The Cook County Sheriff's Office is distributing free blue envelopes that help people with autism or communication differences interact with law enforcement during traffic stops. The nearest pickup locations for Park Ridge and Niles residents are courthouses in Skokie and Rolling Meadows, with a statewide program launching Jan. 1, 2027.
Public Safety
The FDA is warning parents not to serve Once Upon a Farm Tractor Wheels Organic Toddler Soft-Baked Bars after reports of toddlers choking on the product. The nationwide recall includes Illinois, and the bars were sold at Costco, Target and Walmart.
Public Safety
Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief defending the county's assault weapons ban, with oral arguments in Viramontes v. Cook County set for Dec. 2.
Public Safety
The Niles Police Department's 21 license plate reader cameras detected nearly 1 million unique vehicles and flagged 7,940 hotlist hits in a recent 30-day period, according to the department's public transparency portal, which also documents two 2024 homicide arrests aided by the technology.
Public Safety
Thomas Jones, 79, faces attempted murder and two other felony charges after allegedly stabbing a blind, wheelchair-bound resident at Summit of Uptown Assisted Living; a nurse tackled Jones to stop the attack.
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