Chicagoist Weekend Blotter
By Prescott Carlson in News on Aug 22, 2010 8:30PM
We know it's still hot out there, but splash some cold water on your face and settle down, people.
- Jail prevention tip of the day: When the bank -- the bank you just completed a transaction with so they know your identity -- accidentally gives you an extra $3,350, don't just drive off with it.
- Two brothers were charged with camping out in the Orland Grove Forest Preserve to tend to the 2,000 marijuana plants they allegedly had growing there. (Sidebar: this summer's weather is perfect for growing pot.)
- Copper bandits are targeting churches in south suburban Harvey.
- Two men were arrested during a routine traffic stop and charged with the first-degree murder of a 71-year-old man during a home invasion earlier in the week.
- A South Side man chalked up his 55th arrest when he was charged with human trafficking and running a prostitution ring out of an Elk Grove Village motel.
- A Des Plaines man is facing 53 counts of animal cruelty after the Cook County sheriff's office said he abandoned over 50 cats in a mobile home.