2 Semi-Trucks, Including FedEx Truck, Involved In Crash On Northbound 294 Near Ashland
One person was injured in a serious crash involving two semi-trucks on 294 near Ashland.
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One person was injured in a serious crash involving two semi-trucks on 294 near Ashland.
Police said a FedEx driver was making deliveries near 101st and Lowe around 9:30 a.m., when two men stole his keys and sped off with his truck.
Delivery rival FedEx and major retailers are expected to lay out their plans in the next few weeks.
The announcement comes two months after FedEx already terminated its air delivery contract with Amazon. FedEx said dumping Amazon is part of its plan to go after more e-commerce deliveries from other companies.
The company announced this month that it would not renew an airfreight-delivery contract with Amazon that expires June 30. It did not disclose the value of that work, but said Amazon accounted for less than 1.3% of its revenue in 2018.
The company plans to step up the shift away from the U.S. Postal Service this fall and handle the "vast majority" of SmartPost deliveries itself by the end of next year.
Walgreens is joining rival drugstore chain CVS Health in expanding home deliveries for prescriptions nationwide, as stores continue adjusting to a retail world made more consumer-friendly by online competition.
The move gives Amazon more ways to ship its packages to shoppers without having to rely on UPS and other package delivery services.
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A 45-year-old FedEx driver was robbed Tuesday morning while trying to deliver a package in the South Chicago neighborhood.
The delivery drivers have not been injured in any of the robberies, according to police.
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with three felonies, after allegedly stealing a FedEx delivery truck at gunpoint on Wednesday.
Two more delivery drivers were targeted in Chicago.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday morning, after he and an accomplice allegedly stole a FedEx delivery truck at gunpoint in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, and crashed the truck a few miles away.
Two more delivery truck drivers, one from FedEx, the other from UPS, were robbed at gunpoint within an hour of each other.
There have been several incidents in recent months, with delivery drivers and other workers robbed at gunpoint on the job. CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez talks with the latest victim.
With the holiday shopping season underway, thieves have been targeting delivery trucks filled with packages.
A FedEx delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint and his truck stolen Thursday morning in Englewood.
About 11:35 p.m., a woman ran out onto the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) at Addison Street and was struck by a FedEx truck.
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Multiple people were hospitalized after a FedEx truck and another vehicle crashed early Sunday in Interstate 80 near south suburban Tinley Park.
A woman in west suburban Riverside has been charged with theft after allegedly stealing packages from people's front porches, police said.
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The newest measles vaccination numbers released by Chicago Public Schools shows immunizations are finally moving in the right direction.
The Chicago Bears are expanding their search for a new stadium to Northwest Indiana, even though they already own land in Arlington Heights and have also proposed a new lakefront stadium in Chicago.
A Culver's is coming to Chicago's South Loop, a real estate broker has confirmed.
A new vision for passenger rail is on track in southeastern Wisconsin. The MARK Passenger Rail Commission held its inaugural meeting on December 5, 2025, at Racine City Hall.
U.S. Steel says it'll resume making steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois amid strengthening demand.
Traffic at O'Hare International Airport is growing faster than expected, and this has Chicago city leaders wanting to make big changes to future construction plans at the airport.
The band announced Perry Bamonte's death on their official website on Friday.
The message, aired on Channel 4 on Christmas Day, reflected on the impact of President Trump's second term in office thus far.
The singer said an MRI showed a cancerous spot on one of his lungs after he recovered from a lengthy bout of bronchitis.
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