Homeless Ask City To Let Them Keep Tents Under LSD Viaducts
Homeless people who live under Lake Shore Drive viaducts asked the city on Friday to show some compassion and stop the cleanings that force them to remove their belongings.
Homeless people who live under Lake Shore Drive viaducts asked the city on Friday to show some compassion and stop the cleanings that force them to remove their belongings.
Lanes of Lake South Drive south will begin to close Monday night before all lanes close early Tuesday morning for the Interstate 55/Lake Shore Drive interchange project.
The bridge will close for maintenance and inspection from 10 p.m. Thursday until 2 a.m. Friday.
Three people were injured early Saturday in a downtown Lake Shore Drive crash.
A man was shot and critically wounded early Friday while driving on Lake Shore Drive near Grant Park.
The man at the wheel, who was the only person inside, was dead at the scene.
About 2:10 a.m., a vehicle driving on Inner Lake Shore Drive near Burton Place lost control and rear-ended a taxi, according to Chicago Police.
Several nightly lane and ramp closures are planned on the Stevenson Expressway starting Wednesday night for ongoing Lake Shore Drive interchange construction.
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.
Police said it happened around 2 a.m. as the driver was picking up two passengers at the 31st Street Harbor.
Two lanes of Lake Shore Drive on the South Side will be closed until 5 a.m. Wednesday to make repairs to prevent buckling pavement during the intense heat expected later this week.
Pavement has been buckling in the summer heat along South Lake Shore Drive.
Chicago has had six day this month with temperatures of more than 90 degrees. The average for June is just four.
Area Central detectives are investigating after a vehicle was damaged by gunfire early Tuesday while driving on Lake Shore Drive on the South Side.
The most recent homicide happened about 1:30 a.m. Monday in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side. Officers responding to a call of a person shot in the 7300 block of South University found the 22-year-old man lying in the gangway, according to Chicago Police.
Officers received a call of shots fired in the 4800 block of West Monroe in Austin just before 5:30 a.m. Saturday and found a 23-year-old man lying face down, police said. He was shot several times and was dead at the scene.
A portion of South Lake Shore Drive buckled in the heat Wednesday, forcing emergency repairs and big traffic backups.
Devonte M. Dodd, 20, and at least one companion are accused of setting a tragic chain of events in motion May 29.
A second man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a woman who was struck by a pickup truck on Lake Shore Drive while fleeing an armed robbery in the Gold Coast neighborhood.
Semaj Waters' supporters showed up at court and insisted he is innocent.
Murder charges have been filed against one of several suspects in the death of a woman allegedly chased on to Lake Shore drive during an attempted robbery.
The latest crime statistics are released as Lake Shore Drive is the scene of yet another roadside shooting.
Pamela Johnson is said to have been so scared she ran into traffic, where a truck fatally struck her.
The total number of people shot during the weekend this year surpassed the 2015 holiday, when 55 people were shot, 12 fatally, over Memorial Day weekend.
Kenneth Middlebrooks, 23, was driving a motorcycle north in the 5700 block of South Lake Shore Drive when the bike struck a wall about 8 p.m., according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
This is part of a massive recall that includes nearly 12 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and chicken.
Visitation for Starks is set for Tuesday, followed by a funeral service on Wednesday.
The male driver was cited for distracted driving.
All the victims were taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, police said.
The store sustained major damage due to smoke, fire, and water used to put out the fire.
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In one incident, the suspects forced a victim into a car and drove them to an ATM, forcing the victim to take out cash.
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All the victims were taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, police said.
A police source said a pursuit was underway before the boys – ages 14 and 15 – crashed their car into the front of a store near 75th and Vincennes just after midnight.
No one was injured in the shooting, and the off-duty Chicago police officer did not return fire.
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The male driver was cited for distracted driving.
All the victims were taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, police said.
In one incident, the suspects forced a victim into a car and drove them to an ATM, forcing the victim to take out cash.
The three suspects approached the victim on board a train at the 47th Street station, displayed a knife, maced the victim, and tried to take their belongings.
No one was injured in the shooting, and the off-duty Chicago police officer did not return fire.