Driver dies after fleeing police, crashes pickup truck into Des Plaines River
The driver, identified as a 79-year-old man from Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, was found dead inside.
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The driver, identified as a 79-year-old man from Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, was found dead inside.
Jonatan Luna-Carrasco is accused of convincing a woman to get in his car while he helped her and her friend with a flat tire - only to speed off with her. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The heroes -- a police officer and three other people -- made rescues in two different crashes involving serious injuries.
The heroes made rescues in two different crashes involving serious injuries.
Rental car companies are increasingly adding electric vehicles to their fleets. Hertz alone has, so far, bought 56,000. But these cars can have unique challenges for drivers. One mother and daughter found out the hard way while on a trip to look at several colleges around the country.
It's 17 stories high - making it the tallest pendulum ride in the Midwest.
The ride goes up to 75 miles per hour as it swings back and forth.
Teens ages 13 to 17 will play in the round-robin tournament at the Hunt Club Park Community Center.
Authorities now believe it was the same black bear that was spotted in Gurnee and Antioch last week.
Once common, black bears don't have a resident population in the area, but the Department of Natural Resources said individual bears may travel to Illinois from Missouri and Wisconsin.
A parent at the center shot a video that appears to show a black bear running near the center.
Gurnee police issued an unusual warning after a bear was seen near a daycare center on Wednesday morning. A parent at the Hunt Club Kindercare shot a video that appears to show a black bear running in the area of Hunt Club Road and Route 132 on Wednesday morning. The center is right across from the busy Gurnee Mills Mall.
A parent at the center shot a video that appears to show a black bear running near the center.
The incident ended with police using pepper spray to disperse the crowd.
Six teenagers were arrested in connection with a fight that broke out Monday night at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee which resulted in police using pepper spray to disperse the crowd at the park.
Two of the victims were hosptialized.
Two people were taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.
The suspect hit K-9 Dax – but we were told Dax was not fazed. He is trained to sustain hits during arrests.
Dax the K-9 followed suspect Joshua Simmons' scent until he was located in unincorporated Gurnee. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
Deputies found the suspect's vehicle and they called in K-9 Dax, who then tracked the man down a mile away hiding in a home. When 34-year-old Joshua Simmons wouldn't give up, Dax bit him and took him in to custody.
Guests are invited to play winter sports, go on a horse-drawn carriage ride, make s'mores by the campfire, and more.
The city is hosting its Frosty Fest Saturday -- transforming Viking Park into a winter wonderland.
The accident happened on the Tri-State Tollway in Gurnee.
The left lane of the southbound Tri-State was closed at the scene for an investigation.
Kris Habermehl has more on that accident and other traffic incidents in the snowstorm.
