2 men charged with stealing chainsaws, leading police on chase through Chicago suburbs

WHEATON, Ill. -- Two Chicago men were ordered held Thursday after prosecutors said they stole two chainsaws from a truck in Lombard and then led police on a high-speed chase through multiple west and southwest suburbs.Kawann Moore, 39, of the Washington Park neighborhood, and Richard Pegue, 35, of the Homan Square neighborhood, appeared in DuPage County court on Thursday. Both are charged with burglary and aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer.At 12:17 p.m.

Finally, both men bailed from the vehicle at 80th Place and Howard Avenue in Willow Springs, right outside a school where children were outside for recess, prosecutors said. Pegue was arrested near the school after a brief foot pursuit, prosecutors said.Moore fled into a wooded area, but was found when a homeowner called 911 to report Moore had been hiding in his backyard where his 9-year-old child was playing, prosecutors said.

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