Residents on Chicago's North Side say someone's stealing their checks from the mail
Thieves "wash" the ink off stolen checks, then re-write the checks for astronomical sums and try to cash them.
Norridge residents warned of check washing scheme, mail thefts from USPS boxes
Norridge police are warning residents of an influx in mail thefts – resulting in altered checks, stolen money, and late payments.
Norridge residents warned of check washing scheme, mail thefts from USPS boxes
Checks that have been stolen from the mail are being washed and the thieves are writing in different names for the recipients before cashing them, according to police.
Norridge residents warned of check washing scheme, mail thefts from USPS boxes
Norridge police are warning residents after mail was stolen from U.S. Postal Service boxes over 40 times since January.
Mail delays continue across Chicago area, Rep. Casten pushing for change
"Two days a week we'll get mail sometimes, but not more often than that," said Elizabeth Becker of Norridge.
Chicago area residents continue to see mail delays
The new year has seen many of the same old problems when it comes to mail delays for Chicago area residents.
Chicago, suburban businesses damaged in string of burglaries
With a combination of speed, brazenness and brute force, police say a well organized burglary crew has broken into dozens of businesses over the past month, usually stealing ATMs and cash registers.
Chicago area businesses smashed in string of burglaries
Using a combination of speed and brute force, a group of thieves robbed four Northwest Side businesses overnight, stealing at least two ATM machines.
String of businesses burglarized, damaged on Chicago's Northwest Side and in suburbs
With a combination of speed, brazenness and brute force, police say a well organized burglary crew has broken into dozens of businesses over the past month, usually stealing ATMs and cash registers.
6 charged with stealing $15K worth of cologne from Ulta Beauty store
Bond was set Saturday for four people accused of stealing nearly $15,000 in merchandise from an Ulta Beauty store in west suburban Oak Brook.
Sister of man murdered by John Wayne Gacy held on to hope, kept checking Facebook for his name
”The only thing [the postcard] said – which I remember to this day – was ’Hey baby, I'll see you soon because I love ya! Wayne.' We got excited because we are thinking he was coming home for Christmas. And he never did," said his sister, Carolyn Sanders. “We've waited 45 years, not that we wanted it to end this way, or find out anything like this. He called my mom every month. When we didn't get the December ‘76 call, we knew something was amiss."
Shocking video shows brazen thieves stealing from Ulta Beauty store
An Ulta Beauty store in Northern Illinois was robbed in broad daylight over the weekend and a stupefied customer caught the whole thing on video.
Video shows brazen thieves at Ulta store in Norridge
An Ulta Beauty store in Northern Illinois was robbed in broad daylight over the weekend and a stupefied customer caught the whole thing on video.
Robbery of Ulta Beauty store in Norridge captured on video by shopper
An Ulta Beauty store in Northern Illinois was robbed in broad daylight over the weekend and a stupefied customer caught the whole thing on video.
Robbery of Ulta Beauty store in Norridge captured on video by shopper
An Ulta Beauty store in Northern Illinois was robbed in broad daylight over the weekend and a stupefied customer caught the whole thing on video.
Chicago man charged with shooting another man, mail carrier in Hermosa: police
A man was identified Tuesday as the person who shot two men, including a mail carrier in Hermosa on the North Side, police said.
CTA bus driver shot by paintball in suburban Norridge
A CTA bus driver was shot by a paintball Saturday in suburban Norridge.
Lovin Local: Rolling Stones Records in Norridge
They're creeping up on 50 years in business and today, Rolling Stones Records in Norridge is our Lovin Local stop. Owner Wayne Rohalla's iconic shop closed during the stay-at-home order, but just reopened June 1.
Norridge family featured in new TLC show
Four outrageous, mother-daughter duos who take their bonds to the extreme are followed on the new TLC show Smothered. One of those duos is from the Northwest suburb of Norridge.