Bob Rakow

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Bob Rakow

Two outgoing Downers Grove commissioners got their flowers from fellow village council members Tuesday night. Commissioners Greg Hose and Danny Glover are stepping down from the council. Hose served as a commissioner for 12 years. Term limits prevented him from seeking reelection. Hose has indicated he’ll run for mayor in 2027. Glover is stepping away after severing one, four-term term in order to spend more time with family and pursue business interests.

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Bob Rakow

Four Cook County men have been charged with stealing from multiple Home Depot stores located in DuPage County, prosecutors said. — Four Cook County men have been charged with stealing from multiple Home Depot stores in DuPage County, prosecutors said. Criztobal Alvarez-Olivera, 31, and Marcos Alvarez-Olivera, 29, both of the 4100 block of W. 58th Place, Chicago; David Flores, 41, of the 1200 block of 19th Avenue, Cicero; and Rafael Felix, 33, of the 1600 block of S.

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Bob Rakow

A Woodridge woman has plead guilty to fraudulently applying for and receiving a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) totaling about $28,408 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office.

2 weeks ago | shawlocal.com | Bob Rakow

A motion was denied Wednesday to detain pre-trial a Hanover Park cleaning woman charged with stealing more than $20,000 worth of jewelry from three clients’ homes, prosecutors said. Sandy Hernandez, 38, of the 7300 block of Gladiola Avenue, appeared in First Appearance Court charged with three counts of residential burglary.

3 weeks ago | shawlocal.com | Bob Rakow

Pre-trial release was denied Wednesday for a Chicago man accused of firing a handgun at a Juneteenth celebration in unincorporated Willowbrook in 2023, prosecutors said. Fredrick Turner, 20, of the 500 block of North Trumbull Avenue, is charged with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm and one count of aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, according to a DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office news release.