Driver in custody after pedestrian killed in crash on Chicago's West Side
The driver was later taken into custody, and police said charges are pending.
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The driver was later taken into custody, and police said charges are pending.
A semi-truck and a sedan were involved in the crash just before 4 a.m.
La Grange, Illinois, police are investigating whether a medical event may have played a role in a deadly car crash last week.
La Grange police said the crash happened around 1:50 p.m. at the intersection of 47th Street and Willow Springs Road.
A semi truck crashed into a building and caught fire Wednesday afternoon in suburban West Chicago, police said.
Both sedans came to rest in the yards of two separate residences, police said.
Police say a man of unknown age was driving a Chevy SUV with a passenger, a 40-year-old man, eastbound on Superior Street when they lost control and slammed into the Peninsula Chicago.
According to Chicago police, an unknown driver in a gold sedan heading northbound on Loomis Boulevard ran a red light and hit a silver jeep heading eastbound on 74th Street.
The crash happened around 10 p.m. in the 7400 block of South Loomis Boulevard.
A preliminary investigation of the crash determined that a 56-year-old man was on the south side of the street when he attempted to cross to the north side of the roadway.
The Lake County Coroner's Office said that just after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash in the area of Route 60-83 and Taylor Lake Court.
The Skokie Fire Department said they were responding to a rollover crash when they found the three damaged cars.
The Chicago City Council Finance Committee voted on two major settlements Friday, both involving police incidents.
Chicago police said a 56-year-old man was injured in a shooting and car crash in the city's East Garfield Park neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
A 1-year-old passenger inside the Jeep was taken to a hospital in good condition.
Chicago police were searching for a hit-and-run driver who crashed into several parked cars early Tuesday morning in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
An Illinois state trooper was inured in a Scott's Law crash on the northbound Bishop Ford Monday night.
A gray car was hit so hard that the hood ended up under the purple car in front of it.
A pickup driving through a green light hit a 72-year-old man who was standing in the median in the 1100 block of South Lake Shore Drive just after 5 a.m.
One person was confirmed dead after a multi-vehicle crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway at 87th Street Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said.
Chicago police said a driver was traveling eastbound on Monroe when he ran a red light and crashed with another vehicle heading northbound on Columbus Drive.
The southbound lanes of the Dan Ryan Expressway at 87th Street are shut down after a multi-vehicle crash Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said.
Traffic is being rerouted off I-390 at Meacham Road.
Illinois State Police said the crash happened just after 3 a.m.
Illinois State Police said the crash happened just after 11:30 p.m. on northbound I-94 at 59th Street.
Mike Lacson's interview with CBS News Chicago was the first time he spoke one-on-one about losing his daughter — and the pain that never goes away.
The Weber Spur, which runs through LaBagh Woods, is already used as a nature path.
Shawon Shamarion Williams was arrested by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and booked into the Lake County Jail north of Chicago.
Trevon Jackson has been out on bond since early May.
The new material developed by Northwestern scientists is non-toxic, recyclable, and compostable.
The Trump administration is replacing the head of the ICE branch that carries out arrests and deportations, according to three sources.
The Trump administration has canceled $766 million awarded to Moderna to develop a vaccine against potential pandemic influenza viruses, including the H5N1 bird flu.
A senior administration official said Elon Musk "left on good terms and is still friends" with President Trump.
The proposal would replace the Regional Transportation Authority — which oversees the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra commuter rail, and Pace suburban buses.
A federal court on Wednesday blocked most of the sweeping tariffs imposed by President Trump.
Sara Hovey and her husband were paying for a mortgage, rent and a litigation attorney, who apparently told her she should have been protected.
Thomas McPeek placed stacks and stacks of bets last year — complicated wagers on football called parlays, where several events all have to happen for the gambler to win.
Back in February, Heather Radin had planned to give only $10 to someone she thought was really in need. She is out $5,000.
The iconic Chicago chain known for its hot dogs and Italian beef sandwiches launched its brand new breakfast offerings in five restaurants Tuesday morning.
