Evanston Police were forced to kill an unleashed pitbull after it attached an older woman as she walked her dog.

On October 18^th, an Evanston resident in her 70s was walking her Labrador retriever mix dog in the 1100 block of Oak Avenue.  About 3 p.m., an apparently stray pit bull dog came up to the woman and her dog and began fighting with the Labrador.  When the police arrived the pit bull had cornered the Labrador in a vestibule and was still on the attack.

Police shot at the pit bull to stop the attack which killed the dog. The Labrador suffered bites to its neck, back, legs and shoulders. The owner of the Labrador was bitten multiple times in the leg when she tried to separate the animals.

The owner of the pit bull was found to be living in the area of Dempster and Dodge Avenue. She is expected to be cited for allowing the animal to run off of its leash and not having a city dog license.

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A pit bull owner’s was cited for having his dog at large and unattended after the dog attacked and killed a neighbor’s dog as well as injuring one child.

Julie Ketter’s 11-year-old daughter was walking the family’s bison-frise poodle mix on Sunday, July 29^th. As they group walked down the 600 block of North Biermann Avenue in Villa Park. About 11:23 a.m. the daughter stopped at the house of a friend. The two girls and an 8-year-old boy were playing with the dog when the neighbor’s dog began barking at the group.

Suddenly, the pit bull jumped the fence and ran for the smaller dog. The pit bull grabbed the little dog and shook it like a chew toy according to the bison-frise poodle’s owner. While two of the three children were able to get away from the pit bull, the friend suffered a dog bite to her hand and scratches to her legs as she tried to prevent the attack.

The owner of the pit bull, Oscar Munoz, was cited for having a dog-at-large, having no valid village dog tag, no proof of rabies inoculation, and harboring a large dog and allowing it to attack a person and/ animal. Munoz is able to keep the dog. Ketter reports that her daughter has nightmares now  after watching her pet died from the actions of the other dog.

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After a mid-morning collision in Manteno on Thursday, two people were taken to the hospital for treatment.  The pickup truck and van that collided were at the crossroads of 700W and 900N.  Police from Kankakee County were the first authorities on the scene and determined that medical treatment was necessary.

Sheri Lynn Isaacson, a 38 year old woman from Channahon was driving one of the vehicles at the time of the accident.  After being transported to Provena St. Mary’s hospital, she was assessed and released.  The other passenger’s information was not released because of their age.

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A Joliet man has died after being hit by an automobile last week.  The 30 year old man had been walking in the street when he was struck by a deputy of the Will County Sheriff’s Department.  He was taken to Silver Cross Hospital for treatment after the late night collision, and put on life support for several days.

At this time the accident is still under investigation by law enforcement authorities and the deputy that hit the man is on administrative leave until a ruling can be made regarding the crash.

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Late Monday afternoon a 7 year old Ottawa boy was attacked by two dogs after running into their home. The young boy and his friend were playing near the home when he followed the other into a house which held a Labrador Retriever and a mixed-breed. The dogs chased the boy out of the house and bit his arm and thighs before he was able to free himself from their pursuit. The Chief of Police reported that the injured boy was taken to Ottawa Regional Hospital for medical treatment.

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A man was injured in Plainfield Township, Illinois on Monday afternoon after he fell off a tractor and was run over by the attached plow. The 75 year old was working on some land near Bronk Road when he turned sharply and fell from the seat.

The Sheriff’s department reported that the man, who lives in Evergreen Park was sliced open from ear to ear and immediately transported to Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center. The man is expected to survive although it is unclear whether or not he may also have received a back injury in the process.

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