Pit Bull Attacks and Dogfighting in Illinois

Jul 11, 2016 Chicago Pit Bull Charged Police and Was Shot

Chicago - Dorothy Holmes’ pit bull was shot when police responded to a vicious animal call. The pit bull, which is called a bull mastiff in the news story, charged police when they arrived and police shot and killed.

Shot by police - obviously a pit bull and not a bull mastiff

Holmes is the mother of Ronald Johnson whom police shot in in 2014 when he ran from police with a gun in his hand.

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ABC 7

Jul 10, 2016 Most Joliet Dog Attacks are by Pit Bulls; Residents Reporting More

Joliet - The city has been plagued by pit bull attacks in recent months and the Joliet city council created new breed neutral dangerous dog laws that only take effect after an attack even though as a home rule city, they have the power to enact a pit bull ban.

Since the beginning of the year, there have been 11 hearings on 17 dog attacks. Some hearings involved one dog committing multiple attacks. Most of the dog attacks were committed by pit bulls.

The city has noted that they have received more dangerous dog complaints and attribute that to increased city attention and “growing public awareness that something can be done.”

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The Herald News

Related posts:
Feb 25, 2016 Another Joliet Pit Bull Attack Reveals Weakness in Law

Feb 10, 2016 Joliet City Council Committee Continues to Look at Vicious Dog Ordinance

Jan 25, 2016 Joliet Pit Bull Attacks Prompt Demands for Tougher Vicious Dog Laws

Jan 22, 2016 Joliet Pit Bulls Break Owner's Bones and Maul Dog

Jan 11, 2016 Four Joliet Pit bulls Attack Home Health Care Worker On the Job

UPDATE Dec 31, 2014 Joliet Dangerous Pit Bulls and Vicious Rottweiler Terrorizing North Reed Street

Jul 15, 2014 Pit Bull Owners Stiff Cabbie, Sic Pit Bull on Police Who Shoot it

Jul 08, 2016 South Elgin Pit Bull Busts Through Fence to Attack a Dog

South Elgin - A dog owner apologized on her facebook page for saying bad things about pit bulls after a pit bull busted through her fence to attack her dog.
She said, "He came right through the fence. I can't get the image out of my head. Just seeing that massive head. body, chest coming through the fence. I put Moe behind me but it all happend so fast. he had Moe's head in his mouth so fast."

Jun 24, 2016 Kankakee felon uses his pit bull to fend off police

Kankakee - An intoxicated felon, WILLIE C. FELTON, was arrested after firing shots at a trailer home. When police arrived, he used his pit bull to fend them off and escape in his truck. He later ditched the truck with the pit bull in it.

Daily Journal

Jan 15, 2015 Kankakee Rescued Stray Pit Bull Mix Bites Child

May 29, 2013 Kankakee pit bull kills chihuahua
May 15, 2010 Kankakee Police blotter: May 15, 2010

Jun 24, 2016 Waukegan Dog Park User Concerned About Dog Fighting at Dog Park

Waukegan - I'm really concerned that the Waukegan dog park has become a fighting ring for aggressive dogs. It is really discouraging I can't take my puppy somewhere to play without her getting attacked or seeing another dog get attacked.

Feb 11, 2015 Waukegan pit bull shot by pet sitter

Dec 05, 2013 Chicago Tribune: Pit bulls flood shelters, strain rescuers

Historical posts:

Sep 08, 1946 Waukegan Bulldogs Fight; One Man Dead

Nov 08, 1907 Waukegan Bulldog Almost Chews Off Chicago Boxer's Ear

Jan 09, 1907 Waukegan Man Shoots Bulldog to Protect his Dog

Mar 20, 1904 Waukegan Bulldog owners charged $50 for bite damages

Jun 22, 2016 Mt. Vernon Pit Bull Attacked Jogger and his Dog

Mt. Vernon - After retiring, I bought a house in Mt. Vernon. My parents moved us to Texas when I was nine. I am enjoying the open friendliness of the people here.

On Friday, June 17, I was running with my dog near my house, when a pit bull, seemingly out of nowhere, attacked my dog. Fiona was severely injured and I was bitten trying to stop the attack. As I lay in the road holding my dog to protect it from the pit bull, two cars stopped to help. One of the drivers, Tonya, called her veterinarian and drove us to the clinic. On the way, 911 dispatch called and asked where we were. She had sent EMS, fire and police to the site. I didn’t know this and told the dispatcher that I left the scene to save my dog’s life, and that my injuries could wait for now.

While Dr. Lamczyk worked to save her, police and animal control arrived to document the attack and for me to identify the pit bull. The police officer and the animal control officer were concerned, professional and their actions helped to relieve some of the stress of the ordeal. Tonya stayed and later drove me home. The clinic staff were amazing. Fiona survived and is home.

I want to thank the Mt. Vernon Police Department, emergency services and dispatch, animal control, the concerned citizens who stopped and everyone at Lamczyk Veterinary Clinic. You made a bad situation bearable.

Monty Bradford
Mt. Vernon

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Jun 22, 2016 Mercer Co. Pit Bull Mix Severely Injures 4-year-old

New Boston - A pit bull mix that was leashed while at a get-together severely mauled a 4-year-old boy’s face requiring surgery and likely future plastic surgery.

The only outlet to report the attack refused to mention breed and downplayed the seriousness of the injury by calling the attack a “bite” in the headline. Photos that accompany the report show an injury that is already sewn up, but that likely removed a large amount of flesh from the boy’s cheek.

Police are reporting that this was “just a mistake” and no charges have yet been filed although the investigation is ongoing. The boy did nothing to the pit bull and the attack was completely unprovoked. The pit bull was leashed at the time.

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