The application website is expected to open this summer.
As anyone who was around two years ago will remember, this is not the first time a hazy, unhealthy back of air engulfed and choked Chicago.
Earlier this year, CFD ambulance No. 74 and truck No. 6 responded to a 13-month-old baby suffering from cardiac arrest.
Doctors, environmental groups and residents are trying to determine if there is a causal connection between pollutants from the steel industry and rates of cancer in Gary.
Authorities in Hong Kong say COVID-19 levels are the worst in at least a year.
Researchers say the device could detect airborne viruses or bacteria in hospitals or public spaces.
Gary Mayor Eddie Melton said Nippon Steel plans to pump $1 billion in the Gary Works U.S. Steel facility — the largest steel plant in the country.
The store — which currently has locations in Uptown Park Ridge, west suburban Geneva, and Milwaukee — has been in business for nearly 90 years.
While many were on the hunt for the best deals, sometimes people searching for their usual stores found them either moved or just gone.
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In its Sunday edition, the paper published a summer reading list with the titles, authors, and descriptions of 15 books. But it turned out that 10 of those 15 books do not exist.
"Hamilton" stars Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., Philippa Soo and Renée Elise Goldsberry will be among the performers at the Tony Awards 2025.
Music legend Janet Jackson returned to perform on TV for the first time in seven years at the American Music Awards and received the show's prestigious Icon Award.
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Phil Robertson, the patriarch of the "Duck Dynasty" family, died at age 79 a few months after his son revealed he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
Eight people were found guilty of robbing Kim Kardashian in Paris in 2016. Two defendants were acquitted.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Thursday, May 29, 2025.
Mike Lacson's interview with CBS News Chicago was the first time he spoke one-on-one about losing his daughter — and the pain that never goes away. Dana Kozlov reports.
The Weber Spur, which runs through LaBagh Woods, is already used as a nature path. Marissa Sulek reports.
Shawon Shamarion Williams, 19, was arrested by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, or NCIS, and was booked into the Lake County Jail north of Chicago.
According to court documents, Trevon Jackson, 27, used the popular video game Roblox to message the 13-year-old. He sometimes did so over chat, court documents said.
Police identified the suspect as 25-year-old Jalonie Jenkins. He is considered armed and dangerous.
Shawon Shamarion Williams was arrested by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and booked into the Lake County Jail north of Chicago.
Mike Lacson's interview with CBS News Chicago was the first time he spoke one-on-one about losing his daughter — and the pain that never goes away.
The Weber Spur, which runs through LaBagh Woods, is already used as a nature path.
Trevon Jackson has been out on bond since early May.
Gary Mayor Eddie Melton said Nippon Steel plans to pump $1 billion in the Gary Works U.S. Steel facility — the largest steel plant in the country.
UChicago Medicine said it has alerted about 38,000 patients of the UCM Medical Group that they have been affected by a data breach.
Doctors, environmental groups and residents are trying to determine if there is a causal connection between pollutants from the steel industry and rates of cancer in Gary.
A suburban woman was forced to wait more than two years to get her mother's remains from an embattled south suburban crematory, only to discover the ashes are not her mom's.
An Indiana man's mother's remains spent months languishing in a south suburban crematory that has been shut down by Illinois officials amid reports of body mishandling.
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Seiya Suzuki doubled in a run and rookie Matt Shaw had two hits for the NL Central leaders, who have won 10 of 12.
Williams addressed excerpts from an upcoming book with Williams saying he preferred to be drafted by the Vikings, not the Bears, where his dad said quarterbacks go to die.
The nine runs allowed were a season high for the Mets.
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Shawon Shamarion Williams was arrested by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and booked into the Lake County Jail north of Chicago.
Trevon Jackson has been out on bond since early May.
A Kansas man has been charged with interference with flight crew members and attendants, which carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison.
Police are searching for 25-year-old Jalonie Jenkins after two sisters were found stabbed to death in a home in Streamwood Wednesday night.
The woman was taken into custody with charges pending late Wednesday, police said.
