Police release video from fatal shootout in DeKalb County, Illinois
Illinois State Police said 42-year-old Abram Perez was shot and killed after firing several shots at police in DeKalb County.
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Illinois State Police said 42-year-old Abram Perez was shot and killed after firing several shots at police in DeKalb County.
Police said a man stabbed someone in a Toyota dealership and was threatening officers with a knife when they fired. Jermont Terry reports.
This was the second incident in which police shot someone in DeKalb County, Illinois, in 24 hours.
The incident happened outside Brian Bemis Toyota of DeKalb, at 1890 Sycamore Rd., according to the mayor of DeKalb.
Police shot and killed a man suspected in a shooting in Rockford, after he took a person hostage overnight and fired shots at officers in DeKalb Township, sheriff's officials said.
DeKalb County Sheriff's officials said the suspect took a person hostage, but released them unharmed before the suspect shot at police.
Deputy Christina Musil was killed in a crash when a large truck struck her squad car on Illinois Route 23, about 60 miles west of Chicago. She was 35 years old.
Nathan Sweeney, 44, of DeKalb, was charged with reckless homicide and driving under the influence in the crash that killed Deputy Christina Musil, 35.
Nathan Sweeney, 44, of DeKalb was charged with reckless homicide and driving under the influence in the crash that killed Deputy Christina Musil, 35.
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Thirty-five-year-old Christina Musil was parked on a shoulder along Route 23 in Waterman last Thursday night when a large commercial truck ran off the road in rear-ended her squad car.
CBS 2's Sara Machi reports people who stopped by said the makeshift memorial can show the family of Christina Musil -- and her department -- how much they support her.
The deputy was sitting inside their Ford Explorer on the shoulder of Illinois Route 23, when a large commercial truck left the road and rear-ended the squad car.
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Chopper 2 was over the scene in the 5800 block of Goble Road between Shabbona and Earlville.
A home in southern DeKalb County appeared to be completed destroyed after a reported explosion Tuesday afternoon. Chopper 2 was over the scene in the 5800 block of Goble Road in Earlville.
The two men in the plane were taken to a local hospital.
An airplane with two people on board crashed in a field in Cortland, Illinois, near DeKalb on Thursday.
An airplane with two people on board crashed in a field in Cortland, Illinois, near DeKalb on Thursday.
An airplane with two people on board crashed in a field in Cortland, Illinois, near DeKalb on Thursday. In a statement, the FAA said the plane, a single-engine Cessna 177, crashed around 12:30 p.m. near the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport. The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office said the crash happened in a field behind a business at 260 W. Lincoln Hwy in Cortland.
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Nazar had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Bertuzzi and Lukas Reichel also scored in regulation as the 'Hawks rallied from a 2-0 deficit to take a 3-2 lead.
Northwestern said it is using surveillance video and forensics to identify the suspects.
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Northwestern said it is using surveillance video and forensics to identify the suspects.
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As Chicago Police Mass Transit detectives ask people to look out for the violin, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago student to whom it belongs is quite upset. Marissa Sulek reports.
Three or four robbers run up, flash a weapon, and demand the victims' property.
The violin was inside a black storage case, and has a distinct wood-grain finish on the back, police said.
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Nazar had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Bertuzzi and Lukas Reichel also scored in regulation as the 'Hawks rallied from a 2-0 deficit to take a 3-2 lead.
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Nazar had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Bertuzzi and Lukas Reichel also scored in regulation as the 'Hawks rallied from a 2-0 deficit to take a 3-2 lead.
Jakucionis, the Lithuanian import who averaged 15 points and nearly five assists in his lone season in Champaign, is projected as a top-10 NBA Draft lottery pick.
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Three or four robbers run up, flash a weapon, and demand the victims' property. In several incidents, the suspects even stole the victims' banking information on their phones.
Police said two men were on the Peoria Street bridge over the Eisenhower Expressway near the Blue Line UIC-Halsted stop when an argument escalated into a shootout.
Two years ago, CBS News Chicago reported Samah Hookah Lounge was shut down by police when two people were also shot outside the business.
A Chicago-area college student has been released from a Danish prison after being arrested in Copenhagen while on spring break.
The violin was inside a black storage case, and has a distinct wood-grain finish on the back, police said.
