Teen charged with reckless driving in a stolen car in chase that began in Oak Brook

Police used a helicopter to locate a suspect driving a stolen car last Friday night in Oak Brook.

A 16-year-old Chicago boy has been charged with one count of felony unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle and one count of misdemeanor reckless driving, the DuPage County state's attorney's office said.

At a hearing Sunday, Judge Demetrios Panoushis ordered the youth held in detention until his next court appearance, which is Friday.

Authorities say that at 6:16 p.m. last Friday, police in Oak Brook located a Hyundai Elantra that had been stolen Thursday in Bellwood.

Police pursued the car onto I-290, where a helicopter was deployed. The pursuit involved officers from Lombard, Villa Park, Elmhurst, Chicago, North Riverside, Hillside and Broadview.

"The reality is that we are seeing so many suspects flee from the police, and we won't accept that behavior in Oak Brook," Oak Brook Chief Brian Strockis said in the news release. He said the case was a "perfect example" of officers' using technology and collaboration.