Car crashes, catches fire on southbound I-294 at River Road
The driver and one other passenger escaped with minor injuries.
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The driver and one other passenger escaped with minor injuries.
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Illinois State Police say the driver of the semi was unable to stop and struck a Nissan in the rear.
Another car was involved in the accident, but that driver was not hurt.
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According to ISP, three vehicles crashed on I-294 near mile post 50.5 in Cook County.
An unmarked police car was also rammed by a semi-trailer truck at the scene.
The rig caught fire, but the driver got out and was not hurt.
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A Chicago man accused of shooting and killing his 74-year-old grandfather last week in Auburn Gresham had previously raised concerns from his family about his mental health, according to Cook County prosecutors.
A man has been ordered detained until trial on charges that he ran over a woman with a car in Chicago's northwest suburbs last week.
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Chicago police released photos of a suspect wanted in a shooting that left three teens injured in Hyde Park on Monday night.
