A residential neighborhood in Morton Grove is under a heavy police presence as officers from across northern Cook County responded to a report of a person barricaded in a house Monday evening.
UpdatedTue, Apr 13, 2021 at 9:50 am CT
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Morton Grove police called in the Northern Illinois Police Alarm Services emergency services team, pictured above, after a man barricaded himself inside a home with a shotgun Monday night. (NorthShore Updates, File)
MORTON GROVE, IL An armed standoff between a suburban SWAT team and a domestic battery suspect began Monday evening and extended more than 14 hours into Tuesday morning, police said.
Around 5 p.m., officers arrived at a home on Oriole Avenue north of Dempster Street to arrest a man living there and serve him with an order of protection over an incident that occurred the previous day, according to a Morton Grove police spokesperson.
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Running for her fourth term in the 2021 municipal elections, Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) said she prioritizes rebuilding Evanston’s economy.
“We need to fill our storefronts, (and) we need to support our small businesses,” Fiske said, adding that the City has lost immense tax revenue amid the pandemic and needs more federal funding to continue to support local entrepreneurs.
Fiske said the city cannot rebuild the economy without first distributing the COVID-19 vaccine. Though she acknowledged that some may be hesitant about the vaccine, she said it is important to spread the message that getting inoculated serves the community.
Additionally, Fiske wants to continue to protect Evanston lands if reelected. She said the lakefront remains threatened by erosion, and City Council must invest in its preservation.