Allegedly Drunken Teens Both Crash Cars In McHenry County
Two friends, two vehicles, and alleged alcohol use became a regrettable combination this week in McHenry County.
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Two friends, two vehicles, and alleged alcohol use became a regrettable combination this week in McHenry County.
Alcohol is being blamed in a weekend crash that killed a 23-year-old woman on the Kennedy Expressway.
An off-duty Cook County Sheriff's deputy was charged Tuesday with aggravated DUI for a fatal crash early Sunday in west suburban Franklin Park.
A mother who admitted consuming "several alcoholic beverages" struck and killed her baby daughter as she was backing her car out of a driveway, police said.
Monday was painful for the nurses, doctors and staff who worked with, knew, loved and respected Heidi Roseen. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports.
A 24-year-old Cicero woman has been arrested and charged with DUI and reckless homicide in connection to a fatal rollover crash that occurred in west suburban Riverside last December.
Across the lake this Fourth of July weekend, the State of Michigan is using some ear-catching messages to reach men who might drink and drive during the Fourth-of-July weekend.
Naperville and three other western suburbs led the Chicago area in drunken driving arrests last year.
West suburban Oswego police on Saturday continued their investigation into an early-morning, two-vehicle traffic crash that killed a 22-year-old pedestrian.
A woman and two teen girls are hospitalized this morning after a hit-and-run car accident Sunday night in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
A man is in custody for a hit-and-run crash that left another motorist seriously injured Monday in Kankakee County.
Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley has been arrested in Alabama on charges of driving under the influence and attempting to elude police, his second arrest in his home state in two months.
A father and son from northwest suburban Norridge were both badly injured when they lost control of their motorcycles on Lake Shore Drive in the Edgewater area Saturday afternoon. Both the 52-year-old father and his 25-year-old son have also been cited for DUI, police said.
A 19-year-old driver was allegedly intoxicated when he crashed into a tree on the Northwest Side early Saturday, injuring himself and a passenger.
A suburban woman who missed her prom when she was paralyzed in a drunken driving crash will be going to the prom Friday night, after an unlikely meeting.
A 28-year-old woman has been charged with drunk driving in a crash that killed a young mother in the Englewood neighborhood on Friday.
A 19-year-old man has been charged with felony DUI for allegedly causing a crash that hurt five people -- three critically -- early Saturday on the Southwest Side.
The 19-year-old driver of a car that crashed into a tree in northwest suburban Cary early Saturday has been charged with driving under of the influence of alcohol.
Grayslake's police chief has been stripped of his duties while he deals with a drunk driving arrest.
The Grayslake Village Board met in closed session Thursday night, presumably to discuss the drunk driving arrest of Police Chief Matt McCutcheon.
Grayslake Police Chief Matt McCutcheon was in an accident in Kenosha County last Friday and was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and being armed while intoxicated.
An intoxicated pregnant woman died Tuesday afternoon after she lost control of her Jeep on the Indiana Toll Road and it flipped over multiple times.
A former Tinley Park Police officer admitted to a Will County judge that he left the scene of a drunken driving accident nearly a year ago.
A former Chicago Streets and Sanitation worker has been sentenced to nine years in prison for ramming his pickup into a crowd at a Gold Coast intersection in May of last year.
A 36-year-old man has been charged with drunk driving for a crash that killed two children over the weekend in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
Sunday was set to be the first of three days during which a threat of severe weather loomed over Chicago.
A man was hospitalized early Sunday after being shot and wounded in Chicago's South Austin neighborhood.
A woman is dead after a chain of hit-and-run crashes on the northern end of Chicago's Lakeview community Saturday night.
Munetaka Murakami homered and Tristan Peters and Chase Meidroth each drove in a pair of runs in Chicago's five-run sixth inning as the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 Saturday, snapping a season-worst four-game skid.
The Chicago Fire Department responded to a fire at an elementary school on the city's West Side Saturday evening.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
In a narrow 50-49 vote, President Trump's former defense lawyer was confirmed as attorney general in a vote early Saturday.
