Driver killed in head on crash in Wheeling
A vehicle was traveling in the wrong lane when it struck a single on-coming car - killing the 53-year-old driver, police said.
A vehicle was traveling in the wrong lane when it struck a single on-coming car - killing the 53-year-old driver, police said.
Village officials say both drivers were taken to Silver Cross Hospital where the officer was pronounced dead.
Illinois State Police around 1:36 a.m., troopers responded to a single-car crash on northbound I-57 at 107th Street.
It was tough for school community members to wrap their minds around the deadly crash involving four students.
"The community loves them. They're there for them. This is not going to be forgotten for years, you know?"
Chicago police said the 61-year-old was driving a minivan southbound, in the 5200 block of South Loomis Boulevard just before noon, when he struck a parked car - causing the minivan to flip over.
Preliminary reports say a 2007 Cadillac utility vehicle, for unknown reasons, left the roadway onto the right shoulder and struck a guardrail - causing the car to roll over.
According to a passenger, he and the driver were heading south down this alley when they heard gunshots and started to reverse.
Initial reports say the car was traveling in the center lane behind the trailer when, for unknown reasons, the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck the rear passenger side of the trailer.
The victim was being driven by another 33-year-old man to the University of Chicago Medical Center when he struck another car and then a pole.
So many students, teachers, and staff from the school showed up Thursday morning, Wheeling police had to help with traffic control.
Flowers and candles lined a sidewalk in Wheeling beside the intersection where four teens died in a car crash earlier this week. They were students and soccer players at Buffalo Grove High School. CBS 2's Noel Brennan went to Wheeling where dozens of students, teachers, and staff gathered to say goodbye.
Flowers and candles lined a sidewalk in Wheeling beside the intersection where four teens died in a car crash earlier this week. They were students and soccer players at Buffalo Grove High School. CBS 2's Noel Brennan went to Wheeling where dozens of students, teachers, and staff gathered to say goodbye.
Ruth Rau, 81, was a passenger in a car that crashed on the interstate in Montgomery County during the May 1 storm.
The crash happened on Monday around 10:55 a.m. on both northbound and southbound lanes between mile markers 72 and 78 near Farmersville in Montgomery County.
Loved ones remembered a central Illinois couple who died in the dust storm pileup earlier this week on Interstate 55 at their funeral service on Friday. Michael Zinchuk was born in Chicago, but he and his wife Amy called Champaign home. They were married for 30 years and leave behind three children.
State police again closed the same part of the highway on Tuesday amid similarly low-visibility weather conditions.
Northbound, southbound lanes have reopened on I-55 after dust storm causes deadly pileup south of Springfield.
Blowing dust caused a pileup of crashes involving up to 80 vehicles and six fatalities along a stretch of Interstate 55 south of Springfield on Monday. As a result, a large stretch of the highway spanning two counties is expected to be closed until Tuesday afternoon.
Blowing dust caused a pileup of crashes involving up to 80 vehicles and six fatalities along a stretch of Interstate 55 south of Springfield on Monday. As a result, a large stretch of the highway spanning two counties is expected to be closed until Tuesday afternoon.
Blowing dust caused a pileup of crashes involving up to 80 vehicles and multiple fatalities along a stretch of Interstate 55 south of Springfield on Monday. As a result, a large stretch of the highway spanning two counties is expected to be closed until Tuesday afternoon.
The family of Sara Straney is calling for charges against the driver, but police didn't pursue any.
A Lake County judge issued a warrant for a Zion man who killed an 8-month-old infant and woman in a car crash while under the influence of marijuana in Waukegan last October.
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Illinois State Police say troopers responded to the scene where an unidentified woman was struck by a white passenger vehicle that fled the scene.
The Bears defense, especially the defensive backs, appeared confident and energized as the team continued their mandatory minicamp.
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The spending plan includes $182 million to help Chicago cover the costs of caring for migrants, and a $350 million increase in funding for schools statewide.
These are long-shot political moves aimed at trying to knock down convictions that are likely to put Burke behind bars for the rest of his life.
The spending plan includes $182 million to help Chicago cover the costs of caring for migrants, and a $350 million increase in funding for schools statewide.
The Georgia Court of Appeals tentatively scheduled arguments in the disqualification effort involving former President Donald Trump for Oct. 4.
The Republican leaders of three House committees sent criminal referrals to the Justice Department recommending charges against James and Hunter Biden.
A conservative University of Wisconsin regent has resigned, clearing the way for his successor named by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to take his spot.
A shopper discovered 10-cent bag fee instead of a 7-cent tax on a recent receipt from Mariano's.
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It also happens that the contractor was on a list specifically provided by the state.
Alderpeople are looking to try to stop rogue towers from making thousands off drivers who thought they were signing their car away to someone they could trust.
Chicago had a total of 64 confirmed measles in April and March, but has had no new measles cases in two full incubation periods for the disease – or 42 days.
"I asked myself if we can have a fitness tracker for the human body, why can't we have one for the human brain," said Dr. Alex Leow.
Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers are asking for a preliminary injunction expanding the medical exemptions and blocking the hospital-only requirement.
Lawmakers applauded federal efforts to crack down on one of the most common opioids, illegal fentanyl.
Chicago health officials said medetomidine has not previously been detected in Chicago.
Chicago-based Foxtrot has announced plans to reopen a number of locations following the grocery chain's abrupt closures earlier this spring.
Earlier this month, Chuck E. Cheese President and Chief Executive Officer David McKillips told CBS News the company needed to keep up with the times and the interests of today's kids.
A law that drew massive protests and made Wisconsin the center of a national fight over union rights has returned to court, facing a new challenge from teachers and public workers brought after the state's Supreme Court flipped to liberal control.
No one was hurt but the fire burned a charred area on the outside of the mall.
The owner, Andy Kalish, says he just doesn't have the energy to keep it going.
The main 740-seat auditorium will be closed from Monday, Aug. 12, until Wednesday, Sept. 4.
The Chicago Sports Network, or CHSN, will launch in October with Blackhawks and Bulls preseason games, the teams announced.
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A family trip to a drive-thru safari in Texas took a scary turn when a giraffe grabbed a little girl and liffted her into the air.
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A body was recovered from the rubble left behind after an explosion destroyed a house Tuesday night near far north suburban Lake Zurich.
It's called the joro spider. Scientists say it uses a technique called ballooning where it releases silk threats that catch the wind, blowing as high as three miles in to the air.
The victims have not been identified.
The offender then fled the scene. Responding officers later arrested him.
The homeowner, a 77-year-old man, was unaccounted for after the explosion.
The Bears defense, especially the defensive backs, appeared confident and energized as the team continued their mandatory minicamp.
The iconic north suburban home that served as a backdrop for the 1990 holiday hit movie "Home Alone" appears to have found a new buyer.
A shopper discovered 10-cent bag fee instead of a 7-cent tax on a recent receipt from Mariano's.
One man who worked at Aunt Martha's through a third-party security firm was charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse against a 14-year-old girl.
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After learning of the woman's troubled history and other aspects of the case, lawmakers in Springfield spoke out passionately on the Illinois House floor.
The Bears defense, especially the defensive backs, appeared confident and energized as the team continued their mandatory minicamp.
The WNBA announced that it's rescinded the second technical foul on Chicago rookie Angel Reese that occurred with 2:31 left in the loss to the New York Liberty on Tuesday night.
Iowa is agreeing to pay $3.5 million in a settlement with the family of an Iowa State University student who drowned after a school crew club boat capsized in cold, rough waters.
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The offender then fled the scene. Responding officers later arrested him.
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