Pedestrian struck, killed by car in Belmont Cragin
Preliminary information says a white sedan driven by a 56-year-old man was traveling southbound when he struck the victim, a 46-year-old man, at the intersection.
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Preliminary information says a white sedan driven by a 56-year-old man was traveling southbound when he struck the victim, a 46-year-old man, at the intersection.
Chicago police said just before midnight, a 23-year-old man was driving a Ford SUV north on the 2400 block of North Central Avenue, when he lost control and struck a tree.
Neighbors say the impact made their entire building shake.
Police said the burglars got in using bolt cutters, and stole liquor and cash.
Police are searching for a pair of burglars who broke into two liquor stores early Tuesday morning in Belmont Cragin and Avondale.
She was inside of a car when she was shot in the shoulder, back and hand, police said.
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A 21-year-old woman is dead after being shot in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood Monday afternoon. She was inside of a car in the 5200 block of West Montana Street around 1 p.m. when she was struck in the shoulder, back and hand by gunfire, according to Chicago police.
A 21-year-old woman is dead after being shot in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood Monday afternoon. She was inside of a car in the 5200 block of West Montana Street around 1 p.m. when she was struck in the shoulder, back and hand by gunfire, according to Chicago police.
A new streetscape improvement program will be announced at 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
A stretch of Fullerton in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood is about to get a makeover. A new streetscape improvement program will be announced at 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
The improvements include a pedestrian island, high visibility crosswalks, new sidewalks, pavement patching, new street lighting, and parkway trees.
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All three were taken to Community First Hospital for observation.
The victim complied and the suspects fled with the victim's wallet.
A SWAT team was on the scene after a man barricaded himself inside an apartment building in Belmont Cragin Friday morning.
The officer says she observed the suspects were shooting from a black sedan.
A car jumped the curb and plowed into a load-bearing column at an O’Reilly Auto Parts store in Cicero Avenue.
Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt.
Police said the driver left the truck unattended while making a delivery, and someone hopped in the driver's seat and left.
Police said the driver left the truck unattended while making a delivery, and someone hopped in the driver's seat and left.
A couple was robbed and carjacked while loading their car with laundry bags Saturday morning in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood, according to police.
Michael Martinez, 27, is charged with one felony count of being an armed habitual criminal.
Michael Martinez, 27, is charged with one felony count of being an armed habitual criminal in the incident in Belmont Cragin this week. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
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A CTA Brown Line train hit a car in Chicago's Ravenswood Manor neighborhood.
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