Two Injured In Elgin-O'Hare Crash; Driver Flees
A motorist fled on foot after two people, including a construction worker, were injured early Thursday when a car struck a private contractor's vehicle along the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway.
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A motorist fled on foot after two people, including a construction worker, were injured early Thursday when a car struck a private contractor's vehicle along the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway.
After the past several months of generally miserable weather, just about every living species in Chicago would agree that Friday morning was perfect for a stroll.
The motorcycle struck another vehicle in the rear, and its driver was thrown from the bike. The driver received critical injuries to his head and spinal cord, he said.
A suspect was arrested Monday morning after robbing a TCF Bank branch inside a Jewel grocery store in Portage Park.
The fire started around 3 a.m. at a business in the 2700 block of West Irving Park Road, and extra crews were quickly called in, as intense flames were shooting through the roof shortly after the first crews arrived.
The 2-11 fire was first reported about 8 p.m. in a two-story building at the corner or Irving Park Road and Central Avenue.
The employee was fatally shot outside Sam's Tobacco and Food Mart, 235 W. Irving Park Road on Sunday evening.
Anette Alston, 49, was hurt in the Oct. 24 traffic crash on the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway near Irving Park Road.
The most recent fatal shooting happened early Saturday in the South Chicago neighborhood.
Leonard Ratajczyk, 83, was hit while riding his bike in the 7800 block of West Irving Park Road in the Dunning neighborhood.
A 16-mile stretch of Ashland Avenue will be the city's first target for bus rapid transit, with a plan for high-speed buses from 95th Street to Irving Park Road announced Friday at a cost of about $10 million per mile.
The two males, ages 17 and 18, were traveling in a Dodge Neon in 2400 block of West Irving Park Road when a dark-colored SUV pulled alongside and at least one gunman inside opened fire.
Two people were hospitalized Friday morning in an accident involving a postal truck and a van in Schiller Park.
Firefighters remained on the scene early Tuesday, after flames roared through three homes in the North Center neighborhood, near the busy junction of Lincoln and Damen avenues and Irving Park Road.
For the third time in just the past few weeks, police are trying to find some brazen thieves who get into stores by smashing their way in.
The deaths Friday of two men -- one in the South Side Kenwood neighborhood and another in northwest suburban Streamwood -- were due in part from exposure to the cold.
Four people were displaced Tuesday morning in a fire that broke out on Irving Park Road in the St. Ben's neighborhood.
Injuries were reported early Monday in a two-car rear-end crash in far west suburban Medinah.
A Northwest Indiana man was high on drugs when he hit and injured an 83-year-old pedestrian while driving through the Albany Park neighborhood earlier this week.
A driver Monday morning slammed into several parked cars and a person waiting at a bus stop, and finally smashed into a flower shop at the edge of the Albany Park neighborhood.
We've heard of thieves targeting manhole covers, cooper pipes and wiring, even aluminum benches to sell to scrap yards for quick cash. But now there's a new hot item catching their eyes: decorative kick plates on the bottom of doors.
They have badges and uniforms, but no authority to direct traffic. Still, that's not stopping private security guards from doing just that on a busy public street.
Four people were seriously hurt during a traffic wreck Sunday morning in the Dunning neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
Get ready for delays if you're taking Lake Shore Drive overnight this week.
The son of a 67-year-old bar owner has been charged with her murder, and is also a suspect in the murder of his father.
The Rock Island line will remain closed on Sunday so crews can raise the railroad bridge on 79th Street near Lowe.
The event featured a panel of chefs who shared their journey with food through culture, migration and identity.
The New York Mets beat the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.
Authorities said there is no active threat to the public.
Chicago quarterback Caleb Williams and the rest of the Bears' starters made their preseason debuts in cameo fashion, playing just the opening series.
The U.S. and Canada have wrangled for decades over trade, and somehow, they still managed to remain friends, allies and trading partners.
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stay that will remain in place until the Supreme Court takes further action.
Federal prosecutors on Thursday told a judge they aren't yet ready to say whether they'll retry the lead defendants in the "ComEd Four" case who were convicted in 2023 of bribing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
The Democratic National Committee is on the hunt for the best host city for the 2028 Democratic convention.
There was a big turnout in Springfield on Wednesday to celebrate retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois).
Contracted linemen from out of state sat idle in a Griffith church parking lot for hours without work orders from NIPSCO, as residents in Northwest Indiana approach two weeks without power.
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO, alleging the utility's failure to manage trees and vegetation has left thousands of Northwest Indiana residents without power for up to two weeks.
