3 Children Among 7 Hurt In West Garfield Park Crash
Seven people, including three children, were injured in a hit-and-run crash late Tuesday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
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Seven people, including three children, were injured in a hit-and-run crash late Tuesday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
Lashawn Hollingsworth, 57, faces felony charges of leaving the scene of an accident causing injury and aggravated DUI causing bodily harm.
A Chicago Police officer and a woman were both struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run in the Park Manor neighborhood on the South Side.
Police were searching for the hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a man in the Gage Park neighborhood early Tuesday.
The 28-year-old was crossing the street about 2:45 a.m. in the 2300 block of West Garfield when the vehicle hit him, according to police.
The vehicle was described as a mid-sized Honda CR-V, possibly black in color, police said.
A pedestrian was critically injured in the April 19 incident.
Jean D. Leonard, 38, turned himself in, two days after his vehicle hit a 73-year-old man and sped away from the scene.
A driver seriously injured when a car crashed into a utility pole Monday afternoon in northwest Indiana is believed to be the same driver involved in a hit-and-run crash moments earlier.
A woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash while riding a motorcycle Monday night in west suburban Hanover Park.
Diane Turley, 53, was charged with a felony count of leaving the scene of an accident involving death in connection with the crash.
The family of a man killed last year in a Logan Square neighborhood crash on the Northwest Side has filed a lawsuit against the driver who allegedly struck him and then drove away.
The woman was outside of her disabled vehicle shortly after 8 p.m. in the southbound lanes of I-294 near Halsted Street when she was struck by a passing vehicle, according to Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Nick Hasan.
Chicago Police are investigating Wednesday a crash where a pick-up truck drove into a currency exchange in River West.
Jonathan Gonzalez and Emmanuel Diaz used to be pals. But their friendship soured when Gonzalez became convinced that Diaz had romantic feelings for his wife. The men confronted each other one last time last month in a roadside encounter that turned deadly, Cook County prosecutors said Wednesday.
A man has been charged with striking two men with his van, killing one, then taking off Tuesday morning in northwest suburban Des Plaines.
Police are searching for the driver of a van that struck two men, killing one, as they were crossing the street Tuesday morning in northwest suburban Des Plaines.
A woman has been charged with driving away after a hitting three pedestrians with her vehicle, including a 2-year-old child, on Wednesday morning in north suburban Morton Grove.
A woman has been charged with driving away after a hitting three pedestrians with her vehicle, including a 2-year-old child, on Wednesday morning in north suburban Morton Grove.
A white Toyota Corolla was driving north on Central Park Avenue about 2:30 p.m. when a silver Oldsmobile Silhouette minivan speeding east on Garfield Square Drive disregarded a stop sign and struck the driver side of the Toyota, according to Chicago Police.
Police said a 16-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were crossing the street near Lorel and Chicago avenues around 7:30 p.m., when a silver van headed south on Lorel struck them and kept going.
Around 10 p.m., a man was trying to cross the street at Roosevelt Road and Desplaines Avenue when he was struck by a vehicle, according to police.
Chicago Police are searching for the driver of an SUV that hit a 38-year-old man early Saturday in the South Side Chatham neighborhood and then left the scene.
Police have found the SUV that hit and killed a woman Monday night in the South Side Englewood neighborhood.
Police are asking for the public's help finding the driver of an SUV that hit and killed a woman Monday night in the South Side Englewood neighborhood.
The TBM Avenger Reunion, an air show featuring historic World War II planes, kicked off on Friday in Peru, Illinois, about 90 miles southwest of Chicago.
The legacy of a fallen U.S. Army captain from south suburban Matteson will live on through a new scholarship.
Illinois State Police have released video footage showing the moments before two state troopers shot and killed a man last month in the Woodlawn neighborhood.
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
More than 300 homes are set to participate in a village-wide garage sale this weekend in northwest suburban Mount Prospect, Illinois.
In a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of "teen takeovers," D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is threatening to bring charges against parents if their teens violate the local curfew.
State Rep. Josh Turek and State Sen. Zach Wahls squared off Thursday over which candidate can flip Iowa's open Republican-held Senate seat, as millions in outside spending reshapes the primary's final stretch.
Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin say their concern is there may be more emergency exit doors than flight attendants in the event of an evacuation.
Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) is suing the city of Chicago, its inspector general's office, and the Board of Ethics, accusing them of defamation.
The Supreme Court has maintained mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone, setting aside for now a lower court order that blocked abortion providers from prescribing the widely used drug through telehealth and shipping it to patients.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
Engineers at Northwestern University have created a wireless polygraph to detect stress.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday announced an expansion to the city's CARE Program, a specialized team that responds to mental health crises without police.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Chicago-born house music track, which began as a personal poem in 1982 and became a defining anthem of the city's house music scene, has been selected for permanent preservation by the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
The TBM Avenger Reunion, an air show featuring historic World War II planes, kicked off on Friday in Peru, Illinois, about 90 miles southwest of Chicago. The event is also a special reunion for veterans who once flew the warbirds.
The legacy of a fallen U.S. Army captain from south suburban Matteson will live on through a new scholarship.
Illinois State Police have released video footage showing the moments before two state troopers shot and killed a man last month in the Woodlawn neighborhood.
Three siblings were killed and a fourth was injured, along with the driver, in a crash on I-65 in Northwest Indiana overnight.
Police in Colorado were called to deal with a four-legged nuisance recently -- a beaver causing a traffic "dam" in the middle of the road. But they didn't issue it a ticket.
A member of the school board for Aurora Christian Schools is charged with multiple counts of child sex abuse, and police are looking for more victims.
Three children were killed and and a fourth child and the driver were critically hurt in a crash with a semi on I-65 in Northwest Indiana overnight.
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Sam Sianis, the longtime owner of the Chicago's iconic Billy Goat Tavern, has died at the age of 91, the restaurant announced Friday.
The TBM Avenger Reunion, an air show featuring historic World War II planes, kicked off on Friday in Peru, Illinois, about 90 miles southwest of Chicago.
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
People in Lincoln Park and Lakeview have rallied against a plan to build a new industrial ComEd electrical substation in their neighborhoods, pushing local and state leaders to get involved.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
A man from the Chicago suburbs lost $69,000 of his savings to a scam by a thief using an AI-generated U.S. Marshals badge to intimidate him.
Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Ian Happ hit a long home run and five Chicago Cubs pitchers combined for a 2-0 shutout of the Atlanta Braves that snapped a four-game losing streak.
Nazareth Academy senior Landon Thome is one of the top baseball players in Illinois, and his dream is to play in the big leagues like his Hall of Fame dad, Jim Thome, who's been there with him throughout his high school career.
The Bears will kick off the season against the defending NFC south champion Carolina Panthers.
The Detroit Lions will host the defending NFC North champion Chicago Bears in Detroit's annual Thanksgiving Day game.
A Davison Township police chief released body camera video showing how a senior "water wars" prank brought an officer within milliseconds of opening fire on a student.
A man was found shot to death Thursday morning in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
One man was killed and another was critically injured Thursday morning in a shooting in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.
A young man was shot and killed while getting into his car in the Ashburn neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side Thursday morning.
A Chicago-area man who ran a business helping people apply for asylum and immigrant visas was recently sentenced to nine years in prison for fraud and child pornography.
