ISPERN Report for April 22, 2024

The “Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network” is a two-way police radio channel monitored and controlled by Illinois State Police that all law enforcement agencies in Illinois have access to, to facilitate better communication in emergencies

Each day, anywhere from a few to dozens of alerts are broadcast in Chicagoland alone.

Some of the calls reported include carjackings & auto-theft, fleeing & eluding, pursuits, wanted or missing person alerts, unlawful use of weapon incidents, and citizen reports of reckless, drunk, or wrong-way drivers – among many others

Here, we report the most significant calls heard by our team in Chicagoland. Not all call summaries will indicate a final resolution, and may have been concluded nonetheless on a different channel without updating ISPERN.

This list is non-exhaustive and is filtered and summarized for simplicity

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12:00a CDT

A wrong-way driver was reported northbound in the southbound lanes of I-55. The vehicle was located and the driver was placed into custody a few minutes later

12:55a CDT – Joliet

Joliet Police reported a vehicle driven by a 21yo black man fled an officer from Frontage and McDonough. The offender was reported armed with a knife and possibly a handgun

1:10a CDT – Bloomingdale

Bloomingdale Police reported a black 2004 Honda Civic registered out of Melrose Park fled an officer from Lake and Circle Ave. The driver was described as a 39yo hispanic man wearing a black hat, glasses and a royal blue shirt with a small dog in the car and was last seen eastbound on Lake from Swift

An update at 2:45a stated the vehicle was located and one person was in-custody in Melrose Park

2:40a CDT – Northbrook

Northbrook Police reported a burglary of the LA Tan on Dundee. The offenders stole the cash register and were reported to have committed similar thefts in the area. A silver 2014 Kia SUV registered out of Waukegan was seen occupied four times and was last seen northbound on the Tri-State from Lake-Cook

4:20a CDT – Elgin

Elgin Police reported a stolen vehicle from Camden St. A gray Subaru Outback was taken. No further information was available

12:15p CDT – Lincolnwood

Lincolnwood Police reported a stolen vehicle from the 6800 block of Cicero. A white 2021 Lexus was taken and was last seen westbound Peterson in the 4800 block. A possible chase car was reported as a dark colored Toyota 4Runner

12:50p CDT – Sauk Village

Sauk Village Police reported they were following a stolen silver Chevrolet Impala northbound on IL-394 at Joe Orr Road and were requesting assistance. As the vehicle approached the split, they took northbound I-94 around 70mph. The police helicopter was requested as they approached the Ryan. The suspects were described as two white men passengers and a black man driving. A few minutes later, after no updates were heard by our team, the officers cleared ISPERN

3:55p CDT – New Lenox

New Lenox Police reported a burglary at the Circle-K on Nelson Road. A black or gray Lincoln MKZ occupied by two men with ski masks took cigarettes

5:00p CDT – Chicago

Chicago Police reported an aggravated discharge of a firearm near 60th and Sangamon. Wanted was a red Jeep Liberty with a broken rear window that was last seen eastbound on 60th from Sangamon

7:45p CDT – Crete

Crete Police reported a white 2012 Chevrolet Cruze registered out of Lansing fled an officer from Exchange and Main and was last seen southbound Torrence from I-80/94 by an LPR

8:00p CDT – Posen

Posen Police reported a gray 2016 Chevrolet Malibu registered out of Chicago fled an officer from 147th & Western and was last seen northbound on I-57 at 127th Street

8:10p CDT – Oak Lawn

Oak Lawn Police reported a person wanted for a domestic battery with a knife in the 5600 block of St James Court. The suspect was described as a hispanic man driving a blue Chevrolet Malibu and was last seen northbound on Cicero from 95th in the last two minutes.

8:15p CDT – Dolton

Dolton Police reported a gray 2023 Subaru Outback was stolen from the area of Sibley and Minerva Ave by a black man with a black handgun who was last seen on Sibley towards I-94

9:40p CDT – Chicago to Dolton

The police helicopter reported tracking a stolen black Mercedes SUV entering the Ford from the Ryan and began calling out updates for responding officers. The vehicle exited into Dolton and attempted to switch cars with an Audi before ditching the car altogether and running into a house in the 15500 block of Maryland. One subject was caught while running and within a few minutes all three were reported in custody by Dolton Police

10:30p CDT – Elmhurst

Elmhurst Police reported a red 2010 Chevrolet registered out of Chicago fled an officer northbound on York and was last seen westbound on Lake approaching I-290