Standoff
Oswego Cop Suspended After Standoff Outside Channahon Pizza Restaurant
An Oswego police officer has been suspended after walking into a southwest suburban pizzeria with a gun, and yelling at employees while off duty.
Robbery Suspect Surrenders After Standoff In Oak Lawn
Police in Oak Lawn said an armed robbery suspect has surrendered – after barricading himself inside a stairwell of a home this afternoon.
SWAT Team Storms Schaumburg Apartment After 5-Hour Standoff
Police in Schaumburg charged six people Thursday in connection with a five-hour standoff in which party-goers barricaded themselves inside an apartment and held one occupant against her will before SWAT officers forced their way in.
Logan Square Standoff Ends With Man’s Arrest
One man was in police custody Thursday morning, after holding Chicago Police officers and SWAT teams at bay for more than three hours in the Logan Square neighborhood.
Kids Evacuated From School As Man Threatens To Jump From Nearby Roof
Children were evacuated from a parochial school in the Logan Square neighborhood, after a man threatened to jump from a roof nearby.
Waukegan Man Held After Turning Eviction Into Police Standoff
A Waukegan man has landed in jail after turning a routine eviction into a tense police standoff.
Northbrook Standoff Ends When Man Found Dead In Home
A four-and-a-half hour in Northbrook came to an end Wednesday evening when police found a man dead of an apparent gunshot wound inside his home.
Man Shot Dead By Police After Southeast Side Standoff
A tense standoff with police early Wednesday left one man dead after police opened fire.
3 Held After Six-Hour Standoff In Uptown
CTA trains and buses are running again between Lakeview and Edgewater, after police and federal agents ended a nearly six-hour standoff in Uptown.
Man Arrested After 3-Hour Standoff In Morgan Park
A man was arrested Friday morning, after barricading himself inside a Morgan Park neighborhood building for three hours.
Armed Standoff In Northbrook Ends Peacefully, Man In Custody
A 51-year-old Northbrook man is in custody tonight following a three-hour-plus standoff with police that began when he fired a gun in the home during an argument with his parents.
Man Arrested After Standoff With Police In West Suburb
One man was arrested at gunpoint at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday after an almost two-hour standoff with police in North Aurora.
Alcohol, Jealousy Led To Lansing Shooting
Police say alcohol and jealousy over a woman were contributing factors in an incident early Sunday in which a northwest Indiana man fired a gun at a vehicle and then barricaded himself in a south suburban home.
Man At Center Of ‘Standoff’ Error Won’t Be Charged
Police say it was an honest misunderstanding when authorities thought an Oak Forest man was holed up at home, possibly with hostages and explosives, last week.
Man Institutionalized After Oak Forest Standoff Hoax
A man has been taken to an institution, after pulling a hoax in Oak Forest last week by making police think he was an armed and dangerous hostage-taker.
Police Shoot, Kill Suspect After Standoff In Glenwood
A standoff in south suburban Glenwood ended after more than 15 hours Friday morning, when police shot the suspect.
Man Surrenders After Hoffman Estates Standoff
Police were able to negotiate with a man holed up inside a home, who said he wanted police to kill him in an apparent suicide attempt.
Police Seek Suspects After Dollar Store Standoff
Police are investigating after a standoff and shootout inside a dollar store on the city’s Far Southeast Side.
Riverdale Police Hold Suspects In Home Invasion
Police in south suburban Riverdale are holding suspects in a home invasion overnight, which was followed by a standoff in another house.
Police Respond To Standoff In South Loop
Chicago police on Tuesday were involved in a standoff with a man refusing to get out of his vehicle in the city’s South Loop.



