Van crashes into building, pedestrians on Chicago's Southwest Side
Ald. Silvana Tabares (23rd) and 10 other state and local officials sent a letter to the Illinois Department of Transportation about safety in the area.
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Ald. Silvana Tabares (23rd) and 10 other state and local officials sent a letter to the Illinois Department of Transportation about safety in the area.
Months before the death of Chicago Public Schools staffer Charlie Mills, residents had been sounding the alarm about dangers along busy Pulaski Road.
Charlie Mills, 56, was a special education classroom assistant at Jones College Prep in the South Loop. He was struck and killed in a hit-and-run on a stretch of Pulaski Road in West Lawn that many say is dangerous. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
A man in a wheelchair was with his dog in Albany Park, when police said the dog got loose and another man shot and killed the animal.
The woman was struck by a vehicle that did not stop in Archer Heights.
The police Major Accident Investigation Unit is investigating.
The victim was shot once in the back, and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, police said.
Three men were in a vehicle in the 8300 block of South Pulaski Road when someone shot them all, police said.
The victim, a 50-year-old man, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.
The victim, a 50-year-old man, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.
Adam Avizius, 37, was charged with one felony count of aggravated battery with a firearm.
After the 12-year-old boy was shot, he was carried into the library by a security officer – who attempted to render aid on him.
The shooting happened on Pulaski Road the Legler Regional Library, and the youngest victim was only 12. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
We have reached out to Chicago Police, asking what led to the crash and how their officer is doing.
We have reached out to Chicago Police, asking what led to the crash and how their officer is doing.
No one was hurt, but neighbors say it could have been much worse.
No one was hurt, but neighbors say it could have been much worse.
There was no word on any of the victims' conditions late Wednesday.
The teen was in a parked car in the 6000 block of South Pulaski Road when a Subaru sport-utility vehicle pulled up and someone inside shot him.
The victim was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the torso.
Mateo Zastro was riding with his family in the West Lawn neighborhood on Friday, Sept. 30 when he was struck and killed by gunfire.
Mateo Zastro was riding with his family in the West Lawn neighborhood on Friday, Sept. 30. His mother told CBS 2’s Jermont Terry Tuesday that she is on a mission to find justice.
It was not clear what was burning inside the container.
The fire broke out at a private truck lot just west of Pulaski Road at about 5300 South. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
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