Cook County briefs

Man stopped in stolen car

Des Plaines police have charged a Bolingbrook man with possessing a stolen car and multiple traffic offenses. A 2008 Toyota Yaris with a pizza delivery sign on the roof was stolen while it was parked at the Mobil gas station, 800 W. Oakton St. The male victim was inside prepaying for gas, police reports said. Roman Warias, 26, of the 1000 block of Towner Drive, Bolingbrook, was arrested around 1:25 a.m. Sunday on Elmhurst Road at Dempster Street and charged with felony possession of a stolen motor vehicle, felony aggravated driving under the influence because it was his third violation, and aggravated revoked driver's license due to five prior arrests, reports said. His court date is March 13.

Law enforcement your bag?

The Hoffman Estates Police Department invites youths 14-20 years old interested in a career in law enforcement to join the Police Explorers program. Members will get hands-on experience with squad cars, radios and duty gear and will get briefings from police officers, detectives and guest speakers. An orientation for potential Explorers and their families will be held 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, March 7, in the training room at the police station, 1200 Gannon Drive, Hoffman Estates. Explorers will meet from 6:45-8:15 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at the police station. Contact Officer Lisa Notarnicola at (847) 781-2873, or at lisa.notarnicola@hoffmanestates. org.

Traffic crackdown begins

The Streamwood Police Department will conduct a traffic enforcement campaign beginning today and running through Sunday, March 22. Additional officers will man the streets during the campaign and will be monitoring for traffic law violators.

Rosemont OKs shopping area

The Rosemont village board this week as expected approved an option for a shopping center developer to acquire 12 acres in the village for a $275 million project that could bring about 150 high-end outlet stores to a site abutting the Tri-State Tollway just south of Balmoral Avenue, behind the Rosemont Theatre and the Intercontinental hotel. Rosemont Mayor Bradley Stephens has expressed hope this project will materialize, unlike a couple of earlier proposals for the area, though exactly when is unclear. Stephens has said he would like to see commitments for 50 percent of the space by the end of the year, but Jim Schlesinger, president and CEO of Talisman Companies, has cautioned that the project's future and its size will depend on the economy. He said he hopes to have a better picture in a few months of what's possible.