Wilmington man charged with stealing 3 vehicles in one day: police
By Kennedy Hayes
Zachary M. Palmer │ Kankakee County Sheriff’s office
KANKAKEE - A Wilmington man is accused of stealing three vehicles within a 24-hour period Monday morning.
According to the
Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department, 21-year-old Zachary Palmer was arrested and charged with three counts of possession of a stolen motor vehicle and felony theft.
Officials used OnStar to locate one of the stolen vehicles off
Illinois Route 113 in Grundy County Monday morning. They soon determined that another vehicle had been stolen from a nearby residence.
Police then initiated a pursuit when Palmer fled the scene. The vehicle, allegedly driven by Palmer, crashed into several other cars and side-swiped a Grundy County sheriff’s cruiser before crashing into a school bus.
Published January 26, 2021 •
Updated on January 26, 2021 at 4:15 pm
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The Chicago area is seeing its biggest snowfall of the season on Tuesday as a winter storm that began Monday continues to hit the region, leaving several inches of snow on the ground in parts of the region.
Here are the latest updates on the winter weather across the Chicago area:
Lake-Effect Snow Still Possible as Weather System Continues to Churn Through Region
Tuesday morning into the afternoon, the Chicago area will continue to see snow with additional lake-enhanced snow showers. Forecast models show the snowfall diminishing by Tuesday afternoon, leaving behind an additional 1 to 3 inches of accumulation.
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This morning s snowfall caused numerous slide-offs and crashes.
As of 7:55 a.m., Kankakee County Sheriff s Department reported it had worked 21 accidents, Chief Deputy Ken McCabe said.
He said he saw three vehicles on their roofs on Interstate 57 between the Bourbonnais Parkway exit and Exit 308 on the southside of Kankakee as he drove into work. It s winter, folks. It s Illinois. It s snow and you need to slow down, McCabe said. It must have been icy earlier this morning. This is not a big snow event.
Even if roadways are clear, there is the chance for patches of black ice, McCabe said.