Robbins News

Two men have been charged with stealing metal from a Reagan Tollway construction project near Naperville.

A deployment ceremony has been scheduled for roughly 100 soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard who are set to begin a year of service in Afghanistan .

An off-duty Robbins police officer was released without charges Sunday after he fatally wounded a 35-year-old man on the city's South Side , Chicago police said. via Chicago Tribune

An off-duty Robbins police officer allegedly shot and killed his ex-wife's husband at his South Side home Sunday night after the husband was reportedly being "heavy handed" disciplining his kids. via cbs2chicago.com

“He was dead even before we pulled him out”

In a dark, dingy trailer littered with animal feces, four pit bulls tore into one of their own, stopping only after puncturing the unfortunate dog's heart. via Chicago Sun-Times

More than a dozen pit bulls have been seized from a south suburban home after police say they found them living in squalor. via WLS-TV Chicago

“They can be socialized and learn to live with a family.”

Posted: Sunday, 06 January 2008 5:36AM UPDATE: Rescued Pit Bull Pups To Be Offered For Adoption Southtown Star Reporting CHICAGO -- Five pit bull puppies that authorities say were found living in squalor in a ... via WBBM-AM Chicago

“The barking was deafening, and the dogs were getting even more enraged.”

Five puppies will be available for adoption from the group of pit bulls found living in a filthy trailer in Robbins on Friday, according to the Animal Welfare League.

James Foster, 59, of the 2900 block of Claire Boulevard, was arrested when 15 pit bulls were found in a junkyard trailer. He was charged with 15 counts of misdemeanor animal abuse and 15 counts of not providing the dogs with adequate veterinary care, according to the Cook County sheriff's office.

As investigators took the dogs out of the trailer, one adult dog was killed when several other canines attacked it, according to the Animal Welfare League. The non-profit organization was asked by the sheriff's office to assist with the dogs. Read more

ROBBINS, Ill., Jan. 5 Authorities say an Illinois man suspected of breeding fighting dogs has been arrested for keeping 15 pit bulls in a one-room trailer in a junkyard. via Earth Times

A Robbins man was arrested Friday afternoon after Cook County Sheriff's police found 15 pit bulls living in a tiny trailer. Police say three pit bulls killed a fourth dog during the search.

Sheriff's police Special Operations officers found James Foster living with15 pit bull dogs in a trailer in Robbins, located at the back of a vehicle junkyard. Foster told police he served as the security officer of the business and often lived in the trailer, according to a release from the Cook County Sheriff's Office. Read more

“We have to continuously pull out dumpsters to fill with debris. We had to call in six (Sept. 20) from Allied Waste Management.”

Former Melrose Park police chief indicted Former Police Chief Vito Scavo and six other former and current village officers were indicted July 19 for allegedly running private security firms that extorted money ... via Marywood Herald

“You could probably point to a lot of things. But that certainly has to be considered.”

After more than three decades of helping families in need, LoQuator Dinkins knows a thing or two about hard times. But this holiday season, she need look no further than the few dozen empty barrels stacked high inside her backroom warehouse.

'Look right here,' Dinkins said, pointing out the pyramid of blue containers. 'That's where the toys are supposed to be. A lot of people need these toys, and I don't know what to tell them.'

The South Suburban Toys for Kids charity has collected about 20,000 toys so far this season, according to the charity's board president, Jeffrey Cantor. The gifts include dolls, skateboards and stuffed animals of every color and shape. But they number fewer than half of the 50,000 the charity received a year ago to distribute to thousands of needy families and dozens of churches, day-care centers and relief agencies. Read more

“With AT&T's optical network, our schools will operate on an advanced system that enables reliable, secure and quick connectivity among locations”

AT&T Inc. announced today that Cook County School District 130 has awarded AT&T a five-year contract to provide the AT&T OPT-E-MAN service across nine Cook County school locations. via WebWire

“With AT&T's optical network, our schools will operate on an advanced system that enables reliable, secure and quick connectivity among locations.”

AT&T Inc. announced today that Cook County School District 130 has awarded AT&T a five-year contract to provide the AT&T OPT-E-MAN service across nine Cook County school locations. via TMCnet

Times Staff Report A second man has been charged in connection with a November 2005 slaying in Robbins, and authorities are asking the public for any information about a third man believed to be in the region ... via The Times

Two Robbins men were arrested Tuesday in unrelated cases involving 17 dogs that had injuries consistent with dogfighting after police got a tip about unlicensed dogs living in filthy conditions, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart said.

Richard Colquitt, 39, of the 13800 block of Central Park Avenue, was charged with two felony counts of unlawful use of a weapon, one felony count of possession of cannabis, two counts of illegal possession of certain dogs by a felon and 12 counts of cruel treatment to animals and failing animal ownership duties, authorities said. Read more

A Robbins man arrested and charged with crimes connected to dog fighting was ordered held in lieu of $20,000 bail Wednesday. via Chicago Tribune

A Cook County judge today threw out an Illinois law that capped some medical malpractice lawsuit awards. via WBEZ-FM Chicago

“They rolled down the window and began firing”

Authorities believe two men now charged with the Markham slaying of a 26-year-old pregnant woman were looking for rival gang members when they opened fire on her car nearly two years ago. via Chicago Tribune

“No one wants to see my house when it's in a neighborhood that might soon be headed down”

More than two dozen housing and public-policy experts painted a gloomy portrait Thursday of the home foreclosure crisis across the Chicago area, with some worrying that the worst is yet to come.

'This is going to have a major impact on the economy for the next decade,' said Malcolm Bush, president of the Woodstock Institute, a non-profit research and policy group that participated in a meeting at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

A recent study by the organization found a 36 percent increase in home foreclosures across the region in 2006, compared with the previous year, Bush said. Meanwhile, foreclosures in Chicago during the same period jumped 37 percent. Read more