Neighbors' Fight Lands Man In Hospital

Tadeusz Zdanowski, 50, of Niles was charged with battery and bodily harm Dec. 30 at about 8 p.m. after his neighbor, a 69-year-old man who uses a cane, was injured.

Upon arrival, police found the victim in front of his home on Catino Terrace, and they said he told them his neighbor, Zdanowski, had shoved him to the ground because he was upset that the victim had parked his car too close to Zdanowski's vehicle on the street.

According to police, the victim said Zdanowski had come out of his house, swore at him in Polish and approached and shoved him in the chest, causing him to fall and hit his head. Zdanowski then threw the victim's cane across the street, where police retrieved it.

Zdanowski gave police a similar account, but said he shoved the victim in defense after the victim threatened him with his cane, police said. He also said he did not see the victim fall to the ground, according to police.

The victim suffered a fractured left pinky finger, a fractured right knee, and a laceration to his left ear.

Zdanowski's court date is Jan. 24 in the Skokie branch of the Cook County courts.

Woman charged with DUI admits 'a lot' to drink, police say

Mirjana Lukac, 30, of Niles was charged with DUI on Dec. 30 just after midnight after police saw her driving erratically on Howard Street near Caldwell Avenue. Police said she had the odor of alcohol on her breath, and that she told them she had had "a lot" to drink. According to police, another officer on the scene observed an open bottle of alcohol on the front seat. She showed signs of impairment on field sobriety tests, police said. Her court date is Feb. 23 in Skokie.

Information is taken from reports.

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