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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Thursday September 18, 2025:

 

Incident Type: LOST/FOUND PROPERTY : LOST PROPERTY

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

Date/Time Reported: 9/18/2025 06:25 AM

Notes: DPS received a report of lost property on campus.

Disposition: INFORMATION ONLY

 

Incident Type: ALARM : SMOKE

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

Date/Time Reported: 9/18/2025 08:50 AM

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

Disposition: FACILITIES NOTIFIED

 

Incident Type: ALARM : FIRE

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

Date/Time Reported: 9/18/2025 11:24 AM

Notes: DPS responded to a fire alarm in a residential building. Cause determined to be malfunctioning fire pump. CFD did respond, and 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 Wednesday, September 17, 2025:

 

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

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS : CUNNINGHAM HALL – 3100 S MICHIGAN

Date/Time Reported: 9/17/2025 01:51 PM

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

Disposition: HOUSING NOTIFIED

 

Incident Type: DRUG/NARCOTIC OFFENSE

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

Date/Time Reported: 9/17/2025 08:15 PM

Notes: DPS responded to a residential building for marijuana paraphernalia; Referred to housing.

Disposition: STUDENT AFFAIRS NOTIFIED

 

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Illinois Tech Community,

There are no incidents to report for Tuesday, September 16, 2025.

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Friday, September 12, 2025, through Sunday, September 14, 2025:

 

Incident Type: LARCENY/THEFT : FROM MOTOR VEHICLE

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : GENERAL PARKING LOCATIONS : D2 LOT – 3350 S WABASH

Date/Time Reported: 9/12/2025 12:00 AM

Notes: A student called DPS to report a theft from her vehicle.

Disposition: INFORMATION ONLY

 

Incident Type: INJURED/SICK PERSON : CFD RESPONSE – NO TRANSPORT

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : KEATIN SPORTS CENTER – 3040 S WABASH

Date/Time Reported: 9/12/2025 07:30 AM

Notes: Student requested medical assistance at an academic building on campus. Medical transport wasn’t needed.

Disposition: HOUSING NOTIFIED

 

Incident Type: INJURED/SICK PERSON : CFD RESPONSE – NO TRANSPORT

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : STREET LOCATIONS : STATE : 3400-3500 SOUTH

Date/Time Reported: 9/12/2025 02:02 PM

Notes: DPS responded to a call about an ill member of the general public. CFD and EMS responded. Transport to hospital was refused.

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

 

Incident Type: ALARM : FIRE

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS :

TECHNOLOGY PARK – 3340 S DEARBORN

Date/Time Reported: 9/14/2025 12:00 AM

Notes: A fire alarm was triggered at an academic building. CFD responded.

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

 

Incident Type: LARCENY/THEFT : SHOPLIFTING

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : MCCORMICK TRIBUNE CAMPUS CENTER – 3201 S STATE

Date/Time Reported: 9/14/2025 10:40 PM

Notes: DPS responded to a call from the store manager at 7-11 regarding a recent theft.

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

 

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Thursday, September 11, 2025:

 

Incident Type: ALARM : FIRE

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS : FRATERNITY/SORORITY :ASA – 3340 S MICHIGAN

Date/Time Reported: 9/11/2025 10:16 AM

Notes: DPS responded to a fire alarm in a residential building. It was determined that a student was blow drying her hair set the alarm off. CFD reset the system.

Disposition: FACILITIES NOTIFIED

 

Incident Type: DISTURBANCE

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : MCCORMICK TRIBUNE CAMPUS CENTER – 3201 S STATE

Date/Time Reported: 9/11/2025 01:50 PM

Notes: DPS responded to a report of a disturbance in an academic building on campus.

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

 

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Wednesday, September 10, 2025:

 

Incident Type: DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : MCCORMICK
TRIBUNE CAMPUS CENTER – 3201 S STATE
Date/Time Reported: 9/10/2025 01:52 PM
Notes: DPS responded to an academic building for a damage to property report. Facilities notified.
Disposition: FACILITIES NOTIFIED

 

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Illinois Tech Community,

There are no incidents to report for Tuesday, September 9, 2025.

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Illinois Tech Community,

There are no incidents to report for Monday, September 8, 2025.

 

Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Friday, September 5, 2025, through Sunday, September 7, 2025:

 

Incident Type: ACCIDENT : MOTOR VEHICLE

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : STREET LOCATIONS : MICHIGAN : 3300-3400 SOUTH

Date/Time Reported: 9/5/2025 01:07 PM

Notes: DPS responded to a motor vehicle accident that resulted in damage to IIT property.

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

 

Incident Type: LARCENY/THEFT : BICYCLES

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

Date/Time Reported: 9/5/2025 05:22 PM

Notes: DPS received a report of bicycle theft that occurred at an IIT satellite campus.

Disposition: INFORMATION ONLY

 

Incident Type: LARCENY/THEFT : OTHER

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

Date/Time Reported: 9/5/2025 09:00 PM

Notes: DPS received a theft report that occurred on campus.

Disposition: INFORMATION ONLY

 

Incident Type: ALARM : SMOKE

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

Date/Time Reported: 9/7/2025 12:11 AM

Notes: DPS responded to an active fire alarm at a residential building on campus.

 

Incident Type: MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENT

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : STREET LOCATIONS : WABASH

Date/Time Reported: 9/7/2025 06:30 AM

Notes: DPS noted that benches were moved and stacked from 32nd to 33rd.

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

 

Incident Type: ALARM : FIRE

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

Date/Time Reported: 9/7/2025 05:40 PM

Notes: DPS responded to a Fire alarm inside a residential building.

 

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Thursday, September 4, 2025:

 

Incident Type: LARCENY/THEFT

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : CROWN HALL – 3360 S STATE

Date/Time Reported: 9/4/2025 12:30 PM

Notes: DPS responded to a theft at an academic building.

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

 

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