Sep 17, 2010 Pit bulls attack each other and bite a man in separate incidents


Mt. Vernon - A resident in the 800 block of South 19th Street reported that a loose pit bull attacked another at 5:16 p.m. Wednesday.

A resident in the 16500 block of North Illinois Highway 37 reported a pit bull bit him after he tried to check its tags at 6:08 a.m. Thursday.

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Sep 16, 2010 Evanston Man Charged with Having Unsterilized Pit Bulls

EVANSTON - Prompted by a resident's report of animal cruelty, police raided an Evanston Friday and charged the owner with possession of unsterilized dogs by a felon.
On June 3, an anonymous caller told police they'd seen a person wearing a padded bite suit in the 2100 block of Jackson Avenue, according to Evanston police.