Former Cop Gets 3 Years In Deadly DUI Crash
A former Chicago Police officer has been sentenced to three years in prison for driving drunk, hitting and killing a 13-year-old boy, and speeding off.
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A former Chicago Police officer has been sentenced to three years in prison for driving drunk, hitting and killing a 13-year-old boy, and speeding off.
With the ring of a doorbell, David H. McCarthy IV ended 3 1/2 years of hiding that started when he allegedly drove his car into 20-year-old Melissa Lech and killed her.
It was a deadly night for Chicago teenagers, with a 15-year-old girl dead as a result of a hit-and-run accident, and a 15-year-old boy killed by a gunshot.
A man who seemingly stayed off the police radar for 3 ½ years confessed to a deadly hit-and-run accident after turning up at the home of the victim's sister.
Police in Calumet City are searching for a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that left a 42-year-old woman dead and four members of her family injured.
White Sox GM Kenny Williams was on "Hit and Run" 670 the Score this morning said the team's rebuilding effort will not come at the expense of trying to win right away.
Two pedestrians died overnight, after they were hit by a car at the busy junction of 95th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue on the city's South Side.
Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck a University of Illinois at Chicago student last month on the Near West Side.
Daryl Lincoln, 54, was hit Jan. 9 by a minivan at the intersection of Francisco and Jackson on January 9. The driver did not stop.
Snow removal may have been the motivation behind a hit and run this week in Northwest Indiana.
The amount of reward money has doubled for information about a deadly hit-and-run accident this past summer in Lake Zurich.
The family of a woman who was hit by a car on Michigan Avenue is asking for your help to find the hit-and-run driver.
The Lake Zurich community is rallying around the family of a teenage girl killed in a hit-and-run car accident, by raising funds to help find a suspect in her death.
A North Side man was charged Saturday for fleeing the scene of an Albany Park neighborhood crash that killed a 76-year-old woman crossing the street.
A 76-year-old woman died after being struck by a van during a hit-and-run accident Saturday morning in the Albany Park neighborhood on the North Side.
Police on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for a Southwest Side man wanted for a hit-and-run accident that killed a young girl last summer in the Marquette Park neighborhood.
A 69-year-old woman who was raped at a northwest Indiana train station in August was killed in a hit-and-run on Sunday.
A 22-year-old Waukegan man has been charged in connection with the hit-and-run death of an elderly woman Thursday night.
Waukegan police are looking for a truck captured in surveillance images that is believed to have fatally struck a 73-year-old woman Thursday evening.
Gary police say a 28-year-old man led officers on a chase Monday through a large area of the city, and fought with them before finally getting arrested.
Police are looking for the public's help in finding a hit and run driver responsible for the death of a 43-year old woman in the Uptown neighborhood.
As police searched for the driver in a deadly hit and run, friends and family of the 82-year old victim were mourning her death on Monday.
A 28-year-old man behind the wheel of a Jeep Cherokee is facing possible DUI charges after he sideswiped a car in front of Water Tower Place Sunday morning and left the scene.
A woman who was marking her 82nd birthday suffered fatal injuries when she and a second woman were struck Saturday in a hit-and-run accident on the city's Northwest side.
A driver has been arrested, after police say he struck and killed a man on a bicycle in the Pilsen neighborhood early Tuesday.
The two takeovers occurred two hours apart in Marquette Park and in the South Loop.
Overall, the archdiocese expects over 1,000 new members to join the church this year—a 52% increase from a year ago.
In March 2021, in Little Village, a police officer chased Adam Toledo on foot after shots were fired on a street corner.
Dansby Swanson hit a two-run homer and Matt Shaw and Happ added solo shots for Chicago in Game 2.
Chicago police said officers found a man unresponsive lying on the tracks inside the train tunnel just after 10 a.m. on Saturday
A U.S. crew member who went missing when an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over a remote area of Iran has been rescued by U.S. forces.
President Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to find a way to pay "each and every employee" of the agency.
The Illinois Accountability Commission is asking the federal officials who ran Operation Midway Blitz to testify at two hearings on federal agents' tactics during last year's immigration crackdown in Chicago.
Officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail voting.
