Driver killed in crash while taking shooting victim to hospital in Bronzeville
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.
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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.
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Chicago police said the victim was standing outside when a red sedan approached, and an unknown man exited the car and fired shots.
Neighbors said the men had been working at that site for weeks before this collapse.
Neighbors said the men had been working at that site for weeks before this collapse.
It's a fully accessible pedestrian and bike bridge over the railroad tracks and South Lake Shore Drive at 43rd Street in Bronzeville.
City officials celebrated the opening of the new 43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge over DuSable Lake Shore Drive on Wednesday. It's a fully accessible pedestrian and bicycle bridge further connecting the Bronzeville neighborhood to the lakefront.
It's meant to improve access to the lakefront on the South Side.
Police said a man was in a vehicle in the 4200 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when someone in another vehicle started shooting.
Police say he was identified as the suspect who, on Nov. 29, carjacked the victim, in the 3900 block of South State Street.
The $81.8 million, two-building project is funded by the INVEST South/West program. It is called 43 Green.
The $81.8 million, two-building project is funded by the INVEST South/West program. It is called 43 Green.
Police said two gunmen shot the victims when they tried to drive away from an attempted carjacking.
One man is dead and a woman is in the hospital after an attempted carjacking in the Bronzeville neighborhood. Police said, around 12:10 a.m., the victims were in a black sedan in the 4900 block of South Calumet Avenue, when two gunmen approached them and tried to steal their vehicle.
Chicago police said around 11:00 Sunday night, two cars collided at 51st and Champlain.
One man is dead and a woman is in the hospital after an attempted carjacking in the Bronzeville neighborhood.
They've struck at least three times in the last week off MLK on Bowen Avenue and 41st Street.
They've struck at least three times in the last week off MLK on Bowen Avenue and 41st Street.
One of the teens was left in critical condition. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The victim was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to the head, shoulder, and chest, police said.
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Some residents are opposed to the stadium because they are concerned it will bring traffic to their neighborhood.
Some residents are opposed to the stadium because they are concerned it will bring traffic to their neighborhood.
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The victim was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to the head, shoulder, and chest, police said.
The new stadium would seat about 5,500 people.
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