State Representative From Chicago Charged With DUI In Springfield
A state representative from Chicago was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol in Springfield last month, according to police.
Watch CBS News
A state representative from Chicago was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol in Springfield last month, according to police.
Two Chicago police officers were hospitalized after their SUV was struck by a vehicle that ran a red light early Friday morning in Roscoe Village.
An Illinois State Police cruiser was struck by a drunk driver on Interstate 94 in north suburban Lake Forest early Friday, according to authorities.
Bond was set Tuesday at $750,000 for a Naperville man charged in the death of Downers Grove North High School student Beth Dunlap.
A Zion woman hit a police squad car and slammed into a CVS with her Jeep, just one day before she was supposed to start jail sentence for driving while intoxicated.
A Markham woman has been charged with reckless homicide and DUI in a head-on crash that killed a Cook County Sheriff's deputy Monday night in Mount Greenwood.
Adreannia Donaldson is scheduled to appear in court Sunday and is charged with a felony count of aggravated DUI and four misdemeanors, including a child restraint violation.
A 31-year-old Plano man wearing a Bears jersey the night Chicago lost to Philadelphia was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, resisting arrest and aggravated assault of a police officer after an incident on Jan. 7.
A family is pushing for justice after a pregnant 29-year-old mother of four was killed Monday night as she helped push a disabled car off of Lake Street in northwest suburban Streamwood.
Michael Kelly, of West Dundee, has been charged with two felony counts of aggravated driving under the influence, and one felony county of driving under the influence.
Lauren Elizabeth Cutshaw, 32, was arrested early Saturday, and charged with drunk driving and drug possession.
A Huntley man will spend the next seven years in prison after pleading guilty to his sixth DUI offence.
A Florida man stopped by police says he wasn't driving drunk, he was only drinking while stopped at traffic lights.
A drunk driver is in police custody after crashing into a south suburban library.
A man from the western suburbs was sentenced to prison after his fourth DUI arrest, the Kane County State's Attorney said.
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is reminding motorists to avoid impaired or distracted driving during the July 4th holiday.
More motorists in Rockford were nabbed for DUI last year than in any other Illinois town, according to a report from the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists (AAIM).
ISP Officers issued 5,924 traffic citations and 5,206 written warnings May 25 through May 28.
According to a new report in 2016, alcohol was involved in 38 percent of driver deaths while 44 percent of drivers killed tested positive for drugs.
Former Lake County Sheriff's Lt. Guy Mikulich was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in the Lake County Community Corrections program as part of the plea agreement.
Crystal Lake Police say they arrested a bus driver for driving under the influence after he crashed into another school bus in front of a Crystal Lake school Wednesday morning.
Christopher Clingingsmith, 52, was arrested last month for driving on a revoked license, and providing police with a fake ID after a hit-and-run crash in Arlington Heights.
Police said authorities in Minnesota took Tasha Lynn Schleicher's 11 children away last year, after she was found driving drunk with five kids in the car.
Jose Zamago-Gaugin has been charged with two counts of aggravated DUI, one count of reckless homicide, and one count of unlawful restraint.
DUI numbers in Naperville the past couple of months bucked the trend, but an official said it's too early to call that a trend.
A group is pushing for a special prosecutor to investigate federal agent actions in Chicago during Operation Midway Blitz — the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the city.
The 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon set a record for its economic impact on the city in 2025, organizers said Thursday.
Comedy power couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are starring in the Goodman Theatre's new musical coming this summer.
Restoration efforts continued in Northwest Indiana on Thursday after a massive tornado ripped through the town of Lake Village earlier this week — leaving an elderly couple dead.
The Ravinia Festival 2026 lineup is out and it features concerts from Paul Simon, Ricky Martin and more.
The Senate will vote again on a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security as an impasse over how to reform immigration enforcement agencies has grown ugly, nearly a month into a partial shutdown.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Illinois state Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Chicago) announced Wednesday that he has introduced legislation to rename part of Chicago's Dan Ryan Expressway in honor of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson.
A former Illinois mayor who is the subject of a federal investigation has taken her political aspirations to the metro Atlanta area.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has called off – for now – a bid to impose new polling place protections in Chicago in an attempt to prohibit federal immigration agents from entering so-called "democracy zones" while voters are at the polls.
For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.
Officials in the north Chicago suburb of Wilmette issued a warning Tuesday about scammers who are impersonating representatives of village departments.
The war with Iran is causing gas prices to surge, with motorists in Chicago and around the country guaranteed to feel the impact at the pump Monday morning.
