3-Year-Old Boy Seriously Injured In Chicago Lawn Hit-And-Run
A 3-year-old boy was struck by a car and seriously injured Monday evening in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
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A 3-year-old boy was struck by a car and seriously injured Monday evening in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
A man jumped Tuesday on the hood of a car, in the efforts to stop the driver from leaving the scene of a crash in west suburban Riverside.
Nika Trippi, 30, pulled over in the southbound lanes near Fair Oaks to check on a noise from her Chevy Suburban when she was hit by a passing semi.
The incident occurred in the 1800 block of North Clybourn around 8 p.m. Two women were struck by a vehicle that fled the scene.
A woman was hit Friday night coming off a party bus, on the way into a Blink 182 concert at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park.
It happened about 10 p.m. on Golf Road between Washington Street and Shermer Road, with one vehicle "literally broken apart by the other," according to a statement from Morton Grove police.
A cyclist died during a hit and run Wednesday in West Garfield Park.
The 58-year-old man was riding a bicycle south on Pulaski at 10:19 p.m. when he was struck by a white van making a left turn onto Maypole, according to Chicago Police. The van drove away headed west on Maypole.
Police are looking for the driver who fled the scene of a McKinley Park neighborhood crash that left a man critically wounded last weekend.
Wilson G. Jones, 27, of the 400 block of East Oakwood Boulevard, was charged with a felony count of leaving the scene of an accident and cited for disobeying a red light and failure to reduce speed, according to Chicago Police.
A Grand Boulevard man was charged after he allegedly left the scene of a fatal accident in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side Friday.
Simeon Barrientas, of the 1600 block of West Farwell, has been charged with a felony count of failure to report an accident causing a death and a misdemeanor count of driving having never been issued a license, police said. He was expected to appear in bond court Wednesday.
Home surveillance video provided exclusively to CBS 2 shows the victim standing behind his van, when a black Ford Crown Victoria struck him from behind.
Lt. Guy Mikulich, a 16-year veteran of the department, struck a 34-year-old Frankfort, Illinois man with his unmarked 2011 Crown Victoria police car and left the scene of the crash, according to Indiana State Police. Mikulich was working the air show, but had been released from his assigned patrol area.
Jason Missak was charged with reckless homicide and two counts of leaving the scene of an accident involving injury or death, all felonies, according to Chicago Police.
About 7 a.m., a white Jaguar with Illinois license plates of "DO R DI" was westbound on Belmont Avenue when it ran a red light at the intersection of Kedzie Avenue. The driver fled.
Alicia Johnson, 22, was charged with reckless homicide and leaving the scene of a crash involving injury or death, both felonies, according to a statement from Chicago Police. She also faces on misdemeanor count of failing to exercise due care with a pedestrian in the roadway.
A 51-year-old man was walking in a crosswalk about 11:15 p.m. in the 7900 block of South Stony Island Avenue when he was struck by a southbound red Impala, police said. The car sped away after the crash.
Saturday night, a 42-year-old woman and 39-year-old man were walking north across Archer Avenue at Lavergne Avenue when they were both struck by a red Jeep, police said.
A woman was killed and a man was injured in a hit-and-run accident late Saturday in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood on the Southwest Side, according to Chicago Police.
A pickup was northbound in the 6400 block of South Cottage Grove at 3:23 a.m. when it struck a Chevrolet Malibu, forcing the car off the road, according to Chicago Police. The driver of the Malibu lost control and the car hit a fire hydrant, light pole and CTA sign.
A 51-year-old woman and her dog were crossing the street in the 5900 block of South Damen Avenue Monday morning when they were hit by a car.
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the driver in a fatal hit-and-run crash more than a week ago in northwest Indiana.
A 69-year-old woman has been charged with fatally striking a man with her vehicle and driving away from the scene last month in northwest suburban Norridge.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
Five months until the 2027 mayoral election in Chicago, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is leading in early polling, and has a commanding lead in fundraising.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Josh Jacobs pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage charges; the NFL said it is reviewing the case under its personal conduct policy and Jacobs remains on the commissioner's exempt list.
A federal judge denied a motion to block the start of Illinois' medical aid in dying law from taking effect this weekend from a lawsuit filed by disability right advocates.
Five months until the 2027 mayoral election in Chicago, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is leading in early polling, and has a commanding lead in fundraising.
Matt O'Shea, who has been the alderman of Chicago's 19th Ward for the last 16 years, is the latest to announce he is giving up his Chicago City Council seat after this term.
The Supreme Court said Missouri must use a 2022 congressional map — not a new congressional map that favors Republicans — in the 2026 midterm elections.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker excoriated the Republican midterm convention in Dallas at a Democrats' event in Texas Tuesday, calling it "a clown show" focused on President Trump while Americans are hurting.
A coalition of advocacy groups and a Democratic-led city filed a preemptive lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from deploying armed ICE agents to polling sites ahead of the midterm elections.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
The Jackson Chance Foundation supports the lives of families with babies in the NICU by removing the financial burden of finding parking near hospitals.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
More than 100 Black-owned businesses were showcased at Soldier Field Sunday for Black on the Block.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
The Edgewater Music Festival was under way this weekend on Chicago's north lakefront.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
Colby, a dog found abandoned and flea-covered in a parking lot, has been returned to his San Diego family after nearly three years missing.
Kim Cooper has lived in the same River North apartment for 20 years. She says the alley below her balcony now draws crowds day and night, and that she and her neighbors have been calling 311 about it for six years.
A judge ruled last week there is enough evidence to bring Tyler Robinson to trial in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot at Utah Valley University one year ago today.
Flight 791, a Boeing 757, was headed to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Delta officials said there were 155 customers on board and six crew members.
Thousands of Michigan residents have someone else's face on their newly issued enhanced driver's licenses or state identification cards due to a vendor printing error.
A 15-year-old boy is charged with multiple felonies for an April shooting that killed a Hyde Park Academy student and hurt a 16-year-old girl.
A 16-year-old boy died after being found shot in Grant Park's skate park in the South Loop Wednesday night, Chicago police said.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
Five months until the 2027 mayoral election in Chicago, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is leading in early polling, and has a commanding lead in fundraising.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
Back in 2023, ISP got a $10 million grant from the Illinois Secretary of State's Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council.
Two years before dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, police in nearby Evergreen Park found two bodies in the owners' minivan outside their home.
Josh Jacobs pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage charges; the NFL said it is reviewing the case under its personal conduct policy and Jacobs remains on the commissioner's exempt list.
AL Central-leading Chicago (75-70) maintained a two-game lead over Cleveland, which lost at Baltimore.
The Brewers extend their NL Central lead to 10 games over the Cubs.
Milwaukee extended its NL Central lead to nine games over Chicago by coming from behind to defeat the Cubs for a second straight day.
Chicago's Kyle Teel hit his second homer in two games and singled. Munetaka Murakami struck out four times.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Police are searching for a group wanted for damaging multiple cars in Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood early Thursday morning.
Thieves stole three golf carts from the Billy Caldwell Golf Course on Chicago's Northwest Side early Thursday.
Dorian Smith spent much of his time at the Grant Park skate park, where skaters knew him as Avery. His father said the family is distraught. No one is in custody.
