Jun 08, 2016 Batavia Pit Bull Shot by Police; Loose and Aggressive

Batavia - A black and white pit bull was loose and when a police officer attempted to leash it, it began repeatedly aggressively charging at the officer.  When the officer approached, the pit bull became aggressive and charged the officer several times before knocking the officer down. The officer shot the aggressive pit bull in the side in self defense.
Batavia Doesn't Need Aggressive Pit Bulls
The pit bull ran away and attacked a leashed labrador it encountered. The pit bull is expected to survive. The owner, JENNIFER ATKINSON, was located and ticketed. The same pit bull had bitten a person in April 2015.

Jun 07, 2016 Lake Zurich Pit Bulls Attacked a Young Shepherd Mix Unprovoked

Lake Zurich - Alice was “ripped up” on both hind legs and her stomach when two pit bulls escaped their yard and attacker her.  Alice’s owner was bitten several times when he tried to separate the animals.
Alice was attacked by a pit bull

Several Lake Zurich residents attended the village board meeting to voice their concerns, including Alice’s owner. The group, including a local business owner asked the village board to adopt dangerous and vicious animal ordinances that would address attack’s like Alice’s.  The village board said that the Lake County Animal Control is sufficient.  An investigation is under way.  This attack was not reported in the news when it occurred.

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Daily Herald

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Jun 06, 2016 Burr Ridge Pit Bull Bit a Man in the thigh

Burr Ridge - A man reported a black-and-white dog, that looks like a pit bull and terrier mix, bit him in the right thigh when he was walking near Steven's Park at about 8 p.m. May 26. The dog was on leash with its owner. The victim did not want to file a complaint against the dog owner.

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Chicago Tribune

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Jun 01, 2016 Willow Springs Man Accused of Dogfighting

Chicago - A Willow Springs man is accused of being part of a multi-state dog fighting ring, and the U.S. Justice Department says 66 dogs have been rescued.

46-year-old Pedro Cuellar of Willow Springs has been charged with violating the Animal Welfare Act.
File photo of pit bulls fighting in the pit
The following quote from the news article, suggesting that a pit bull won a fight and then died because it was "sick," shows that the reporter doesn't understand that these dogs will fight while mortally wounded themselves, and that it is not uncommon that the winning pit bull also dies from injuries sustained during the fight.
The criminal complaint describes some of the conditions.
For example, it says authorities recorded one ring member talking about a dog that won a fight despite being obviously sick.
“He won, but we couldn’t save him,” he’s quoted as saying.“We lost the dog probably 15 minutes after the match.”

May 26, 2016 Lawsuit: Edwardsville Pit Bull Seriously Attacks Man

Edwardsville - A pit bull owned by BRIAN SAWYER, KATHY SAWYER, STACY VINSON, and RONALD THOMPSON allegedly attacked a man causing serious injury.  The victim is now suing the pit bull owners for failing to properly train their pit bull. This attack was not reported by the media.

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Madison Record

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May 17, 2016 Boulder Hill Pit Bull Attacked Woman was Bludgeoned and Shot to Death

Boulder Hill - A pit bull attacked it’s owner’s mother outside her home. Neighbors unsuccessfully attempted to stop the attack by hitting the pit bull/American Bulldog mix with a baseball baseball bat.

Kendall Co. Sheriff’s deputies arrived and the pit bull continue to menace everyone on the scene as the victim was receiving medical attention, so with the pit bull victim/caregiver’s permission, an officer shot the pit bull to death.

The daughter lived with her mother. This attack was the second serious attack that required the attacking pit bull to be shot in one month in the small town of Boulder Hill.

Read more:
Spy News

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May 12, 2016 Chicago Pit Bull Attacked a Leashed Little Dog

Chicago - This attack was not reported in the media. It was found on Everyblock. The comments respond with several more pit bull attacks or encounters with aggressive loose pit bulls.

"On Spaulding between Palmer and Dickens: was walking my dog, when a loose pit bull spotted us across the street and ran quickly over and began biting and growling at my dog. I pulled my little guy back, and I guess yelled something in panic at the other dog and then he spurted back to the other side of the street. Some random lady was blazing it up (this was at 930-10am) a few yards from the dog and I asked her if it was hers, and she just stared at me and kept puffing away. I think I've seen her before, and someone who saw the incident said they had seen the dog before. I love all dogs, and have no issues with so-called aggressive breeds, but this one in particular was fast as hell and aggressive.

Posting because I'm not sure if anyone knows the owner (I think it was that woman), or if they've spotted this dog as well. However I just wanted to warn neighbors to maybe keep their pups close and be aware.

Called animal control once I got my dog back into the apartment but exactly two minutes later- the woman and the dog were gone."

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