Local Leads & Briefs for Christmas Eve

Park City Man Dies of CO Poisoning -- A 35-year-old Park City man appears to have been drinking in his vehicle before passing out next to it.
South Elgin May Have a Serial Bank Robber | Image -- A short black woman who robbed a bank Tuesday afternoon may be the same person that robbed another bank earlier in the month.
Homeowner Won't Be Charged for Shooting Intruder -- No charges will be filed against a homeowner who shot and killed a man who police believe had broken into his home on the Northwest Side late last week.
Man Named Christmas Dies Two Days Before Holiday -- A South Side man named Mark Christmas died of sleep apnea two days before the holiday sharing his name.
Harpo's Being Sued -- A research business is suing the Oprah Winfrey's production company for patent infringement for illegally using software linked with the Oprah Book Club, but Winfrey is not specifically named in the suit.
Lt. Gov. Encourages Donation of Airline Miles -- If you have airline miles and are feeling the spirit of Christmas, Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn would like you to donate your miles so military families can travel to see their injured loved ones in hospitals around the world. | OperationHomeFront.org
House Explosion Injures 4 -- A house exploded then caught fire in the southern Illinois community of Collinsville, near St. Louis. Two children and two adults were hospitalized with minor injuries, but the family cat is missing.
Holiday Service Changes are in effect for the U.S. Postal Service and Metra.
One Dead in West Side Fire | Image -- A man was found dead in an attic following a house fire on the 900 block of North Keystone Avenue in the West Side's Humboldt Park neighborhood.
Woman Killed in Bishop Ford Crash -- A 43-year-old woman died on the Bishop Ford Freeway after a semitrailer truck hit the car in which she was riding after a relative lost control of the vehicle about 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, police said. WLS-TV reports the driver, the woman's husband, now faces DUI charges.
Man Killed in Attempted Robbery -- A 33-year-old man died after he was shot trying to flee robbers who approached him as he got into his car on a Far South Side street, police said.
Longtime Chicago Rabbi Dies -- Rabbi Arnold Jacob Wolf, who celebrated his bar mitzvah at the age of 83 last year at the KAM Isaiah synagogue in Hyde Park where he long served as rabbi, died suddenly Tuesday afternoon, his son said.
Man Injured in Tri-State Collision -- A 28-year-old man has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence following an early morning collision on the Tri-State Tollway near west suburban Hinsdale that injured one man.
Former Oak Lawn Officer Arrested for Second Time -- A corrupt former Oak Lawn cop arrested on charges he shook down Hispanic drivers for cash during illegal traffic stops and later convicted of heroin possession has been arrested again, this time for stealing a gun while on duty, police said.

Local Leads & Briefs for Christmas Eve

Published December 24, 2008 • Updated on January 26, 2009 at 3:22 pm