Dossier
Homewood police
Coverage of Homewood police in the Nexus archive.
- How fast is too fast? Inside Homewood's 'Wolfpack' speed crackdown
Homewood police use a coordinated traffic enforcement operation called the 'Wolfpack' to identify and stop speeding vehicles. One officer uses a laser detector to spot speeders and radios nearby officers to make traffic stops.
- Teen found dead in suburban forest preserve, death investigation underway
A 17-year-old boy was found dead in Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve after being reported missing by his father. Police used a drone and K-9 unit from Country Club Hills to search the area but could not revive the teen. A death investigation is ongoing, with cause and manner pending autopsy and toxicology results.