Man, mother charged in Evanston
A north suburban man and his mother were arrested on weapons charges after a domestic disturbance Monday morning in Evanston.
Tyree Green, 22, faces misdemeanor counts of aggravated domestic assault, domestic battery, possession of a firearm without an FOID and possession of ammunition without an FOID, according to Evanston police.
Green’s mother, 44- yearold Kimberly Tillmon, faces one felony count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, police said.
About 9: 50 a. m. Monday, officers responded to a call of a 19- year- old woman being battered in the 300 block of Custer Avenue, police said.
The woman was not injured, but officers learned there were possibly illegal guns in the apartment, police said.
The department’s Special Operations Group obtained a search warrant later Monday, police said. A 9mm Smith and Wesson handgun and about 1.3 grams of crack cocaine were found. Green and Tillmon, who both live in the 300 block of Custer Avenue, were arrested and charged.
Jordan Owen
No injuries in wall collapse
No one was injured when a brick wall of a 2 ½ - story residential building in the 3400 block of South Emerald in Bridgeport par- tially collapsed Wednesday afternoon, the Chicago Fire Department said.
Jacob Wittich
Car thefts in River North
Police are warning of a series of vehicle thefts reported in the last week in River North.
† At 9: 30 p. m. March 27, first block of West Grand;
† In the early morning hours of March 28, 500 block of North Michigan;
† At 8: 45 p. m. March 28, 400 block of East Ohio;
† At 12: 30 a. m. April 2, 100 block of East Huron;
† At 2: 10 a. m. April 2, 300 block of East North Water.
Sun- Times Wire
Fire at tow yard
About 10 vehicles were damaged in a fire late Tuesday at a tow yard in the 5600 block of South Claremont just before midnight, according to Chicago Police. The police Bomb & Arson Unit is investigating.
Jordan Owen
School- fund suit filed
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois has failed to provide enough money to public schools to produce the “high- quality education” the state requires, forcing districts to cut programs, lay off staff and borrow money to keep the doors open, educators claim in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Superintendents for 17 central- and southern- Illinois districts said they filed the action in St. Clair County Circuit Court in the Illinois suburbs of St. Louis. They contend the state has fallen short of its constitutional duty to sufficiently finance the top- notch schooling state officials require.