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  Monday, July 31, 2017 09:27AM By: CHICAGO (WLS) Chicago police have issued warnings about burglars targeting homes and businesses on the Northwest Side in July. There have been at least six home burglaries since July 13, with an unknown number of burglars stealing electronics, jewelry, cash and other items from the homes. The home…

The offender(s) stole $6,400 worth of computers, supplies and furniture from a home in the 6400 block of West North Avenue on June 28.   OAK PARK, IL — According to police, suspect(s) stole computers, office furniture and kitchen supplies during an extensive home burglary in Oak Park late last month. More than $6,400 in…

There is a new virus being spread that is similar to ransomware but much more destructive. If you get infected it will encrypt your files using a random key that is not recorded so even the authors of the malware, known as NotPeyta can unlock them. It also infects the boot record of the computer…

Do You Know What’s Going On Out There? Jun 23 2017 You just hit the hay after a long day and your family is sleeping. You’re drifting off, almost asleep, when you hear it: a distant crash from your front porch. Your dog hears it too and goes nuts. Is it a prowler? Or a…

  Heating and cooling a home costs the average family $900 a year, with the hot summer months accounting for a hefty chunk of that. It’s no wonder energy-saving smart thermostats are becoming so popular. A smart thermostat can react to your activity at home, determining automatically when to save energy and when to cool things…

Thief Breaks In Through Window, Steals 65-Inch TV, Fur Coats: Oak Park Police A suspect entered a home at the 1000 block of West Washington Boulevard between Friday and Saturday, taking two large TVs and two fur coats. By Lisa Marie Farver (Patch Staff) – Updated June 12, 2017 OAK PARK, IL — Between Thursday,…

Ruse Burglars Nab More Than $5,000 In Jewelry: Glenview Crime Glenview Police Blotter: May 31 – June 6 By Jonah Meadows (Patch Staff) – Updated June 7, 2017   GLENVIEW, IL — The following information comes from the Glenview Police Department as a record of police activity. Readers are reminded everyone arrested is presumed innocent…

A person entered the back window of a home, removed thousands of dollars of items and left a kitchen knife in the homeowners’ bed. By Lisa Marie Farver (Patch Staff) – June 4, 2017 OAK PARK, IL — The following information was provided by the Oak Park Police Department. According to Oak Park police, a…

Police say Vinny Miller is part of a group that may have committed more than 70 home burglaries in the area. LINCOLNWOOD, IL — A jailed Chicago man has been charged over a residential burglary that occurred in north suburban Lincolnwood in February. His arrest is part of an ongoing investigation into a pattern of…