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Arlington Heights police charged Kendall Chesley with attempted murder after a Saturday stabbing on North Salem Avenue.
The Daily Herald and WBBM Newsradio reported that Kendall Chesley, 25, of DeKalb, was charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after a stabbing Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in the 300 block of North Salem Avenue. Police said he also called 911 and reported that he had stabbed someone. The victim, described as a 30-year-old acquaintance, was in stable condition.
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An attempted-murder charge after a 911 call is an accusation. It is not a conviction. Police say Chesley reported the stabbing himself and that he also tried to hit the same man with a car. Those are the department's allegations. The detention hearing Sunday did not decide them.
The Daily Herald reported that officers were sent to the 300 block of North Salem Avenue after Chesley called 911 and said he had stabbed someone. They found a man with multiple stab wounds to the chest and hand. He was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge with injuries police called non-life-threatening. WBBM reported the victim is a 30-year-old Arlington Heights man and that he and Chesley knew each other. Police did not release what started the fight.
The Daily Herald and WBBM reported that investigators say Chesley also tried to strike the man with a silver Honda Civic. The car hit a nearby building instead. Police said he abandoned it and ran. A search that included other agencies, a drone unit, and a K-9 ended when Palatine officers found him near Rand and Hintz roads. Shaw Local, citing the Arlington Heights police release, reported the same foot search and the same arrest. He was taken to the Cook County courthouse Sunday for a detention hearing. The outcome was not in the police accounts used here.
The charges approved by the Cook County State's Attorney's Office are attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. A 911 call that says "I stabbed him" is evidence the state will offer. It is not a verdict. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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