Driver flees after crash sends truck into building in Humboldt Park, Chicago police say
Chicago police said a crash sent a pickup truck into a building in the city’s Humboldt Park neighborhood in the early morning hours Monday.
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Chicago police said a crash sent a pickup truck into a building in the city’s Humboldt Park neighborhood in the early morning hours Monday.
Chicago police said the crash happened on Wednesday, July 30, around 11:35 p.m. in the 700 block of West Marquette Road in the Englewood neighborhood.
Westbound lanes of I-88 were shut down for hours in Downers Grove after a semi crash spilled cargo all over the roadway.
A memorial continued to grow Thursday outside the Portillo's restaurant in Oswego, Illinois, a day after a 2-year-old boy was killed and 13 other people were injured when a car crashed through the entrance.
A 2-year-old was killed and 13 other people were injured Wednesday afternoon, when a car crashed into a Portillo's restaurant in Oswego, Illinois.
Chicago police said a blue Ford sedan was heading eastbound when the driver disregarded a traffic light and hit a red Chevy sedan.
The crash happened Saturday afternoon in the 2100 block of Irving Park Road in Hanover Park.
Chicago police said a 23-year-old woman ran a traffic light, hitting a squad car and causing it to roll over.
Police said a marked squad car was going through an intersection when a Kia sedan, driven by a 23-year-old woman, disregarded a traffic light and hit the squad car, causing it to roll over.
One person was injured in a fiery crash Friday evening in northwest suburban Itasca.
The Lake County Coroner's Office released the identity of the victim killed in the multivehicle crash on the Edens Expressway on Wednesday.
Illinois State Police said the SUV driver was taken to the hospital with injuries after the crash involving the school bus on the Eisenhower Expressway Friday morning.
The women were taken to the hospital after the hit-and-run crash early Thursday morning. Police said the occupants of the offending vehicle fled the scene.
Illinois State Police said, around 10:40 a.m., troopers responded to a crash in the northbound lanes of Interstate 94 near Dundee Road involving five vehicles.
Police said the vehicle may have front-end damage and a newly replaced windshield.
One patient had to be airlifted to Advocate Condell Medical Center.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash happened just before midnight on eastbound I-290 at Racine Avenue.
The crash happened shortly after 5 a.m. on southbound I-55 north of Cass Avenue.
Illinois State Police said the victim was hit by gunfire before crashing into a semi and another car.
A Pace bus was involved in a crash that followed a police pursuit from Blue Island to the West Pullman neighborhood.
Police said the driver of an SUV ignored a traffic signal and was hit by two sedans and a Pace bus.
Authorities said Tuesday that Andrew Willard, 58, was driving drunk when he crashed into one car and forced it to hit another.
The children's father, Ali Odeh, said the crash could have been avoided had the driver responsible already been in custody that day.
A passenger in one of the vehicles was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in critical condition and died while in the emergency room.
The Illinois Prisoner Review Board ruled Friday that Sean Grayson, convicted of second-degree murder in the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey, will remain in prison despite a medical release application citing advanced colon cancer.
Romo was arrested in Wisconsin last week, accused of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
A judge sided with the Wisconsin Elections Commission Wednesday, ruling that state law does not allow absentee voters to change their ballot after it has been returned — a setback for Democrats amid a scrambled governor's primary field.
Barnes withdrew from the Democratic primary less than two weeks before the Aug. 11 election, on the same day a newspaper reported it had asked him about allegations of inappropriate behavior reviewed by the state party.
An ATM was taken during a smash-and-grab burglary in Chicago's Loop early Friday morning.
A judge sided with the Wisconsin Elections Commission Wednesday, ruling that state law does not allow absentee voters to change their ballot after it has been returned — a setback for Democrats amid a scrambled governor's primary field.
Barnes withdrew from the Democratic primary less than two weeks before the Aug. 11 election, on the same day a newspaper reported it had asked him about allegations of inappropriate behavior reviewed by the state party.
For years, Deborah Witzburg sounded the loudest alarm when uncovering hundreds of cases of corruption and fraud inside Chicago city government.
The Trump administration on Thursday reiterated its view that China's alleged efforts to collect millions of American voter registration files constituted election interference.
John Kelly, who lobbied for the Chicago White Sox, Bally's and the United Center, is the latest name to join the list of candidates to become the city's next mayor
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
A Wisconsin appeals court reversed a lower court ruling that had declared Act 10 unconstitutional, keeping the 2011 law limiting public workers' collective bargaining rights in place as unions prepare to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
The changing developments at 1800 N. Clybourn Ave. represent a microcosm of 40 years of changing development priorities on the Clybourn Corridor as a whole, and in Chicago and beyond.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Actor William Shatner and his daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch, recall how they helped each other as they fought Stage 4 cancer side by side.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
A man was charged in a shooting that left a woman critically injured in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood in June.
A Chicago nonprofit is working to get more girls and women into the national security workforce.
Jackie Kostek is jumpstarting your morning from the Chicago River.
Travel editor Peter Greenberg joins CBS News Chicago.
An ATM was taken during a smash-and-grab burglary in Chicago's Loop early Friday morning.
A report on an investigation into former state Representative Harry Benton (D-Chicago) was made public on Friday.
A man was charged in a shooting that left a woman critically injured in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood in June.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Lollapalooza 2026 takes over Grant Park Thursday with headlining performances from Lorde, Charli XCX, the Smashing Pumpkins, Olivia Dean, Tate McRae and more.
The Illinois Prisoner Review Board ruled Friday that Sean Grayson, convicted of second-degree murder in the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey, will remain in prison despite a medical release application citing advanced colon cancer.
Chicago's Office of Emergency Management, which oversees roughly 200 traffic aides, says two were seriously injured by drivers this summer — leaving many uneasy on the job as Lollapalooza brings heavy traffic downtown.
Shavonne Worthy said she visited her mother's grave at Oakridge-Glen Oaks Cemetery in Hillside and found an empty hole where the headstone had stood for nearly 10 years — and the cemetery's new owner told her it was removed intentionally.
Earlier this month, charges were dropped in one case against Weinstein, but he still faces charges in New York and California.
The summer camp serves about 75 kids every year, with the mission to help them heal from a violent loss.
While Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn't announced if he will run for re-election next year, he's boasting about lower vacancy rates for Mag Mile buildings and taking credit for the positive changes.
Romo was arrested in Wisconsin last week, accused of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Tristan Peters drew a bases-loaded walk in the 11th inning to force in automatic runner Chase Meidroth and the Chicago White Sox edged the Yankees 2-1.
Alex Bregman drove in the go-ahead run with a 10th-inning double and the Chicago Cubs went on to a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
The White Sox stayed 1 1/2 games ahead of Cleveland in the AL Central.
St. Louis snapped a three-game losing streak. It had lost nine of its last 11 games entering play Wednesday.
The Illinois Prisoner Review Board ruled Friday that Sean Grayson, convicted of second-degree murder in the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey, will remain in prison despite a medical release application citing advanced colon cancer.
Two Mundelein-area men are facing charges connected to the murder of a man who disappeared last November.
Authorities have not yet identified partial human remains found in the Fox River, and it is not yet known whether they are connected to a boat crash or another incident.
Shavonne Worthy said she visited her mother's grave at Oakridge-Glen Oaks Cemetery in Hillside and found an empty hole where the headstone had stood for nearly 10 years — and the cemetery's new owner told her it was removed intentionally.
A man stood charged Wednesday with firing a gun at a car and going on to lead Illinois State Police on a chase on I-57 this week.