There's no relief in sight for drivers at the pump as the war in Iran is directly driving up the cost of gas. Analysts expect more of the same unless something changes soon.
Drivers in the Chicago area can expect to start paying more at the pump this week, as oil prices have spiked amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
When a doctor was told there was no cure for his daughter's condition, he was motivated to transform not only her health, but the lives of thousands of others.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
Despite a rash of restaurant closures, veterans of the plant-based food business pushed back against prophecies of doom — and in one case argued that such closures notwithstanding, plant-based eating is only growing.
Two popular Chicago craft breweries – Half Acre Beer Co. and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery – announced on Tuesday they are merging to create a new "premier Chicago beverage company."
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
Capital One is laying off more than 1,100 workers at the former Discover headquarters in north suburban Riverwoods.
A new development at the southeast corner of Chicago's East Lakeview community would clear away a medical office building and replace it with a residential high-rise.
Comedy power couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are starring in the Goodman Theatre's new musical coming this summer.
A play inspired by the story of Emmett Till has now been extended twice past its initial run at Collaboraction Theatre in Humboldt Park.
Jennifer Runyon, a Chicago native who became famous as an actress appearing in "Ghostbusters" and "Charles in Charge," died last week.
A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.
Actor and filmmaker Bruce Campbell told fans that he is in treatment for cancer and will cancel some upcoming public appearances.
A group is pushing for a special prosecutor to investigate federal agent actions in Chicago during Operation Midway Blitz — the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the city.
The 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon set a record for its economic impact on the city in 2025, organizers said Thursday.
Ravinia Festival announced its 2026 season lineup Thursday morning. Ravinia President and CEO Jeff Haydon said it's going to be a "world-class experience for outdoor music."
A local official says 125 people are still missing as a result of the deadly landslides in southern Ethiopia.
On Thursday, crews were focused on cleaning up and clearing debris — something that Indiana State Police Sgt. Glen Fifield thinks will take weeks, or possibly even months. Lauren Victory reports.
Communities across Kankakee County, Illinois, are waking up to another day of cleanup after an EF-3 ripped through the area, leaving major damage.
It was alleged that the woman and five coworkers returned from Turkey to O'Hare and were held for 30 hours. Since then, DHS, along with the Cook County and Dodge County sheriff's offices, said that didn't happen.
Ravinia Festival announced its 2026 season lineup Thursday morning.
Restoration efforts continued in Northwest Indiana on Thursday after a massive tornado ripped through the town of Lake Village earlier this week — leaving an elderly couple dead.
A group is pushing for a special prosecutor to investigate federal agent actions in Chicago during Operation Midway Blitz — the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the city.
Two separate child abuse cases in Lake County, Illinois, are prompting questions about the roles schools play in identifying warning signs and alerting authorities.
A Chicago senior citizen said his phone has been ringing off the hook with hundreds of unwanted spam calls that have made his beloved landline virtually unusable. New efforts in Springfield could bring real relief.
A proposed Illinois law hopes to create more oversight on private companies to protect consumers from skyrocketing utility prices.
The three women said they are working to make their way back home, but without any help from the U.S. State Department.
If you feel like you're drowning in a sea of text alerts and desperate email pleas for "just $5" this election season, you are far from alone.
Northwestern now has a seven-game winning streak against the Hoosiers.
Chicago's Jalen Smith converted two free throws with 1.4 seconds left in regulation to send the game into OT, and Tre Jones contributed 22 points for the Bulls
The Detroit Lions are losing another player, this time it's wide receiver Kalif Raymond, who is reportedly heading to the Chicago Bears.
Chicago, which had lost three in a row, including a 4-3 setback to Dallas on Sunday night, has now won all three meetings with Utah this season, with the teams' fourth and final game of the season scheduled for Thursday night.
The Chicago Bears have been busy bolstering their defense on the first day of free agency, signing linebacker Devin Bush Jr., safety Coby Bryant, and defensive tackle Neville Gallimore, according to reports.
A man was shot and killed on the street in the midday hours Wednesday in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
Park rangers cited the four visitors, all from Illinois, for collecting and defacing park resources.
A woman has been charged in a road rage shooting that left someone injured this past weekend on the Dan Ryan Expressway.
A Lake County judge ordered a Fox Lake woman to remain behind bars on Tuesday, following her arrest on charges accusing her of abusing her 11-year-old son for years.
A 75-year-old man was due for a detention hearing Tuesday in a shooting that killed two women, ages 68 and 71, on Chicago's Far South Side this past weekend.
