2 hospitalized after Amtrak train hits semi-trailer truck in downstate Illinois
Two people were taken to the hospital after an Amtrak train collided with a flatbed tractor-trailer truck on Tuesday morning in downstate Illinois.
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Two people were taken to the hospital after an Amtrak train collided with a flatbed tractor-trailer truck on Tuesday morning in downstate Illinois.
A Metra Union Pacific Northwest train struck a car near the Norwood Park station Thursday.
A driver was hospitalized Thursday after a car was hit by a Metra train in Chicago's Brainerd neighborhood.
A driver is dead after a fiery collision between a car and a freight train in Hobart, Indiana, on Wednesday morning.
A driver is dead after a fiery collision between a car and a freight train in Hobart, Indiana, on Wednesday morning.
Virginia Girmscheid's family says she went for a bike ride around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, when she got to a railroad crossing and was fatally struck by a CN freight train.
According to Metra, the woman riding a bike was hit by a CN freight train near Lake Street and Hillside Avenue just after 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9.
Two Metra passengers were injured when a Union Pacific-North line train hit a semi-trailer truck on Thursday afternoon in north suburban Wilmette.
Service on the Metra Union Pacific-West line was halted during the Monday evening rush after a train hit a semi-trailer truck near west suburban Berkeley.
The train struck a cargo box truck at a crossing on a private road for a business just east of Lemont.
The driver of a small snow plow has died after the vehicle was struck by a Metra Milwaukee District West train near the Bartlett station Monday morning.
Police said a train near Madrid derailed, jumping onto the track in the opposite direction and hitting an oncoming train.
It is unclear what led up to the crash or if any injuries were reported.
A driver suffered only "very minor" injuries when their SUV was struck by a Metra BNSF train in Hinsdale Monday morning.
The victim was removing snow on the station's south platform when the equipment he was driving was hit by an eastbound freight train, a city spokesperson said.
One person was killed and another was injured when a freight train hit a car in the south Chicago suburb of Blue Island on Wednesday.
The spokesperson said the man, whose age was not released, was inside the car and was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in unknown condition.
A landscaping worker killed in a crash last month had virtually no warning that a freight train was coming before it hit their pickup truck as it was crossing the tracks in Elgin, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board.
Authorities say that Metra's Union Pacific-West train service has been halted after a train struck a pedestrian Monday evening. The agency said that inbound and outbound trains were stopped near Kedzie.
A semi was struck by a train in Gary, Indiana, after it became struck on the tracks during Monday morning's snowstorm.
Bystanders were left in shock after a train crashed into and crushed a semi hauling vehicles near San Antonio, Texas.
One person was killed and two others were injured when a freight train collided with a landscaping truck Thursday morning in Elgin.
The crash happened in an industrial area 80 miles northwest of Mexico City.
The driver in the truck was taken to Lutheran General Hospital following a collision with a train early Saturday morning in Glenview, police said.
Exactly one year ago, a Chicago journalist was killed when she was struck by a train in Hegewisch. On the somber anniversary, her family says not enough has changed in the past twelve months.
The National Weather Service has confirmed a fourth tornado touched down during the severe weather outbreak in Illinois and Indiana Tuesday.
President Trump said Karoline Leavitt will be leaving her role to focus on her young family.
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.
Twenty-seven members of the Chicago City Council signed a letter Wednesday demanding Bally's resume construction of its Chicago casino complex and called for a hearing after the company said it was "resetting" its pace over video gambling concerns.
A 2.9 -magnitude earthquake recorded in Lake Michigan offshore from Chicago's North Shore suburbs last month was only the second to be recorded ever in the lake, but scientists said there may have been others in the past that weren't detected.
President Trump said Karoline Leavitt will be leaving her role to focus on her young family.
Chicago mayoral candidate John Kelly on Wednesday said the city has had enough of career politicians, and took some of his opponents to task for running for two offices at once.
David Crowley unexpectedly beat a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor, and will face Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany on the ballot in November.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.
The executive order tightens air and noise pollution rules for data centers and creates a task force to develop a long-term strategy.
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.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
With the cyclosporiasis linked to iceberg lettuce growing and consumers wary of the products on grocery shelves, many in Chicago are turning to local farmers market for fresh and safe greens.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
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.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue has been torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
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.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.
Another batch of tickets for the Obama Presidential Center went on sale Wednesday.
The woman who was killed in a Portage, Indiana, house explosion during severe storms Tuesday has been identified.
Another round of severe storms is in the Chicago area Wednesday morning, prompting an early tornado warning and thunderstorm warnings. Flooding could also be a major issue.
Glenwood Academy was supposed to welcome students back, but after destructive storms on Tuesday, clean-up efforts are underway on campus on Wednesday.
Hundreds of thousands of residents in northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana are still without power after destructive storms Tuesday.
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun on Wednesday said he expects to declare a statewide emergency following severe storms that caused widespread wind damage in northwest Indiana and significant flooding in central parts of the state.
The woman who was killed in a Portage, Indiana, house explosion during severe storms Tuesday has been identified.
The National Weather Service has confirmed a fourth tornado touched down during the severe weather outbreak in Illinois and Indiana Tuesday.
President Trump said Karoline Leavitt will be leaving her role to focus on her young family.
Many unanswered questions remain after 56 decomposing bodies were found inside a Chicago funeral home last week.
A lawsuit on behalf of a man who was shot and killed by police in Humboldt Park in March claims a CPD officer fired deadly shots just after arriving at a controlled scene instead of de-escalating.
Neighbors of a South Side animal feed plant have complained about the noxious smell and air quality for years. Now the city of Chicago and state of Illinois are suing Pullman Innovations to clean up the air, as well as for alleged illegal work and permit violations.
The owners of a Far South Side funeral home where dozens of decomposing bodies were found earlier this week have run into trouble with state regulators before over their handling of bodies at a crematory in the south suburbs.
University of Illinois researchers have found a correlation between more green spaces and less violence in neighborhoods. A group in Chicago is planting trees with the mission to bring beauty and safety to the whole city.
The Cubs (70-50) improved to a season-best 20 games over .500.
Muneteka Murakami extended his on-base streak to 26 games with a double in the eighth.
The Seattle Storm snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 97-88 win over the Chicago Sky on Monday night.
Chicago Bears safety Coby Bryant is expected to miss 4 to 6 months after undergoing surgery on his injured knee, head coach Ben Johnson announced Tuesday.
Tim Anderson, a two-time All-Star shortstop who won the 2019 AL batting title with the Chicago White Sox, has decided to retire after spending 10 years in the major leagues.
A man was shot and killed Tuesday night along busy McCormick Boulevard in the north Chicago suburb of Skokie.
Police in Hopkins, Minnesota, say three people were found dead inside a residential daycare Wednesday morning. Preliminarily, they believe a man took his own life after killing a woman and child, all of whom are believed to be family.
An Aurora man has been charged in the hit-and-run death of a bicyclist last month in west suburban Hampshire.
Police early Tuesday were investigating a crash-and-grab burglary at a minimart in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood.
Two men were critically wounded Monday night in a shootout on Chicago's Near North Side.
