SUV overturns after crashing into building in Avondale
Investigation revealed the vehicle was driven on the sidewalk and struck the front of the building before returning to the street where it came to a stop.
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Investigation revealed the vehicle was driven on the sidewalk and struck the front of the building before returning to the street where it came to a stop.
Chicago police say officers responded to a traffic crash where an unoccupied green SUV was overturned in the center of the street.
Three of the victims have hired a food-borne illness attorney based in Seattle.
Inside, the Chicago Department of Public Health found raw beef and eggs stored above ready-to-eat lettuce and other food safety issues.
Two people who got sick due to a salmonella outbreak linked to an Avondale taqueria filed lawsuits against the restaurant. Carnicerias Guanajuato shut down its taqueria earlier this month. Since then, 30 people have reported getting salmonella, and 10 were hospitalized.
The taqueria has been closed since Sept. 8, and CDPH said the owners are cooperating with an investigation into the specific source of the infections.
The taqueria has been closed since Sept. 8, and CDPH said the owners are cooperating with an investigation into the specific source of the infections.
At least 20 people got sick, and 10 were hospitalized after contracting salmonella from food at a taqueria in Avondale.
Anyone who has eaten any prepared food from Carnicerias Guanajuato's taqueria or the prepared food section of the grocery store since Aug. 29 might have been exposed to salmonella.
Chicago police said officers responded to the scene and found the victims inside the second floor of the apartment with multiple stab wounds.
The man can be seen early Friday morning methodically checking each of the six mail slots and taking out the mail before closing it back up.
The man can be seen early Friday morning methodically checking each of the six mail slots and taking out the mail before closing it back up.
In each robbery, two or three people get out of a vehicle, and demand the victims' property at gunpoint.
Suspects in masks and carrying guns not only robbed but punched defenseless people.
Two violent robberies caught on camera have a Northwest Side neighborhood on edge. Suspects in masks and carrying guns not only robbed but punched defenseless people. Both of the attacks happened in broad daylight.
Police said a group of armed robbers drove up to people in a small to mid-sized SUV, got out, and demanded the victims' property at gunpoint.
"Within two seconds, he was already at my window."
Only on 2 -- Two people were held at gunpoint while trying to use a drive-through ATM in Avondale. One of those victims said the bank hadn't done anything to secure its drive-through operation. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports
Her daughter also left behind two young children.
The robberies happened in the Bucktown, West Town, Logan Square, and Avondale neighborhoods shortly before 12:30 a.m. and went on until 1:30 a.m.
Even worse, parents were told the summer programs they and other families rely heavily on have been canceled at the site.
The move, parents said, puts many programs in jeopardy.
Residents on Chicago's northwest side are feeling both confusion and frustration after parents say they were blindsided by the city's plans to take over their park to convert it into a migrant center. The move, parents said, puts many programs in jeopardy. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos spoke to concerned residents in Avondale.
The ambulance sustained front-end damage to the bumper and is drivable, the Fire Department said.
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