Crime & Safety

Patch Roundup: Family Shot Dead in Murder-Suicide; Local Blackhawks Fan Hit by Puck

Also this week: Fabio pays a visit, Russell Crowe has some nice words for one local city and new details emerge on a drunken stabbing.

DarienFamily Members In Murder-Suicide Killed By Shots To The Face—Authorities have said that it appears a father who had lost his job that morning killed his wife and daughters before taking his own life.

Burr Ridge—Burr Ridge Woman Hit by Puck at Hawks-Bruins Stanley Cup Finals Game 1—The woman was treated at Rush University Medical Center for deep cuts to her head, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Hinsdale—Fabio Visits Whole Foods in Hinsdale—The famous Italian model was in town promoting his line of supplements.

Naperville—
Russell Crowe Calls Naperville A 'Hip' Town—Man of Steel’ star Russell Crowe recently gave some praise for Naperville during an interview with WGN’s Dean Richards.

St. Charles—
Report Sheds New Light on Weekend St. Charles Slashing—Police were investigating a disturbance involving two “highly intoxicated” men when one became involved in a second incident in which he was injured with a knife.

La Grange—
Cockatoo Bites Woman's Ear on La Grange Road—A man approached the woman and put the bird on her shoulder before it bit her, police said.

La Grange—
Candy Seller Who Creeped Out Teen Girls Charged: Police—Ricky Ziko, of Berwyn, tried to sell candy to several teen girls in La Grange May 29 before police said they tracked him to Oak Lawn.

Elmhurst—
More Parents Share Concerns About Fischer—The non English-speaking student population continues to increase at a rapid rate; parents are at odds with District 205 on how to deal with all of it.

Elmhurst—
Dangers, Unanswered Questions Give School Board Members Pause on Stormwater Remediation Issue—To alleviate flood events, like that experienced in April, the city of Elmhurst wants to flood school and park properties with up to 8 feet of water in heavy rains.

Glen Ellyn—
District 41 Votes In Favor Of ‘Perks Of Being A Wallflower’ —The book will be made available to eight grade students at Hadley Junior High School.


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