Police investigate ‘attempted child enticement’ in Elmhurst

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Police are investigating an “attempted child enticement” Monday afternoon in west suburban Elmhurst.

Officers responded shortly after 2:15 p.m. to a report of a suspicious person and vehicle and a possible child luring in the 500 block of West Lorraine Avenue, according to a statement from Elmhurst police.

A boy told investigators a red van approached and the driver, a white man, thought to be in his 50s with long brown hair, asked the boy if he had seen his brown dog, police said. The boy told investigators he said no, and the man then asked if he would help him find his dog.

The boy again said no and ran to his house, police said. Officers searched the area and found the red van, which had stickers on it, and the owner, who matched the boy’s description.

The man told the officers he thought his partially blind brown dog had gotten loose, and he was driving around the neighborhood looking for it and asking people if they had seen it, police said. He said he didn’t offer anyone a ride in the van. The dog was found to be in the owner’s backyard.

Elmhurst police urged residents to report any suspicious activity by calling 911.

Blackhawks forward Jonathan Toews named NHL's Second Star of the Week

Chicago Blackhawks forward Jonathan Toews was named the National Hockey League's Second Star of the Week on Monday for the week ending Feb. 26, 2017.

Toews recorded multi-point efforts in each of the Blackhawks three games (4-5-9) as Chicago won all three contests to improve their overall record to 39-18-5 (83 points), second in the Central Division. On Feb. 21, Toews matched career highs for goals (3) and points (5) in a game, including the winning tally, in a 5-3 victory over the Central Division-leading Minnesota Wild. The Blackhawks captain then notched two assists in a 6-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Feb. 23 before closing out the week with one goal and one assist in a 4-2 triumph over the St. Louis Blues on Feb. 26. The 28-year-old Winnipeg, Man., native is currently riding a six-game point streak (5-8-13).

Nashville's Filip Forsberg was named the first star, while Calgary's Johnny Gaudreau was named the third star.

IL Lottery

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ These Illinois lotteries were drawn Sunday:

LuckyDay Lotto Midday

10-19-23-29-37

(ten, nineteen, twenty-three, twenty-nine, thirty-seven)

Pick Three-Midday

2-1-0, Fireball: 8

(two, one, zero; Fireball: eight)

Pick Three-Evening

2-4-9, Fireball: 8

(two, four, nine; Fireball: eight)

Pick Four-Midday

7-6-8-5, Fireball: 6

(seven, six, eight, five; Fireball: six)

Pick Four-Evening

8-6-8-8, Fireball: 4

(eight, six, eight, eight; Fireball: four)

Lucky Day Lotto

11-23-31-34-39

(eleven, twenty-three, thirty-one, thirty-four, thirty-nine)

Estimated jackpot: $450,000

Mega Millions

Estimated jackpot: $73 million

Powerball

Estimated jackpot: $53 million

IL Lottery

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ These Illinois lotteries were drawn Friday:

LuckyDay Lotto Midday

05-31-34-39-41

(five, thirty-one, thirty-four, thirty-nine, forty-one)

Pick Three-Midday

7-1-8, Fireball: 6

(seven, one, eight; Fireball: six)

Pick Three-Evening

0-7-6, Fireball: 6

(zero, seven, six; Fireball: six)

Pick Four-Midday

8-3-8-2, Fireball: 8

(eight, three, eight, two; Fireball: eight)

Pick Four-Evening

1-6-4-8, Fireball: 6

(one, six, four, eight; Fireball: six)

Lucky Day Lotto

01-11-30-39-41

(one, eleven, thirty, thirty-nine, forty-one)

Estimated jackpot: $250,000

Mega Millions

12-29-33-42-68, Mega Ball: 14, Megaplier: 3

(twelve, twenty-nine, thirty-three, forty-two, sixty-eight; Mega Ball: fourteen; Megaplier: three)

Estimated jackpot: $64 million

Powerball

Estimated jackpot: $40 million

Man charged with shooting 17-year-old in Jefferson Park

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A man has been charged with shooting and critically wounding a 17-year-old boy Tuesday afternoon in the Jefferson Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

William Pacheco, 18, faces one count each of aggravated battery with the discharge of a firearm, possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number and possession of between 100 and 500 grams of cannabis, all felonies, according to Chicago Police. He was also charged with one misdemeanor count of unlawful possession of a firearm.

The boy was standing outside about 4:45 p.m. in the 4900 block of North Milwaukee when someone, identified as Pacheco, got out of a silver minivan, fired a handgun, then drove away, police said.

The boy ran and collapsed nearby in the 5400 block of West Higgins, police said. Paramedics took him in critical condition to Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.

Police said Pacheco, who lives in the 3100 block of North Springfield, was taken into custody without incident. He was scheduled to appear in bond court Thursday.

37-year-old man found shot to death in Gary

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A 37-year-old man was found shot to death early Wednesday in northwest Indiana.

Officers responded at 3:43 a.m. to a call of a suspicious vehicle in the 2600 block of Delaware Street in Gary, according to Gary Police Lt. Dawn Westerfield.

Jimmie D. Spates was found inside the vehicle with at least one gunshot wound, according to Westerfield and the Lake County coroner’s office.

Spates, a Gary resident, was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:03 a.m., according to the coroner’s office. His death was ruled a homicide.

Anyone with information should call Det. Alexander Jones or Cpl. Edward Gonzalez of the Lake County/Gary Metro Homicide Unit at (219) 755-3855; or the crime tip line at (866) 274-6347.

Body found in Columbus Park pond was west suburban man

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A body found Sunday afternoon in the Columbus Park pond in the West Side Austin neighborhood has been identified as a west suburban man.

At 2:42 p.m., the Chicago Police Marine Unit was searching the pond in the 500 block of South Central Avenue for a missing person when the man’s body was recovered, according to Chicago Police.
He was identified as 37-year-old Darius J. Dobbs of Broadview, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

An autopsy Monday did not rule on cause and manner of death, with results pending further investigation