| Arson charges filed in home explosion |
2012-04-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 26, 2012 , p. 6 |
Kogut, Stefan,
Skokie Fire Department,
Crime and criminals - Arson,
Skokie Police Department |
| Skokie Fire: Arson caused December home explosion |
2012-04-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 12, 2012 , p. 9 |
Liss, Barry,
Skokie Fire Department,
Crime and criminals - Arson,
Skokie Police Department |
| Police: Evidence could tie explosion to arson |
2012-01-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 12, 2012 , p. 5 |
Kushner, Mitch,
Explosions,
Skokie Fire Department,
Walters, Jim,
Skokie Police Department,
Crime and criminals - Arson,
Czerwinski, Ralph |
| Thieves set fire at store |
2001-09-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 27, 2001, p. 4 |
Business - Retail,
Fires,
Old Navy,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Teen charged in arson |
2001-05-24 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 24, 2001, p. 6 |
Crime and criminals - Arson,
|
| Man, dog join to sniff out arson |
2000-07-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 6, 2000, p. 77 |
Animals,
Kushner, Mitch,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Police check into car fire |
1999-12-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 9, 1999, p. 4 |
Fires,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Arson blamed in car fires |
1997-07-31 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 31, 1997, Sec. 1, p. 2 |
Fires,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Arson blamed in salon blaze |
1996-10-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 17, 1996, p. 6 |
Fires,
Business - Beauty salons and spas,
Super Nails,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Accelerants found at the scene of nail salon fire |
1996-10-17 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 17, 1996, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Fires,
Business - Beauty salons and spas,
Super Nails,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| So far no charges filed in possible arson case |
1995-02-16 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 16, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Fires,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Arson blamed in fire; police seek two teens |
1994-08-18 |
A fire on Church St. on August 10 may have been set by two teenagers. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 18, 1994, Sec. 1, p. 3 |
Fires,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| More security, few fears in wake of Loop arsons |
1993-12-02 |
Security was tightened at Old Orchard Shopping Center after recent incidents of arson in the Loop. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 2, 1993, p. 3 |
Safety devices and measures,
Old Orchard Shopping Center,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Fire destroys car |
1990-07-12 |
Skokie police and fire officials are investigating a suspected arson fire that destroyed a 1991 Chevrolet on the 9600 block of Trumbell Avenue. The damage to the car is estimated to be $22,000. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 12, 1990, p. 13 |
Fires,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| School fire suspect charged |
1990-06-07 |
Niles West High School student James Zhang Lin, 19, was charged with criminal damage after he allegedly tried to start a fire at the school. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 7, 1990, p. 12 |
Niles West High School,
Lin, James Zhang,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Gang link suspected in fire |
1990-05-10 |
Skokie police are investigating a suspected arson fire on the 4800 block of Mulford Street. They believe the crime may be gang related. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 10, 1990, p. 8 |
Gangs,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Charity burns brightly after fire strikes |
1989-07-27 |
After a fire gutted the Tourette Syndrome Association's offices in Skokie an anonymous philanthropist promised association officers that his upstate New York foundation will match individual donations the group gets within the next 60 days. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 27, 1989, p. 4 |
Fires,
Fundraising and fundraisers,
Charities,
Tourette Syndrome Association of Illinois,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Charity seeks help after suspicious fire |
1989-07-13 |
Suspicion surrounds the July 2 fire that gutted the Skokie office of the Tourette Syndrome Association. The Association president has said she knows of no reason why an arsonist would target the organization. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 13, 1989, p. 3 |
Fires,
Charities,
Tourette Syndrome Association of Illinois,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Fire destroys charity's headquarters |
1989-07-06 |
Arson is suspected in a July 1 fire that destroyed the Skokie office of the Tourette Syndrome Association. Damage is estimated at $25,000-$35,000. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 6, 1989, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Fires,
Charities,
Tourette Syndrome Association of Illinois,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Tenant charged in apartment fire |
1989-06-15 |
Dennis Roy Johnson, 35, of 8417 Monticello Avenue, Skokie, was charged with setting fire to his apartment June 10. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 15, 1989, Sec. 1, p. 2 |
Fires,
Johnson, Dennis Roy,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Arson suspected in Niles East fire |
1988-08-18 |