The White House has informed Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, that President Trump is considering firing her.
A federal appeals court said the White House lacks the authority to unilaterally construct the 90,000-square-foot ballroom. President Trump said the administration will appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of documents and images related to UFOs, the fifth disclosure in recent months about the strange encounters.
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.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
With the cyclosporiasis linked to iceberg lettuce growing and consumers wary of the products on grocery shelves, many in Chicago are turning to local farmers market for fresh and safe greens.
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.
The Shops at North Bridge on the Magnificent Mile announced plans Thursday for a multimillion-dollar renovation project.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue has been torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
The Old Town Pour House isn't in its namesake neighborhood anymore, but it's returning to the central area of Chicago — specifically in the Loop.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
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.
A man was hospitalized early Sunday after being shot and wounded in Chicago’s South Austin neighborhood.
A woman is dead after a chain of hit-and-run crashes on the northern end of Chicago’s Lakeview community Saturday night. Asal Rezaei reports.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has your 10 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026.
Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood hosted its first cat walking tour Saturday.
Alabama sheriff's deputies and police wrangled a 1,500-pound runaway bull Friday in a foot pursuit across the highway in Pickens County.
A woman is dead after a chain of hit-and-run crashes on the northern end of Chicago's Lakeview community Saturday night.
Sunday was set to be the first of three days during which a threat of severe weather loomed over Chicago.
The investigation into mishandled and decomposing bodies found at a Chicago funeral home has expanded to a second facility, sources said.
A man was hospitalized early Sunday after being shot and wounded in Chicago's South Austin neighborhood.
Munetaka Murakami homered and Tristan Peters and Chase Meidroth each drove in a pair of runs in Chicago's five-run sixth inning as the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 Saturday, snapping a season-worst four-game skid.
Neighbors of a South Side animal feed plant have complained about the noxious smell and air quality for years. Now the city of Chicago and state of Illinois are suing Pullman Innovations to clean up the air, as well as for alleged illegal work and permit violations.
The owners of a Far South Side funeral home where dozens of decomposing bodies were found earlier this week have run into trouble with state regulators before over their handling of bodies at a crematory in the south suburbs.
University of Illinois researchers have found a correlation between more green spaces and less violence in neighborhoods. A group in Chicago is planting trees with the mission to bring beauty and safety to the whole city.
Security video captured the moment a utility pole fell in a parking lot behind a La Grange Park, Illinois, animal hospital, igniting a fire that destroyed multiple cars.
An Illinois Tollway glitch that left thousands of drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls stemmed from an extra digit in codes within the system's computers, according to records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Munetaka Murakami homered and Tristan Peters and Chase Meidroth each drove in a pair of runs in Chicago's five-run sixth inning as the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 Saturday, snapping a season-worst four-game skid.
The Chicago White Sox retired the No. 13 of former manager and shortstop Ozzie Guillén in a ceremony before Saturday's game against Cleveland.
Jorge Messi served as his son's agent and accompanied him to Europe when he signed with Barcelona as a teenager.
Angel Martínez hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs and the Cleveland Guardians beat the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox 8-2 on Friday night to end a three-game losing streak.
Kevin Gausman provided exactly what the Cubs hoped for when they acquired him from the Blue Jays last weekend, pitching seven sharp innings in his Chicago debut in a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
A man was hospitalized early Sunday after being shot and wounded in Chicago's South Austin neighborhood.
A teenager described as "troubled" and "bullied" by a classmate killed his grandparents before gunning down five staff members at a high school in Thailand, police said.
A man has been charged with breaking into a home in west suburban Darien before leading police on a high-speed chase to his own home in southwest suburban Homer Glen.
Police in the southwest Chicago suburb of Lockport were investigating a crash-and-grab burglary at a pizzeria early Thursday.
Chicago police on Thursday were investigating a break-in at a bar in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood.
