Missing Headlight Leads To Drug Charge

Steven Villareal, 21, of Glen Ellyn was charged with possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of cannabis after police stopped him Jan. 5, at about 2:30 a.m., because, according to police, his Nissan only had one working headlight. At the time, Villareal had been driving southeast-bound on Milwaukee Avenue.

When police checked Villareal's driver's license in a database, they said they discovered an arrest warrant for him from DuPage County for a failure to pay fines and failure to appear for a recent "driving while license suspended" arrest.

Niles police searched the vehicle and, according to the report, discovered a glass pipe containing suspect cannabis, which Villareal identified as his. Upon further searching, police said they discovered a medicine bottle containing additional suspect cannabis and two plastic bags containing suspect psilocybin, also called "shrooms." According to police, Villareal also indicated these belonged to him.

Police also issued Villareal a citation for driving with only one operable headlamp. His court date is Jan. 17 at the Skokie branch of the Cook County courts.

Man drives erratically on Golf Road

Bong Kwon, 31, of Niles was charged with DUI after police stopped him for allegedly driving in the middle of the 8300 block of Golf Road (directly over the white dotted line separating the lanes) on Jan. 6 at 2:30 a.m. Police said he had the odor of alcohol on his breath and showed signs of impairment on field sobriety tests.

His court date is Jan. 26 in Skokie.

Information is taken from reports.

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