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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Friday, May 16, 2025, through Sunday, May 18, 2025:

 

Incident Type: INJURED/SICK PERSON : NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT : STUDENT

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : GALVIN TOWER – 10 W 35TH

Date/Time Reported: 5/16/2025 01:13 PM

Notes: DPS provided a student with a non-emergency medical escort to a local hospital.

Disposition: HOUSING NOTIFIED

 

Incident Type: WELL BEING CHECK

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : GALVIN TOWER – 10 W 35TH

Date/Time Reported: 5/16/2025 01:38 PM

Notes: DPS responded to a for a welfare check in a academic building. Referred to student affairs.

Disposition: STUDENT AFFAIRS NOTIFIED

 

Incident Type: INJURED/SICK PERSON : EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT/AMBULANCE : STUDENT

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : GALVIN TOWER – 10 W 35TH

Date/Time Reported: 5/16/2025 01:38 PM

Notes: DPS responded to a for a welfare check in a academic building. Referred to student affairs.

Disposition: STUDENT AFFAIRS NOTIFIED

 

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Thursday, May 15, 2025:

 

Incident Type: ALARM : EMERGENCY PHONE ACTIVATION : FALSE ACTIVATION

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS : FRATERNITY/SORORITY : KAPPA – 3330 S MICHIGAN

Date/Time Reported: 5/15/2025 10:36 AM

Notes: DPS responded to an active fire alarm at a residential building. The cause was a false pull station activation.

Disposition: FACILITIES NOTIFIED

 

Incident Type: MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENT

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ZONE 6

Date/Time Reported: 5/15/2025 11:00 PM

Notes: DPS noted down trees around Miles Campus. referred to grounds department.

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

 

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Wednesday, May 14, 2025:

 

Incident Type: ALARM : SMOKE

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : TECHNOLOGY PARK – 3340 S DEARBORN

Date/Time Reported: 5/14/2025 05:37 PM

Notes: DPS responded to a fire alarm in an academic building. Cause determined excessive steam. Facilities reset the system.

Disposition: FACILITIES NOTIFIED

 

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Tuesday, May 13, 2025:

 

Incident Type: ALARM : FIRE

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : GALVIN LIBRARY – 35 W 33RD

Date/Time Reported: 5/13/2025 10:10 AM

Notes: DPS responded to a fire alarm in an academic building. Cause undetermined. CFD reset the system, and facilities was notified.

Disposition: FACILITIES NOTIFIED

 

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Monday, May 12, 2025:

 

Incident Type: SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : CONVISER LAW CENTER – 565 W ADAMS

Date/Time Reported: 5/12/2025 03:30 PM

Notes: DPS was notified about a suspicious envelope that was left at a 3rd floor administration office.

Disposition: POLICE NOTIFIED

 

Incident Type: WELL BEING CHECK

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : OFF CAMPUS

Date/Time Reported: 5/12/2025 04:03 PM

Notes: DPS conducted a wellbeing check on a student who was admitted to University of Chicago Hospital.

Disposition: HOUSING NOTIFIED

 

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Illinois Teh Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Friday, May 9, 2025, through Sunday May 11, 2025:

 

Incident Type: UTILITY INCIDENT : ELEVATOR : ENTRAPMENT

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS : KACEK HALL – 3101 S WABASH

Date/Time Reported: 5/10/2025 12:02 AM

Notes: DPS responded to an elevator entrapment that occurred in a residential building.

Disposition: HOUSING & FAC NOTIFIED

 

Incident Type: UTILITY INCIDENT : ELEVATOR : ENTRAPMENT

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Date/Time Reported: 5/10/2025 03:16 PM

Notes: DPS responded to Kacek hall for an elevator entrapment. CFD responded

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

 

Incident Type: UTILITY INCIDENT : ELEVATOR : ENTRAPMENT

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS : KACEK HALL – 3101 S WABASH

Date/Time Reported: 5/11/2025 01:38 AM

Notes: DPS responded to an elevator entrapment in a residential building. It was found to be unfounded.

Disposition: UNFOUNDED

 

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Thursday, May 8, 2025:

 

Incident Type: ACCIDENT : MOTOR VEHICLE

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : STREET LOCATIONS : STATE : 3200-3300 SOUTH

Date/Time Reported: 5/8/2025 02:28 PM

Notes: DPS responded to a call of an auto accident with two members of the general public. CPD was notified.

Disposition: POLICE NOTIFIED

 

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Wednesday, May 7, 2025:

 

Incident Type: LARCENY/THEFT : FROM MOTOR VEHICLE

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : GENERAL PARKING LOCATIONS : A3 LOT – 3100 S WABASH

Date/Time Reported: 5/7/2025 07:34 PM

Notes: DPS was dispatched to A3 parking lot for a theft report.

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

 

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime//Incident Report for Tuesday, May 6, 2025:

 

Incident Type: UTILITY INCIDENT : ELEVATOR : ENTRAPMENT

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS : KACEK HALL – 3101 S WABASH

Date/Time Reported: 5/6/2025 12:10 AM

Notes: DPS responded to an elevator entrapment at Kacek Hall (3101 S Wabash Ave.)

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

 

Incident Type: ALARM : FIRE

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : METALS BUILDING – 3350 S FEDERAL

Date/Time Reported: 5/6/2025 05:15 PM

Notes: DPS responded to a fire alarm at an academic building; Referred to Chicago Fire Department.

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

 

Incident Type: ALARM : FIRE

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS : CARMEN HALL – 60 E 32ND

Date/Time Reported: 5/6/2025 09:03 PM

Notes: DPS responded to a residential building for an active fire alarm: Referred to Chicago fire Department.

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

 

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Monday, May 5, 2025:

 

Incident Type: ALARM : FIRE

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS : MCCORMICK STUDENT VILLAGE – 3241 S WABASH : MSV – LEWIS

Date/Time Reported: 5/5/2025 10:46 AM

Notes: DPS responded to a fire alarm in a residential building. Cause determined to be careless cooking. CFD reset the system.

Disposition: HOUSING & FAC NOTIFIED

 

Incident Type: INJURED/SICK PERSON : NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT : STUDENT

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS : ROWE VILLAGE : RV NORTH – 3303 S STATE

Date/Time Reported: 5/5/2025 02:14 PM

Notes: DPS provided a student with a non-emergency medical escort to a local hospital.

Disposition: FACILITIES NOTIFIED

 

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