Motorcyclist killed in crash on Stevenson Expressway near Damen Avenue
The crash, which left a motorcyclist with severe injuries, took place around 2 a.m.
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The crash, which left a motorcyclist with severe injuries, took place around 2 a.m.
In the Mobile Weather Lab, Noel Brennan saw the aftermath of a crash involving a sport-utility vehicle and a semi-trailer truck on the Tri-State Tollway.
Video showed the car involved in the crash wrapped around a pole.
Around 6:15 Wednesday night. Illinois State Police said people in two cars were shooting at each other.
The shooting disrupted traffic Wednesday night, and the disruption continued as late as 10 p.m. Jermont Terry reports.
One victim was taken to an area hospital with injuries, though police did not specify what those injuries were.
A white Nissan sedan struck the pedestrian, who died at the scene.
Nicholas Ortiz, 24, appeared in court Sunday morning charged with one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm at a person or vehicle.
Police said former Marine Nikolas Hutto and two other people were changing a tire on I-55 near Cicero when Octavio Lara Chavez veered onto the shoulder and hit them.
The driver who was shot and killed on the Stevenson Expressway over the weekend was a well-known postal worker and a beloved father. Damian Dunning's family said they were traumatized by his death. The 41-year-old had just dropped off his nephew at home after basketball practice on Sunday night when he was shot while behind the wheel.
The family of Damian Dunning said he was also a well-known postal worker. It was the second tragedy the family has faced just this year.
Illinois State Police said no gas made it onto the roadway. No injuries were reported.
Two trucks crashed on I-55 near County Line Road in Chicago's suburbs during rush hour on Thursday, reducing traffic to one lane.
Preliminary information revealed a car was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of traffic when it struck a tow truck – causing it to strike a third car.
A semi-trailer truck swerved after a car cut its driver off – and the chemical drums inside shifted, causing containers of organic peroxide and hydrogen peroxide to leak.
Summit Fire Chief Anthony Anderson discusses the organic peroxide spill that forced the shutdown of the expressway near La Grange Road for hours Friday.
The hydrogen peroxide spill happened just after 8 a.m., and the roadway remained closed eight hours later. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2, and CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports from the ground.
All lanes are closed on the Stevenson Expressway at La Grange Road due to a Level 1 hazmat situation, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation
All lanes finally reopened by just before 6 p.m.
The police Major Accident Investigation Unit is investigating.
CBS 2's Sabrina Franza has a look at conditions from the Mobile Weather Lab.
Drivers are being forced to take the Central Avenue exit as reconstruction teams were on the scene.
Illinois State Police said around 5:47 a.m., troopers responded to a three-vehicle crash on southbound I-55 near Weber Road.
Our nonstop news crew saw police recovering at least one gun from the vehicle the suspect was in near 80th and Ingleside.
Police said the victim pulled over on the Dan Ryan Expressway at 31st Street to report the shooting.
This is the second appearance for Illinois under Head Coach Shauna Green, and the 10th in program history.
Traffic headaches are sure to begin right along with the project.
After winning four of their last five games, the Illini are headed right up the road to Milwaukee as the No. 6 seed in the Midwest.
The robber took the victim's belongings and ran off the train when it arrived at the Cicero Avenue station, police said.
Auburn is the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, with Duke, Houston and Florida joining the Tigers on the No. 1 line in the March Madness bracket.
Presidents are given the extraordinary power by the 227-year-old law to order the arrest, detention and deportation of noncitizens who are 14 years or older and come from countries staging an "invasion or predatory incursion" of the U.S.
The Senate on Friday passed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.
Office of Civil Rights employees said this means students with open cases will have their claims backlogged even further.
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This threat was a response to the EU's 50% tariffs on American whiskey, which are set to go into effect next month.
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Have you ever wondered how your body is aging, or why some people seem more vibrant the older they get? Those are some of the questions a doctor at Northwestern is trying to answer.
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A second person has died in the measles outbreak that started in West Texas.
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CBS News Chicago checked in with Momentum Coffee owner Nikki Bravo on Wednesday to see how she was doing with the uncertainty in the market.
This threat was a response to the EU's 50% tariffs on American whiskey, which are set to go into effect next month.
Under the city ordinance, fur retailers in Chicago could no longer sell real fur coats. They could only sell those made with synthetic materials.
The price of a wide array of products will likely soon be going up as a result of the tariffs — affecting everything from food to electronics.
The other six stores will remain open.
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According to the Lollapalooza social media accounts, the lineup will be released on March 18.
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Matt Richtman of Elburn, Illinois finished the race in two hours, seven minutes, and 56 seconds.
The auto thefts happened after car accidents on Clark Street and on DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
Even before the construction begins, crews will start setting up a safety zone, which will take place Monday night starting at 9 p.m. From that point forward, it is going to be anything but a smooth ride along the Kennedy, as Andrew Ramos reports.
Chicago police said a 21-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman were inside a third-floor apartment when an unknown person entered, pulled out a firearm, and fired shots in their direction.
Traffic headaches are sure to begin right along with the project.
The victims, all teenage boys or young men, were outside a residence in the 4200 block of West Crystal Street when they were shot.
Early Saturday, a microburst tore the copper roof off the First United Methodist Church in Elgin.
This is the second appearance for Illinois under Head Coach Shauna Green, and the 10th in program history.
After winning four of their last five games, the Illini are headed right up the road to Milwaukee as the No. 6 seed in the Midwest.
A mother has filed a lawsuit against the State of Illinois and others her son's death by suicide. Internal documents and emails show missteps that may have led to her son's death.
Cook County Crime Stoppers are now offering a new $1,000 reward for information leading to an indictment or arrest in the murder of Rosa Chacon.
CBS News Chicago obtained records showing Heights Crematory in Chicago Heights, Illinois had been repeatedly warned by the state for their handling of bodies waiting to be cremated.
Rose Bronstein founded the group Buckets Over Bullying, and has been moving mountains with her local organization.
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This is the second appearance for Illinois under Head Coach Shauna Green, and the 10th in program history.
After winning four of their last five games, the Illini are headed right up the road to Milwaukee as the No. 6 seed in the Midwest.
The Wolves host the Texas Stars on Friday night at the Allstate Arena.
Tre Donaldson and Vladislav Goldin each scored 11 points and No. 22 Michigan closed the Big Ten Tournament championship game on an 11-2 run to beat No. 18 Wisconsin 59-53.
The Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team makes its 27th straight NCAA Tournament appearance on Friday when it takes on the Bryant Bulldogs in a first-round matchup in the South region.
The robber took the victim's belongings and ran off the train when it arrived at the Cicero Avenue station, police said.
The victims, all teenage boys or young men, were outside a residence in the 4200 block of West Crystal Street when they were shot.
The cars were taken to unknown locations by a fictitious tow company, and the victims tried to contact the tow truck driver and company with no success, police said.
Two groups got into a fight in a liquor store in the 1900 block of West 51st Street, when a 22-year-old woman pulled out a gun and started shooting.
It comes days after more than a dozen businesses in Highland Park and Morton Grove were burglarized in a similar pattern.
