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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) — Police say a vehicle has plowed into a suburban Chicago highway toll plaza, engulfing it and the plaza in flames and killing the motorist. Illinois State Police say troopers responded to the scene early Thursday on a report that a vehicle had struck the Barrington Road Toll Plaza along westbound Interstate 90 in Cook County and become engulfed in fire. Police say the motorist was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Possible measles exposure identified at suburban Sam's Club
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‘The worst nightmare’: 2 of the kids shot during mass shooting in Chicago’s Back of the Yard remain in ICU
CHICAGO — Two of the youngest victims of the mass shooting near 52nd and Damen are still recovering at Comer Children’s Hospital. Their parents say the one and seven-year-old boys are doing a little better and remain in the ICU. The family says they were about the cut the cake at that party in Back […]
Family of four displaced after fire rips through West Side home
CHICAGO - A fire tore through the roof of a home on the West Side Thursday afternoon, leaving a family displaced. Chicago fire crews were called to the 5100 block of West Chicago. A mattress was set on fire outside the building when the flames spread to the rear of...
Chicago man suspected of stealing $837 in alcohol from suburban Mariano's
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How to find Taylor Swift's QR code mural in Chicago
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Chicago weather: Is it too early to put away your winter coat for the season? It's complicated
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Former Inmate Benard McKinley Accepted Into Northwestern Law School
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Chicago gets another beautiful week after Thursday evening rain
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Chicago police looking for man damaging CTA stop
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago police are looking for a man who they said damaged a CTA Red Line station. CTA security cameras captured images last Thursday at about 10:30 p.m.The damage happened at the Grand stop on the Red Line.If you recognize him, you're asked to call the police.
Chicago man charged with DUI in I-57 crash that killed 2 passengers
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Chicago police investigate 15 armed robberies in 4 days on North Side
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Police are looking for the people they believe are responsible for a string of 15 armed robberies across several North and Northwest Side neighborhoods.The first four robberies happened in River North and Lincoln Park on Friday. Each time, four to eight armed men took the victims' cell phones and other possessions at gunpoint, and then drove off.Police said, three days later, robbers also struck 11 more times in Portage Park, Irving Park, Belmont Cragin, and Lakeview.The robberies happened at the following times and locations:1300 block of North Halsted Street, Friday April 12, 2024 in the morning hours1800...
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