Briefs: Stolen vehicle found

A vehicle stolen in Palatine Sunday has been recovered in Forest Park on Marengo Avenue. Police said the 2005 Nissan Altima was found on Marengo Avenue and is being processed for evidence. Police are still searching for the thief. The incident occurred about 11:15 a.m. Sunday just after the victim parked his car outside his apartment building on the 700 block of Rand Grove. Police said that as the victim was on his way inside, another man followed him in, grabbed him from behind and pressed a hard object into his back, implying it was a weapon. The man forcibly took the victim's car keys, then pushed him away, reports said. The suspect was last was seen driving away on Old Hicks Road in the victim's Nissan. Anyone with information is encouraged to call police at (847) 359-9000.

Inverness police vote today

Inverness trustees are scheduled to vote today on whether to form their own police department. In January, trustees rejected an offer from Barrington to continue providing police services. Barrington has provided Inverness with police coverage since the 1970s. Should Inverness start its own department, the estimated cost over five years is $9.3 million to $9.8 million. The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Inverness village hall, 1400 Baldwin Road.

Man pleads guilty to theft: A judge has sentenced Artures Slizevicius, 19, to a year of probation and community service for his role in a October 2007 Buffalo Grove townhouse burglary. Slizevicius, of the 0-100 block of Mohawk Trail in Buffalo Grove, pleaded guilty Monday to misdemeanor theft, reduced from felony possession of stolen property. He faced up to a year in prison. Authorities say codefendant Arturas Sigajevas, 18, who's been charged with residential burglary, broke into the townhouse, stole cash and electronics and gave some of the items to Slizevicius to hide. Sigajevas is to appear in court Feb. 19.

Court: Cop owed disability:

An Illinois appellate court upheld a lower court's decision that a Des Plaines police officer should get disability pay for a shoulder injury suffered in 1999 when he lifted a malfunctioning train gate. Officer George Sarkis returned to full duty and re-injured his left shoulder in July 2000 jumping over a chain-link fence in pursuit of a suspect. He had surgery on that shoulder in 2003. A city pension board found in 2004 that the railroad crossing gate incident did not occur "in the performance of an act of duty." A circuit court ruled that Sarkis was entitled to a line-of-duty pension. The appellate court agreed in a ruling issued Friday.

Sales help leader dogs

All the sales today from the T.G.I. Friday's in Wheeling will be donated to Canine Companions for Independence, a nonprofit that enhances the lives of children and adults with disabilities by providing assistance dogs. Laura Greenberg and her family will be at Friday's. She and her dog were asked to leave the restaurant on Dec. 1 by a restaurant manager. After the family complained, the restaurant volunteered to make donations to the charity and to the Laura Greenberg Foundation, which was set up after Greenberg's brain injury in 1997. The restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. at 1500 Lake-Cook Road, Wheeling.

Health fair tonight

Northwest Community Hospital will host a "Heart & Soul Health Fair" from 4 to 8 p.m. tonight at the Arlington Park racetrack, 2200 W. Euclid Ave. in Arlington Heights. The fair will offer free screenings for heart problems, diabetes and other health issues. There will also be chair and hand massages, cooking demonstrations, yoga, tai chi, flower arranging The community health fair is a free event, but registration is required for the screenings. To register call (847) 618-4968, or register online at nch.org/heartandsoul.

Garage fire expensive

A Prospect Heights garage caught on fire about 2:30 a.m. Saturday at 300 N. Wheeling Road. The incident was brought under control and contained within 10 minutes, Prospect Heights fire department officials said in a prepared release. Damage was estimated at $40,000 and the cause was determined to be accidental, firefighters said. Smoke detectors sounded alerted sleeping residents to the fire. No one was injured.

Robbery attempt fails

A man entered the Dunkin' Donuts, 1926 S. River Road, Des Plaines, about 7:25 p.m. Friday, pointed a semi-automatic handgun at the 48-year-old female clerk and demanded money, police said. According to reports, the woman told the robber she could not open the cash drawer without a transaction, ran out the rear door and phoned police from a nearby business. The register tape indicated the robber tried several times without success to open the cash drawer. He was described as 25-30 years of age, 5 feet 9 inches tall, medium build, light brown complexion, thin mustache and wearing blue jeans and a gray jacket.