Briefs: Meeting on teen drinking

Prevention First, Motorola and state Rep. Paul Froehlich of Schaumburg will convene a town hall meeting this evening as part of a national effort to raise awareness of current underage drinking issues. The meeting is free, open to the public and will start at 6:30 p.m. in room Schaumburg A of the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center, 1551 N. Thoreau Drive in Schaumburg. Speakers will include representatives of the sponsoring agencies as well as the Schaumburg Police Department, Kenneth Young Center and Elk Grove High School. Educators, law enforcement, prevention specialists, business leaders and parents are invited to attend to learn more about the issues related to underage drinking.

Man killed in I-90 crash

A man on Tuesday died after his car crashed into a truck in a construction zone in the eastbound lanes of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway near Des Plaines, state police said. Pawel Jaszczuk, 26, with addresses in Arlington Heights and Chicago, attempted to pass a car about 1 a.m. when his car hit the rear of a flatbed truck that was striping the road near Touhy Avenue, police said. The Cook County medical examiner's office ruled the cause of death as multiple injuries due to the crash. Police said a construction worker driving the truck was treated for injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. All eastbound lanes of the tollway were closed until 4 a.m., while traffic was re-routed on the shoulder.

Man claims illegal search

Claiming police conducted an illegal search, the defense for a Schaumburg man accused of having a homemade bomb in his estranged wife's Cary home is asking a court to throw out the evidence against him. If successful, the move could force McHenry County prosecutors to dismiss felony weapons charges filed against Dominic Bender, 28, after the November 2006 bomb discovery prompted authorities to evacuate several neighbors and led to the cancellation of classes for the day at nearby Prairie Hill School. The request mirrors one previously made in Cook County that ultimately led a judge to suppress evidence in similar charges there, forcing prosecutors to drop that case. The motion claims that police unlawfully searched Bender's Schaumburg home, finding weapons that led them to conduct a similar search at his wife's Cary residence. A hearing on the request is scheduled June 4.

Bus, car crash near O'Hare

A 56-year-old Bloomingdale woman suffered minor injuries early Wednesday after her car collided with an airport employee bus near O'Hare International Airport, Chicago police said. The bus was traveling north on Bessie Coleman Drive when it collided with the woman's car exiting the southbound ramp of Mannheim Road at about 7:30 a.m., police said. Both drivers were ticketed for failure to obey their traffic signals, Chicago police spokesman officer Marcel Bright said. The woman, who police say was shaken but not seriously injured, was taken to Resurrection Hospital in Chicago.

Driver approaches child

A woman motorist approached a young girl about 6:55 p.m. Friday at Cumberland Elementary School in Des Plaines and ordered her to get in the car, police said. The girl ran into the school and notified her parents but the woman left before police arrived. The woman, described as about 50 years of age, with short red hair and glasses, was driving a light blue four-door sedan.

Park fundraiser Saturday

The "Drive to Revive Veterans Memorial Park" dinner will be Saturday at the Arlington Heights Legion Hall, 121 N. Douglas Ave. Tickets are $15 and available at the door. Cocktails start at 5 p.m. and dinner is at 7 p.m. Dedication bricks will also be on sale. The night will include big band music. Money raised will go to redoing the park located at Chestnut and Fremont streets in Arlington Heights. The park has a Civil War monument erected by veterans in 1925. The work to rehab the park will cost about $500,000 and include new light poles, benches and engraved bricks in a new central plaza.

Hoffman man charged

Gurnee police announced Wednesday the arrest of a man on suspicion of automobile burglary on the village's west side. Wojtek Smorczweski, 22, of Hoffman Estates, was charged with one count of possession of burglary tools and one burglary count. He was remanded to the Lake County jail in Waukegan in lieu of $75,000 bond. Police said they responded to the unidentified area west of the Tri-State Tollway after a resident called 911 to report a someone acting suspiciously at 4:50 a.m. Monday. Officers who responded to the call arrived in the area within two minutes and located Smorczweski. Gurnee police said an investigation continues.