Man Killed When Hit-And-Run Driver Rear-Ends Motorcycle In Belmont Cragin
Police said the 36-year-old man was riding his motorcycle east on Diversey near Lavergne around 9:30 p.m., when a black SUV rear-ended him and did not stop.
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Police said the 36-year-old man was riding his motorcycle east on Diversey near Lavergne around 9:30 p.m., when a black SUV rear-ended him and did not stop.
A 30-year-old man from south suburban Wilmington was killed Monday in a three-vehicle crash around 9 p.m. on Route 45, according to Illinois State Police.
One person was killed, and two others were injured early Thursday, when a motorcycle collided with a car in south suburban Burnham.
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Steven Lajin was riding his motorcycle west on Devon Avenue a couple blocks west of the Edens Expressway, when a small black vehicle rear-ended him.
A motorcyclist was critically injured in a crash late Tuesday on Lake Shore Drive on the South Side.
Bahnan Dawood, who was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The victim was thrown from the motorcycle and into oncoming traffic, where he was struck by a Jeep Wrangler traveling west on 55th Street.
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a pickup truck Thursday evening in north suburban Morton Grove.
The driver of the motorcycle, 26-year-old Joseph D. Giuliano of DeKalb, was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 28-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash early Wednesday in west suburban Oak Park.
Diane Turley, 53, was charged with a felony count of leaving the scene of an accident involving death in connection with the crash.
Rachel Dover, 24, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was charged with operating while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury, a Level 6 felony, police said.
About 12:15 a.m., the 24-year-old man was driving the bike west in the 4600 block of South Archer when a silver SUV made an illegal U-turn, causing the motorcycle to strike the vehicle, according to Chicago Police.
A man faces life-threatening injuries after being involved Monday afternoon in a motorcycle accident in Naperville.
Corey Hindes, 54, was driving the motorcycle north on Rand and entering the intersection with Winslowe on a green light, when a southbound Mercedes car attempted to turn left in front of the bike, authorities said.
A motorcyclist was injured in a crash in the Northwest Side Portage Park neighborhood Friday night.
At 4:36 p.m., emergency responders were sent to a crash involving a 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle and a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck on Fabyan Parkway west of Kingsland Drive, according to the Geneva Police Department
A man has been charged with crashing his car into a motorcycle carrying his girlfriend early Saturday in north suburban Waukegan, leaving the 23-year-old woman dead.
Charles Lyons of Evergreen Park pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving resulting in bodily harm Tuesday before Judge Maura Slattery Boyle, according to Cook County court records.
A 45-year-old man was riding a 2012 Harley Davidson motorcycle south on Center Street when he lost control of the bike, struck a curb and utility pole at Dexter Avenue, police said.
About 11:40 a.m., a bicyclist flagged down police after spotting a motorcycle in a ditch west of Route 45 just north of Dada Drive in Lake Villa Township, according to the Lake County sheriff's office.
The 26-year-old man fell off his motorcycle at 12:50 p.m. in the 3200 block of West Barry, according to Chicago Police.
The motorcycle was speeding in the southbound lanes of I-90/94 near Montrose Avenue at 4:20 a.m. when the cyclist lost control and the bike struck a wall, according to Illinois State Police Trooper David Roman.
A 20-year-old man from Evergreen Park has been issued multiple traffic citations after striking and killing a woman who was crossing Lake Shore Drive when the man ran a red light on his motorcycle.
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A source close to the investigation said the woman worked for the city's Office of Emergency Management and Communications.
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Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
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