Northbrook Police Chief Christopher Kennedy joined the department in April 2021 after 29 years with the Chicago Police Department. In Chicago, he was a usual suspect for earning awards.
A resolution seeking state and federal leadership adopting uniform gun safety legislation was unanimously approved by the Northbrook Village board of trustees last week. The resolution comes in the wake of the mass shooting at the July 4 parade in nearby Highland Park. There is a ban on high-powered military- and law enforcement-style firearms in that Lake County community, and also in Cook County, which encompasses most of Northbrook.
A surge in brazen smash-and-grab robberies at stores across the suburbs and nation has retailers worried and shoppers scared. What s behind the trend, and what is law enforcement doing about it?