Authorities: Burglary ring struck Streamwood, Wheeling homes

Four men were ordered held on cash bails ranging from $25,000 to $60,000 Thursday after authorities said they burglarized homes in Streamwood and W...

May 14, 2023
2:48 AM

Four men were ordered held on cash bails ranging from $25,000 to $60,000 Thursday after authorities said they burglarized homes in Streamwood and Wheeling this week in what a judge described as an "organized residential burglary ring." According to prosecutors, the suspects -- Alan Ely, 34, Paul Ely, 25, Walter Reed, 36, and Joe Mitchell, 37 -- had water department IDs, walkie-talkies and masks with them at the time of the burglaries. Each is charged with residential burglary. On Tuesday, police tracked a vehicle connected to burglaries to a Streamwood residence, prosecutors said.

Barbara Vitello