58-Year-Old Man Dies After Chicago Heights Crash
A 58-year-old man died Sunday night after he was involved in a crash in south suburban Chicago Heights.
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A 58-year-old man died Sunday night after he was involved in a crash in south suburban Chicago Heights.
Officers received a call at 10:56 a.m. from someone who had found the infant alone, lying in the grass in an open field, according to a statement from Chicago Heights police.
A 41-year-old man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and aggravated DUI after a fiery, fatal crash Sunday morning in south suburban Chicago Heights.
Emergency responders arriving at the crash at 7:54 a.m. at 14th Street and Chicago Road found a 1998 BMW engulfed in flames and a 2016 Nissan with front end damage, according to the Chicago Heights Police Department.
The suspect robbed a U.S. Bank branch at 101 S. Dixie Highway in Chicago Heights at 4:41 p.m., according to the FBI. He ran away with an undisclosed amount of money.
The controversial plan to close most of Saint James Hospital's Chicago Heights facility, and consolidate them at the hospital's newer Olympia Fields campus was the subject of hearings Tuesday by state regulators.
The fire broke out at 309 16th St. in Chicago Heights, a stately old home that was once a maternity hospital in the early 1900s.
A 12-year-old boy died Monday, nearly a week after he was struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle in south suburban Chicago Heights.
Crews responded at 4:10 a.m. to a call of a fight in the parking lot of Club 390, an adult entertainment club at 390 E. Joe Orr Road, according to Chicago Heights police. Officers found Jose J. Romero on the ground with injuries to his head and body.
A 50-year-old woman died early Sunday after being hit by a vehicle in south suburban Chicago Heights.
About 7:49 p.m., Robert Kirn was riding his bicycle on Route 394 near East Sauk Trail Road in Chicago Heights when he attempted to cross both north and southbound traffic, Illinois State Police said.
About 12:45 a.m., police responded to a call of shots fired in the 500 block of Concord Court and found a man shot in the face, Chicago Heights police said.
Sandra J. Saatkamp, 61, was involved in a crash near Western Avenue and Lincoln Highway. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
A man arrested after a south suburban house party got out of control early Saturday later escaped from police custody outside a Chicago Heights hospital.
Police were investigating an apparent gun battle between occupants of two cars near the corner of Concord Drive and Division Street.
A man was fatally shot Saturday in south suburban Chicago Heights.
Police in south suburban Chicago Heights were questioning a person of interest Monday afternoon, after a 28-year-old man was found dead from an apparent shooting.
A man was beaten to death just blocks from his home in south suburban Chicago Heights Tuesday morning, authorities said.
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The 53-year-old victim walking along the edge of 26th Street near Euclid Avenue when the vehicle hit him about 6 p.m., the Cook County Sheriff's office said in a release.
Brian Herman, 31, and Shaquietta Brison, 25, "lured" Christian Landon to Brison's apartment, and attacked him with a stun gun and a meat cleaver.
A neighbor discovered the body of 61-year-old Carolyn Wilkins outside and called 9-1-1 Tuesday morning.
The boy was struck by a vehicle near 16th Place and Chicago Road about 7:45 a.m., according to Chicago Heights police. Washington-McKinley School is located at that intersection.
A man was killed in a crash in south suburban Chicago Heights, authorities said.