A federal judge on Friday rejected efforts by the Justice Department to revive two subpoenas it served to the Federal Reserve.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
Allergy season is here, and the dreaded pollen can trigger sneezing, congestion, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Northwestern Medicine and the American Red Cross teamed up for a community blood drive in Chicago on Monday morning.
Ending domestic violence is the goal of groups and advocates all over the world, and some experts in Chicago say it is time to become less reactive and more proactive when it comes to the people causing harm.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The owners of the popular Uncommon Ground restaurant, live music venue, and brewery in Chicago's Wrigleyville community announced this week that they're looking for a successor to take over the business.
Chicago consistently ranks in the top three cities in Fortune 500 company headquarters, and now a competition has been launched to build on Chicago's power in business.
The flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community will be moving later this year, a restaurant representative said Tuesday.
"Beverly Hills, 90210" actress Tori Spelling was involved in a two-car crash in Temecula on Thursday night, according to her manager and Riverside County Sheriff's Office officials.
Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters' birthday is Saturday, and in his memory his eldest son is putting on a concert in Chicago.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
When Jean-Luc Godard's "Hail Mary" opened in Chicago on April 4, 1986, it drew a throng of angry protesters who considered the film an affront to their faith.
Two people self-transported to a hospital in the first shooting around 3 a.m. on Sunday. No injuries were reported in the second shooting just after 1 p.m.
President Trump said there will be a press conference on Monday from the Oval Office with military officials, where they will share more details of the rescue operations.
Meteorologist David Yeomans says Monday will turn noticeably cooler and breezy behind a cold front, with highs struggling to get out of the 40s north of I-80. Gusty winds will add to the chill.
The crew joked that they did do an Easter egg hunt by hiding their dehydrated scrambled eggs.
Residents who live east of 82nd Avenue are under the precautionary boil order.
A man riding a bike was killed early Sunday morning when a sport-utility vehicle hit him on Chicago's Southwest Side.
In March 2021, in Little Village, a police officer chased Adam Toledo on foot after shots were fired on a street corner.
Overall, the archdiocese expects over 1,000 new members to join the church this year—a 52% increase from a year ago.
The two takeovers occurred two hours apart in Marquette Park and in the South Loop.
A U.S. crew member who went missing when an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over a remote area of Iran has been rescued by U.S. forces.
A Morgan Park family is still in shock after a staggering 300% spike in their latest property tax bill, and the man poised to take over as Cook County Assessor at the end of the year says it's an error he wants to make sure doesn't happen again.
Researchers at the University of Chicago have built a "self-driving" lab that uses robotics and artificial intelligence to accelerate work that would take humans weeks or months to complete.
Johnson said the position was temporary, but when the chief homelessness officer was first appointed, she told CBS News Chicago that her role was funded for three years, not two.
A former stand-out college football star with a criminal history has been convicted of sexually abusing foster children who were in the care of a Chicago facility at the center of a massive investigation.
Two more women have filed lawsuits against Massage Envy, accusing the company of failing to protect them against sexual assaults by two of their therapists.
Dansby Swanson hit a two-run homer and Matt Shaw and Happ added solo shots for Chicago in Game 2.
The Bulls missed four shots on their next possession, including three straight at point-blank range by Leonard Miller, before Booker made a 3 to make 117-108 with 1:33 remaining.
Amaya's hard shot to right-center field off Connor Brogdon (2-1) scored pinch-runner Dylan Carlson from second base.
Miguel Vargas had an RBI triple, and Lenyn Sosa and Austin Hays each drove in a run as the White Sox opened 3-0 at home for the first time since 2004.
UCLA finished the season 37-1 by defeating the three-time national champion South Carolina Gamecocks.
A man was due in court Sunday after being arrested and charged with hitting a woman with a vehicle last week and then running off in Chicago's South Austin neighborhood.
A man was stabbed to death in a fight in Chicago's Washington Heights neighborhood early Sunday morning.
Two people were injured early Sunday in a shooting on the Bishop Ford Freeway alongside Chicago's Pullman community.
A man was found shot to death in the South Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side early Sunday.
The president of Wisconsin's largest mosque was detained by federal immigration agents, drawing accusations from local officials and religious leaders that the arrest was motivated by his statements against Israel.
