(Indiana State Police photo) Several people from Illinois were hurt this morning in a three-vehicle crash on the Borman Expressway (Interstate Highway 80/94) in Indiana that snarled traffic for hours, Indiana State Police said. The crash happened before 10 a.m.
Police and fire personnel were on the scene of a fire early this morning in the Sheridan Park neighborhood in Uptown , officials said. At 6:41 a.m., police received calls of smoke coming from the ground level of a wrap-around multi-unit courtyard-style apartment building with storefronts located at 1346 W.
A 16-year-old McHenry County boy died at a Chicago -area hospital following a skateboarding accident earlier this week in which he apparently was being pulled by an auto, authorities said Friday. Alexander Baer, 16, of the 1900 block of North Woodlawn Park Avenue in unincorporated McHenry County near McHenry , was pronounced dead at 2:46 p.m.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Chicago area man faces human smuggling charges after allegedly placing an ad in a Polish language newspaper offering to help illegal immigrants get New Mexico driver’s licenses.
A vehicle hit a light pole early this morning in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side , leaving three people dead. The crash occurred about 12:30 a.m. in the 3000 block of West 47th Street, according to police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro, who said only a single vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed was involved.
About 100 demonstrators rallied inside City Hall today in support of a federal judge’s temporary block of the most controversial sections of Arizona’s immigration law. The rally, which was part of a “National Day of Action” with similar demonstrations opposing the law around the country, also celebrated a recently introduced Chicago City Council resolution that calls for a symbolic boycott of Arizona businesses. But the group — led by immigration groups, elected officials and religious leaders — cautioned the fight isn’t over.
A man displayed a pistol at a Northwestern University student from the back seat of a passing car Wednesday evening, university officials said today.
One man is dead and another person was critically injured when an auto hit a light pole in Englewood , authorities said. The man, believed to be in his 20s, remained unidentified this afternoon following the crash in the 6700 block of South Halsted Street, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He died from multiple injuries suffered in the crash, the office ruled today following an autopsy.
A young teenage boy was shot while riding his bicycle in the West Pullman neighborhood Wednesday night and died about two hours later, authorities said. The boy, who was about 13, was pronounced dead at 10:09 p.m.
A north suburban woman’s grief over the death of her grandmother in Phoenix was exacerbated when her cremated remains were lost somewhere in the shipping process between Arizona and Chicago. The ashes of 89-year-old Mabel Bink, a Roseland neighborhood native, still haven’t been found, according to the U.S.
Days after torrents of rain flooded the Chicago area, cash-strapped counties and municipalities are appealing to the federal government for money to cover the damages left by the storms. Officials trying to build a case for federal aid are encouraging residents who suffered storm damage to fill out forms documenting their losses. On Tuesday, Cook County Board President Todd Stroger signed a proclamation declaring Cook County a disaster area, a day after Gov
A 15-year-old was taken to a hospital after being shot in the chest in the Roseland neighborhood this afternoon, police said.
Chicago police investigate a shooting this evening that occurred in a CTA terminal on the 7900 block of South Western Avenue. (For the Tribune/Eric Clark) Nine people were shot–but only one seriously–in what police described as a likely gang-related shooting Monday night at a CTA turnaround on the South Side . The shootings, which brought Police Superintendent Jody Weis to the scene, occurred at South Western Avenue and 79th Street at 9:14 p.m
Glenview police say they have put a stop to a string of residential burglaries that have had residents of various neighborhoods on edge for the past few months. Read more at TribLocal .
A life-size statue of Elvis Presley is among a trove of Rod Blagojevich’s belongings in an Arlington Heights storage facility that the warehouse owner says he will sell at auction if the former governor doesn’t settle his debt. Paul Lombardo, CEO of Boyer-Rosene Moving & Storage in Arlington Heights , said Blagojevich is more than a year past due and is accruing penalty charges on seven wooden storage units he has rented starting in 2002. The public will be invited to buy the ex-governor’s belongings Aug
Chicago police aren’t letting the recent killings of three cops demoralize them, Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis said today following an annual motorcycle ride to honor fallen officers. “As a police department we’ve had some real tragedies over the past 60 days,” Weis said.
The man who was doused in gasoline earlier this month, allegedly by his girlfriend, died Saturday from his injures, officials said.
An emergency task force in west suburban Westchester is using boats and a helicopter to search for people who may be stranded because of unprecedented flooding from last night’s pounding rainfall. Emergency personnel from Chicago and several suburbs were helping in the search.
Police are questioning “several” people in the shooting death of Chicago police officer Michael R.
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for southern Cook, southeastern DuPage, eastern Will and northern Kankakee counties until 7:15 p.m.
