More than 100 turn out at site to mourn teen killed in Glenview traffic crash
Services for Marko Niketic, 17, will be held Thursday morning at the St. Sava Monastery in Libertyville.
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Services for Marko Niketic, 17, will be held Thursday morning at the St. Sava Monastery in Libertyville.
It was an emotional gathering at the Glenview site of the crash that killed Marko Niketic, 17, with hugs, tears, and prayers shared by many. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
A memorial has been growing at the Glenview crash site where Niketic was killed Sunday night.
Marko Niketic was a senior at Glenbrook South High School and just weeks away from graduating.
Marko Nitevic was killed, and three others were critically injured, in a two-vehicle crash in Glenview late Sunday night. CBS 2's Darius Johnson reports.
A 17-year-old boy died and three others were critically injured in a two-vehicle crash in Glenview late Sunday night. Just after 11 p.m., the Glenview fire and police departments responded to the 1200 block of East Lake Avenue where two cars were left mangled, one of them split in half.
A 17-year-old boy died and three others were critically injured in a two-vehicle crash in Glenview late Sunday night. Just after 11 p.m., the Glenview fire and police departments responded to the 1200 block of East Lake Avenue where two cars were left mangled, one of them split in half.
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In an instant, hotel guests became first responders, springing into action to save the boy.
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A driver was carjacked at a Costco gas station in north suburban Glenview on Wednesday, and the stolen Mercedes was found by investigators a few hours later – miles away in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
Witnesses said the brothers were eating with a group of friends and family outside the apartment complex near Glenview where they lived when they were shot.
Witnesses said the brothers were eating with a group of friends and family outside the apartment complex where they lived when they were shot.
This is part of a string of gas station carjacking in the last few months – and police have a warning about it.
Police said the victim was standing at the pump near their Mercedes sedan when a man wearing all-black clothing and a black ski mask jumped in the car and started to pull away.
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The free swap took place in a mobile locker room that made several stops around the city on Saturday
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