Dozens of cases of E. coli and salmonella in multiple states are linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, health officials say.
A new Illinois law signed by Gov. Pritzker offers up to $1,000 to eligible homeowners hit by storm damage, but the money won't be available until next year — and the program only covers certain areas of Chicago.
Illinois is one of 46 states that have reached a $15.5 million settlement with a Pennsylvania-based mortgage servicer for improperly imposing new insurance policies on homeowners who already had insurance.
Dozens of cases of E. coli and salmonella in multiple states are linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, health officials say.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
Researchers from the University of Chicago have uncovered some information on how space travel affects — or actually doesn't affect — the heart.
As people age, it becomes crucial to do whatever possible to protect from issues like memory loss. But leading neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter said the process actually starts well before advanced age.
The Illinois Department of Public Health is not adopting new federal child vaccine guidelines and will continue following recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Real estate investment and development firm Concord Capital has acquired nine apartment buildings on Elaine Place, a single-block residential street in Chicago's East Lakeview community.
The Chicago Plan Commission voted Thursday to approve a plan to redevelop Ford City Mall into an industrial complex, despite objections from some neighbors.
A new Barnes & Noble bookstore opened in the heart of downtown Chicago on Wednesday, while separately, a building that used to house an old Barnes & Noble store in the Gold Coast was being demolished.
The Original Rainbow Cone celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday with a special event at its Beverly location.
The Shops at North Bridge on the Magnificent Mile announced plans Thursday for a multimillion-dollar renovation project.
Madonna leads all artists with 11 nominations at this year's MTV VMAs, and a full sweep would tie her with Beyoncé and Taylor Swift for the most VMA wins in history.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36. The coroner's office says she was found in cardiac arrest.
Buddy Guy was honored with the Chicago Music Legend Award at the Obama Presidential Center's Chicago Culture Ball this weekend.
Bal Khabra is the author of the four-part series "Off the Ice," a college hockey romance collection that is wrapping up at just the right time.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
It's part of the new Auburn Park station, which is slated to open by the end of the year.
A panel of chefs discussed how food connects history, place, and belonging.
The community comes together to help others in need. This after ComEd announced that it was sending more than 80 employees to assist in restoration work with NIPSCO crews.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the latest in First Alert Weather.
The Lake County Sheriff's Department and Indiana State Police troopers are investigating a shooting Saturday night at a strip mall in Hebron, Indiana.
ComEd crews are heading to Northwest Indiana to assist NIPSCO in power restoration efforts, 11 days after powerful storms knocked out power across the region.
Authorities said there is no active threat to the public.
The Rock Island line will remain closed on Sunday so crews can raise the railroad bridge on 79th Street near Lowe.
The event featured a panel of chefs who shared their journey with food through culture, migration and identity.
The 68-year-old woman claims she was hospitalized after contracting a stomach infection from the burger.
She was counting down the days to the first day of 5th grade until her school district told her she didn't have a spot there. Now, a federal judge has ordered the district to put the 10-year-old girl with autism back in her neighborhood school.
Who you gonna call if someone locks you out of your own charity? That's the question members of a Ghostbusters-themed nonprofit say they're asking.
Residents of Ogleby Towers on Wednesday morning spoke out about the system that constantly changes their rent, which they say makes it hard to budget.
CEO of the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, Harley Johnson, gave CBS News Chicago an exclusive look inside the new park in South Chicago.
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation last inspected South Chicago Chapel funeral home in October, 10 months before 56 decomposing bodies were found there.
The New York Mets beat the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.
Chicago quarterback Caleb Williams and the rest of the Bears' starters made their preseason debuts in cameo fashion, playing just the opening series.
Arozarena took Cubs closer Jacob Webb (6-3) 404 feet to straightaway center to secure the victory for Seattle.
The Sky won their season-high third straight game.
Serena Williams will team up with Carlos Alcaraz to create a powerhouse mixed doubles pair in her return to the U.S. Open.
The man charged in a deadly boat crash on the Fox River last month pleaded not guilty to murder and DUI charges on Friday.
Jurors heard Duane "Keffe D" Davis tell detectives his nephew Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur.
Authorities in Kenosha County, Wisconsin apprehended three people this week after a pursuit that crossed state lines into Illinois.
Chicago police released surveillance video Thursday of a suspect in a shooting that left a CTA switch worker dead in the Roseland community back in June.
A Kane County, Illinois, man stood charged Thursday with gathering real pictures of children and using artificial intelligence to make them into pornography.
