Thursday, January 17, 2013
Kenneth Conley, one of two men who escaped from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Chicago, faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Kenneth Conley, one of two men who made headlines after their daring escape from a downtown correctional facility in December, was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday on one count of escape, Sun-Times Media reports. Conley, 38, of Tinley Park, will be arraigned at a later date in U.S. District Court, according to the report. Conley, along with cellmate Joseph Banks, escaped by scaling 17 floors down the side of the jail—one of the world's only skyscraper prisons—on a rope made of bedsheets and other materials. Conley was arrested Jan. 4 in Palos Hills—three weeks after evading authorities during a manhunt in Tinley Park and the south suburbs. Conley had been hiding out in the basement of an apartment building. He was disguised as …
Friday, January 4, 2013
Kenneth Conley, 38, was arrested by Palos Hills police Friday afternoon. A police officer was injured during the incident and remains hospitalized.
Updated 8:39 p.m. A Palos Hills police lieutenant remains hospitalized after wrestling with a wanted man who escaped from a downtown Chicago correctional center in December. Kenneth Conley, 38, was arrested by officers from the Palos Hills Police Department Friday afternoon. Police say Conley was hiding out in the basement of an apartment building at 10279 86th Terrace. Conley and another man, Joseph "Jose" Banks, 37, are convicted bank robbers who authorities say managed to escape from the Metropolitan Correctional Center on Dec. 18. Banks was arrested Dec. 21 in Chicago by the FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force and the Chicago Police Department. A lieutenant involved in investigating the apartment was injured in a struggle with Conley, …
Friday, December 21, 2012
Joseph 'Jose' Banks, who broke out of a downtown Chicago prison Tuesday and was sighted in Tinley Park and New Lenox, was captured by Chicago Police and the FBI on Thursday night.
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Friday, December 21, 2012
Authorities captured late Thursday night one of the two convicted bank robbers who escaped from a downtown prison earlier this week, the FBI reports. Joseph "Jose" Banks, 37, was arrested at about 11:30 p.m. in the 2300 block of North Bosworth Street in Chicago by members of the FBI's Violent Crimes Task Force and the Chicago Police Department, an FBI press release stated. Kenneth Conley, his cellmate and fellow escapee, is still at large, the release stated. Banks and Conley broke out of the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Chicago on Tuesday, Dec. 18. Authorities discovered a knotted rope or bedsheet dangling from a window high above the street. A manhunt for the two men led law enforcement agencies to Tinley Park, where …
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Ronald Bailey owns the house authorities surrounded Tuesday as they searched for two fugitives who broke out of a Chicago prison. How did he find out about this? Thank TV news.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Ronald Bailey was watching TV on Tuesday morning at Bailey's Bar & Grill, which he owns, when he saw something else he owned on the screen: the house he rents out to tenants. "We were sitting around, and I looked at the TV and said, 'Hey, that's my house'," Bailey said. READ: Fugitive Manhunt—What Happened and What's Next But there was something unfamiliar and unsettling about this normally familiar sight. Tinley Park Police officers, U.S. Marshals in bulletproof vests and SWAT team members with rifles were surrounding the house in the 6600 block of 176th Street. That's when Bailey left his Oak Park Avenue bar to get a first-hand look at what was unfolding on his property. READ: Fugitive Search Disrupts Funeral at Nearby Church Bailey …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Patch goes through the timeline of Tuesday's events as two convicted bank robbers escaped from a downtown Chicago prison and made their way to Tinley Park.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
UPDATED (10:59 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19): The FBI announced Wednesday morning that it is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Joseph "Jose" Banks and Kenneth Conley, according to an agency press release. Anyone with information on the two men should contact the FBI Chicago office at 312-421-6700 or other local law enforcement. Two convicted bank robbers who escaped a federal prison in downtown Chicago on Tuesday morning and fled to Tinley Park were still at large. Law enforcement officials searched the village and surrounding communities throughout the day for Joseph "Jose" Banks and Kenneth Conley, following tips and information from the public. Patch breaks down what happened Tuesday, who was involved, …
Police received an erroneous report of a bank robbery at a Marquette Bank branch at 159th Street and 76th Avenue.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Orland Park Police are investigating a false report of a robbery at the Marquette Bank branch at 159th Street and 76th Avenue, according to Cmdr. John Keating. READ: Escaped Bank Robbers Last Seen in Tinley Park The erroneous report came at the same time law enforcement agencies were surrounding a Tinley Park house, looking for two fugitives who escaped from a downtown Chicago correctional facility. Jose Banks, 37, and Kenneth Conley, 38, are convicted bank robbers who were last seen in Tinley Park early Tuesday. Keating said the report resulted from "miscommunication" and that it was currently under investigation by the department. Want News Headlines and Updates Delivered to Your Inbox? Sign Up for These Patch Newsletters: Orland Park…
Patch captured the images from Tuesday's search in Tinley Park and the surrounding area by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies for two men who escaped a downtown Chicago prison complex.
Updated: 5:23 p.m. Cook County Sheriff's Police were investigating a possible lead in the 800 block of South Cedar Road in New Lenox. According to police, a New Lenox resident was identified as having shared a mutual friendship with one of the escaped convicts. A police officer, who refused to give his name, said the lead "didn't pan out." A line of a dozen or so unmarked squads are parked in the center divide of Cedar Road. Officers were huddled together on the front lawn, discussing the investigation. READ: Fugitive Manhunt—What Happened and What's Next Helicopters have been flying around New Lenox since the early afternoon. However, the number of helicopters with search lights seemed to increase around 4 p.m. Update 5:15 p.m. The FBI, …
Christina
11:09 am on Monday, January 7, 2013
This is ridiculous. The crime did not occur in Palos, the idiot just hid-out there. Some of our fellow patch readers will take any opportunity to voice their opinions on how the "neighborhood isn't what it used to be" regardless of the story. In this case, that comment was silly and unnecessary. Thank you Palos Hills Police Department for a job well done and best wishes for a speedy recovery to … more ›