Arson is suspected in a fire that started in the girls' gym of the former Niles East High School, now Oakton Community College, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 18, 1988, p. 15 |
Fires,
Oakton Community College - Buildings,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Arson suspected in school fire |
1988-08-18 |
Arson is suspected in a fire that started in the girls' gym of the former Niles East High School, now Oakton Community College, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 18, 1988, Sec. 1, p. 2 |
Fires,
Oakton Community College - Buildings,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Fire report |
1988-07-21 |
Skokie Fire Department officials suspect arson in a July 14th fire on the seventh floor of a Skokie office building at 56 Old Orchard Road. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 21, 1988, p. 18 |
Fires,
Old Orchard Road,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Arson suspected in blaze |
1987-09-24 |
Investigators suspect arson in a fire that caused about $25,000 in damage to an apartment building in the 4900 block of Hull Street. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 24, 1987, p. 9 |
Fires,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Police suspect fire was set |
1987-09-24 |
According to police, a fire at an apartment building at 4907 Hull Street could have been set deliberately. The fire caused $25,000 of damage. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, September 24, 1987, Sec. 1, p. 2 |
Fires,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Skokian convicted in arson scheme |
1986-06-26 |
Salim Fakhoury, 31, of 8336 Christiana Avenue was convicted last week on federal arson and mail fraud charges. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 26, 1986, p. 6 |
Fakhoury, Salim,
Crime and criminals - Fraud,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Arson, murder suspect released |
1986-04-10 |
A Skokie resident charged with arson and murder was released after prosecutors found they did not have enough evidence to pursue the case. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 10, 1986, p. 3 |
Crime and criminals - Murder,
Kim, Suk Joong,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Judge throws out Skokie man's confession in arson/murder trial |
1986-03-06 |
A criminal court judge threw out the confession of a Skokie man accused of setting a fire that killed three Chicago firefighters last year. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 6, 1986, p. 6 |
Bae, Jang,
Crime and criminals - Murder,
Kim, Suk Joong,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Skokie man stays locked up on arson fire charge |
1985-06-20 |
The Illinois Appellate Court rejected a $500,000 bond that had been set for Suk Joong Kim. He has been charged in the arson murder of three Chicago fire fighters. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 20, 1985, p. 9 |
Crime and criminals - Murder,
Kim, Suk Joong,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Suspects charged with firemen's deaths-hearing set in arson |
1985-02-28 |
Jang Bae of Streamwood and Suk Joong Kim of Skokie pleaded innocent to charges of murder, arson and aggravated arson in connection with an arson-for-profit scheme that resulted in the deaths of three Chicago firefighters. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 28, 1985, Sec. 1, p. 2 |
Bae, Jang,
Crime and criminals - Murder,
Kim, Suk Joong,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Skokian charged with murdering firefighters |
1985-02-07 |
Suk Joong Kim is one of two men charged with murder in what Chicago police allege was an arson-for-profit scheme that led to the deaths of three Chicago firefighters on February 1. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 7, 1985, p. 3 |
Crime and criminals - Murder,
Kim, Suk Joong,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Youths arrested in connection with school fire |
1982-11-18 |
Four juveniles, three from Evanston and one from Skokie, are scheduled to appear in Juvenile Court on December 15 after being arrested in connection with a fire at Brisk Rabbinical College. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 18, 1982, Sec. 1, p. 2 |
Fires,
Colleges and universities,
Brisk Rabbinical College,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Motel fire solved? Police charge Skokie woman in investigation |
1982-01-17 |
Police arrested Karen Kujawinski, 26, of Skokie in connection with a fire that caused an estimated $300,000 damage to Howard Johnson's, 9333 N. Skokie Boulevard. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, January 17, 1982, Sec. 1, p. 2 |
Kujawinski, Karen,
Howard Johnson Hotel,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Skokian is charged with arson |
1981-10-01 |
Federal agents arrested Victor Arrigo, 44, of Skokie, and charged him with conspiring with others in interstate traffic with intent to commit arson. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 1, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 7 |
Arrigo, Victor,
Crime and criminals - Arson |
| Party firm hit by fire, burglary |
1980-02-10 |
Police and firefighters are investigating a burglary and possible arson that occurred on January 31st at Phil Weiss Wedding Consultants. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, February 10, 1980, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Phil Weiss Wedding Consultants,
Skokie Fire Department,
Crime and criminals - Burglaries,
Crime and criminals - Arson,
Skokie Police Department |
| Arson attempts fail at temple, school |
1971-10-21 |
Arson attempts fail at school and synagogues. |
The News, Thursday, October 21, 1971, p. 6 |
Crime and criminals - Arson,
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