Driver sought in hit-and-run crash in Edgewater last month
The Porsche was last seen traveling westbound on West Thornton Avenue before making a left-hand turn southbound on North Winthrop Avenue.
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The Porsche was last seen traveling westbound on West Thornton Avenue before making a left-hand turn southbound on North Winthrop Avenue.
On Wednesday, March 26 at 09:40 p.m., a bicyclist traveling northbound across the intersection in the street was struck and injured by a vehicle traveling westbound that ran the stop sign.
The victim was crossing the street at the intersection of Diversey and Central Park avenues when they were hit by a vehicle, and thrown from the street to the sidewalk.
One of the occupants got out of the vehicle and was hit by another vehicle, state police said.
A family is trying to find the hit-and-run driver that hit their car after dining and dashing from a Buffalo Wild Wings in Plainfield on St. Patrick's Day.
Chicago police said that the woman was hit by the SUV driven by a 24-year-old man traveling northbound.
The SUV driver continued northbound and was not present when officers arrived, police said.
The driver of the SUV did not stop after the crash to render aid to the victim, police said.
Chicago police said just before 11:30 p.m., officers responded to the 5900 block of West Irving Park Road, where the woman was hit in the crosswalk by a black SUV that was traveling westbound on Irving Park Road.
Police learned the same men had been involved in a separate hit-and-run earlier.
Alex Landa, 33, of the 700 block of Franklin, Winthrop Harbor, was indicted by the Lake County Grand Jury on Wednesday, charged with failure to report a crash involving death and aggravated DUI causing death.
Pamela Lukes was crossing the street near North and Lotus avenues shortly before 8 p.m. on Feb. 24, when she was hit by a grey four-door sedan, possibly a 2007 to 2010 Hyundai Sonata.
Tanja Safforld, 54, was hit by a silver sedan while crossing the street near 67th and Western on Nov. 20.
According to state police, a vehicle hit the pedestrian and continued to leave the scene without stopping to render aid to the victim.
The pedestrian was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. The age and gender of the victim were not released.
Halyan Hudzan was part of the church choir at nearby St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, where her husband was once the associate pastor.
Chicago police said the victim, a 66-year-old woman, was in the crosswalk when a 2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross turned into the crosswalk and hit her.
The crash happened just after 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 23.
A woman, 27, was walking southbound across the intersection at Damen Avenue and Division Street when she was hit by a dark-colored 2016 Ford F-150 XL making a left turn onto Damen Avenue.
The victim, identified as Austin Stanek, 24, of Island Lake, Illinois, was taken to Advocate Good Shepard Hospital in Barrington, where he died.
Christine Eilers is accused of slamming into 24-year-old Austin Stanek on Roberts Road near Sanctuary Drive in Island Lake back in September.
Victor Rivas-Martinez Jr., 22, of Waukegan, was arrested and charged with failure to remain on the scene of an accident, failure to report an accident, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, not having a valid driver's license and no proof of insurance.
Police said the man initially refused to get into a car with a woman, then jumped in front of the car after the woman drove off in it.
Gary police said the department received a call for service just before 6 a.m. of a possible personal injury accident at the intersection of 5th Avenue and Madison Street.
Cook County Crimestoppers went door-to-door on Saturday near the site of the crash, searching for answers.
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Chicago police shared video of the suspect firing a gun towards the intersection of 51st Street and Cottage Grove Avenue, which resulted in the injury of a 6-year-old child.
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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said the outbreak is the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak recorded on the continent.
A landmark housing bill automatically became law overnight after President Trump declined to sign it.
Graham Platner had until 5 p.m. on Monday to formally suspend his campaign or he would remain on the ballot in November.
In the plan under discussion, the Secret Service and the White House would be able to open and close sections of the fencing, sources said.
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Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
Environmental and community groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition challenging U.S. Steel Gary Works operating permit renewal.
In the four years since Roe v. Wade was overturned and Illinois became a destination for abortion care, Illinois providers and advocates have rebuilt the state's infrastructure to support the tens of thousands of people who travel to the state for abortion services every year.
June is National Aphasia Awareness Month, raising awareness of a disorder that affects a person's ability to speak, write, and understand both spoken and written language.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
The 46th Taste of Chicago is cashless for the first time, accepting only credit cards, with a drone and fireworks show scheduled for approximately 9:15 p.m. Friday near Buckingham Fountain.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's summer home in Highland Park reopened after a $70 million gut renovation that redesigned the stage to reduce sound levels harmful to musicians.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
Nikki Glaser, Michelle Wolf, Ali Siddiq and Bert Kreischer are among the comedians coming to the city to perform from Nov. 5 to Nov. 15.
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Despite saying the ceasefire is over with Iran, President Trump said peace talks will continue.
Police are looking for a group they say are responsible for a crash-and-grab attempt in in North Lawndale.
A woman and a young girl were critically injured in a crash involving a motorcycle in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood on Friday night.
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A woman was killed and a young girl was critically injured in a crash involving a motorcycle in Englewood.
An Indiana State Police trooper was shot multiple times after a pursuit in Michigan City Friday morning, and the suspect was later found dead in a wooded area nearby, state police said.
A lengthy closure is expected on I-94 after a crash involving four vehicles in Michigan City, Indiana, on Saturday morning.
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Chicago police shared video of the suspect firing a gun towards the intersection of 51st Street and Cottage Grove Avenue, which resulted in the injury of a 6-year-old child.
The university released what it's called a strategy statement about the impact it's already seeing artificial intelligence make on higher education and the legal profession.
New Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke is fighting innocence claims more often than her predecessor, Kim Foxx, and hiring outside counsel to help.
On Tuesday evening, CBS News Chicago reported on wild weeds taking over a property in the South Side's Washington Heights neighborhood, and neighbors who said they spent months trying to get help.
Kevin Jackson was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent 22 years in prison before he was freed. Now he has realized his dream by starting a landscaping business. But his quest to be declared innocent continues.
The weeds keep growing, and the complaints keep piling up, but neighbors on one street in the Washington Heights community on Chicago's South Side say nothing is changing.
Chicago clinched winning a home series for the 11th time in its last 12.
A look at the Chicago White Sox and Cubs' first-round selections.
A 6-foot-2 right-handed hitter, Cholowsky was a Golden Spikes finalist at UCLA and had a 1.088 OPS with 21 homers and 60 RBIs in his junior season. He was the Big Ten Player of the Year.
It was Chicago's ninth shutout loss of the season, tied with the Giants for the second-most in the majors. The Padres have 10.
Former White Sox Aaron Civale (5-7) took the loss for the Athletics after surrendering four runs on six hits in 2 1/3 innings.
The Chicago Transit Authority this week released new crime statistics indicating that violent crime is down on the transit system.
An 18-year-old man was facing charges Thursday after police said he fired a gun into a home in the south Chicago suburb of Oak Forest.
Thieves left empty-handed in an attempted crash-and-grab burglary in Chicago's Budlong Woods neighborhood early Thursday, police said.
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The men accused in a crime spree that involved an attack on a CBS News Chicago crew last week were back in court Wednesday morning.
