Illinois State Trooper Killed After Being Struck By Car
Christopher Lambert was killed Saturday after being struck by a vehicle on I-294 near Willow Road in Northbrook.
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Christopher Lambert was killed Saturday after being struck by a vehicle on I-294 near Willow Road in Northbrook.
State troopers have responded to close to 300 traffic crashes, one of which was fatal, and nearly 800 calls for assistance from motorists.
Illinois State Police in 2019 are starting to target drivers who hang out in the left lane.
One driver died after a traffic crash on I-57, according to Illinois State Police.
Police are on the scene of what appears to be a rush hour shooting near the Dan Ryan at the Garfield exit ramp.
IDOT safety programs chief Cynthia Watters says six people died on Illinois roads over the last New Year's holiday and four of those were alcohol-related.
During the Christmas weekend last year, 11 people died on Illinois roads. Four died in crashes involving at least one driver who tested positive for alcohol.
"That is a failure and I don't think that failure was the AMBER Alert but the people that put it out."
An Illinois state trooper was chasing a car involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed two men nearly a month ago, Illinois State Police now confirm.
An Illinois State Police trooper assigned to a DEA task force, who had been reported missing overnight, is recovering at the hospital after suffering an "unknown medical emergency" Thursday morning.
A multiple-vehicle accident involving a carjacked SUV is causing delays on the outbound Kennedy Expressway near the Sacramento entrance, according to Illinois State Police.
Illinois State Police said a van landed partially on the driver who was ejected upon impact.
The goal is to reduce numbers of potentially deadly crashes as millions of people hit the roads for Thanksgiving.
Roberson was working as a security guard at Manny's Blue Room in Robbins last week when he was fatally shot by a police officer.
Police say the outbound Bishop Ford from 130th to 115th Street has been reopened.
One of the victims was home from college for Thanksgiving, but his father said he'll now spend the holiday in the hospital.
Lee Merritt, who represents Roberson's child Tristan, the child's mother and his unborn child said the family is grieving and they want transparency from the authorities in Midlothian.
In their first official account of the police shooting that killed an armed security guard at a bar in south suburban Robbins, state police said Jemel Roberson ignored officers' orders to drop his weapon.
The car is described as a silver 2013 Chevy Malibu with Illinois license plate number AV-65043. It has tinted windows, and the passenger side window is cracked.
Police said no drugs or alcohol were involved or played a role in the incident.
A family member identified the man as 55-year-old Darrel Webb and suspects it may have been a robbery.
Illinois State Police will be out this week issuing tickets and handing out safety literature in a bid to bring down numbers of railroad-crossing deaths in the state.
An attempted traffic stop ended with a Cicero police officer getting shot four times near the Chicago-Cicero border.
Two people are recovering from gunshot wounds after a shooting on I-57 near Halsted, according to Illinois State Police.
Iowa City police are searching for a 17-year-old suspect charged in connection with a shooting that injured five near the University of Iowa over the weekend.
Customers and staff were robbed at gunpoint inside a River North diner early Thursday morning.
One person was injured in a shooting on the Bishop Ford Freeway early Thursday morning.
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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.
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Mass shooting in Little Village on Wednesday afternoon leaves a man dead and three women hurt.
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Residents in one part of Chicago's Noble Square neighborhood say they've been dealing with cars careening off the Kennedy Expressway and crashing into their front yard for decades, and the state won't help.
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Iowa City police are searching for a 17-year-old suspect charged in connection with a shooting that injured five near the University of Iowa over the weekend.
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