Family Increases Reward In Search For Answers In Teen's Hit-And-Run Death
Six days after a Schaumburg High School track star died in a hit-and-run accident, police still had few answers.
Six days after a Schaumburg High School track star died in a hit-and-run accident, police still had few answers.
The school flag was lowered Monday to half-staff, and students wore purple in honor of Mikias Tibebu. It was a very difficult day there, CBS 2's Jim Williams reports.
Schaumburg Police canvassed the area this morning looking for more information.
The 29-year-old mother injured last week in a hit-and-run while strapping her child into a car seat is doing much better, CBS 2's Brad Edwards reports. Now, her family wants to know the identity of the driver.
Police have run into a snag in their investigation into an early-morning accident Saturday that killed one man and injured his brother.
A woman hit after getting her child into a car seat in the South Chicago neighborhood remained in critical condition Friday.
A retired Steger fire captain died early Monday after being struck by a vehicle in south suburban Crete.
A suspected drunk driver is in custody and an 87-year-old man is in critical condition after the man was struck in the Uptown neighborhood Friday morning, according to police.
A 36-year-old EMT arrested seven times in the past was ordered held on a $100,000 bond Friday after being charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident in the northwest suburbs earlier this week.
Authorities are investigating an apparent hit-and-run that left a Park Ridge man dead alongside a road in a wooded area near northwest suburban Des Plaines Monday night.
Police are searching for a far north suburban man wanted for questioning in a fatal hit-and-run accident that killed a 20-year-old man last week.
A University of Illinois student from north suburban Lake In The Hills was killed in an apparent hit-and-run in Urbana overnight.
The body of Francisco Jose Avila-Castro was found around 5:15 a.m. Wednesday at 33rd Street and Geneva Lane.
Police say Veramae Phillip of Woodstock told officers she thought she'd hit a tree branch.
A Chicago Police officer was in stable condition Thursday morning, after he was run over by a hit-and-run driver.
Police in McHenry County are looking for a white passenger car or SUV with damage to one of the headlights, which fatally struck a 6-year-old boy Saturday night and left the scene without stopping.
Chicago Police say one person was killed early this morning in a hit and run accident on the Southwest Side.
A man is dead after being struck and killed by a vehicle early Saturday, along busy Western Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood.
A dump truck driver struck and killed a 72-year-old woman in the Southwest Side's Clearing neighborhood Friday evening, then drove off.
Police are asking for the public's help in locating a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run incident that left a pedestrian seriously injured early Sunday in the Garfield Park neighborhood.
An Illinois Department of Transportation minuteman was lending a helping hand to a driver in need, but now he is fighting for his life after being struck by a hit-and-run driver.
A woman was killed in a hit-and-run accident on the South Side.
A man turned himself into police custody for a hit-and-run accident that left a 52-year-old woman critically wounded, according to a statement released by police News Affairs on Saturday.
A 52-year-old woman was trying to cross a West Side street when she was hit by a car that didn't stop. Now she's fighting for her life, hospitalized in critical condition.
Hundreds of mourners gathered Thursday morning to say goodbye to a wife, mother and Cook County correctional officer who was hit and killed by a speeding van last week.
While no one expected the White Sox to be good, or even average, in 2024, few expected them to set a league record for futility.
Police said the victims were shot shortly before 9:40 a.m. in the 11500 block of South Vincennes Avenue.
Verizon customers reported their mobile phone service wasn't working in cities across the U.S., giving them only SOS mode.
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The New York Times has unveiled the 2024 edition of their list of the top 50 restaurants in the U.S., and a Chicago steakhouse is among the spots that made the national cut.
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The Internet lit up this week with news that a Chicago restaurant is offering a luxe cocktail for $13,000, purportedly the most expensive martini in the United States.
Scammers have taken more than $100 million meant for senior citizens' Medicare bills, which comes from taxpayer money. The fraud scheme was exposed after swindlers made $3 billion worth of fake Medicare claims.
The government has already disbursed more than 900 million free at-home COVID-19 tests, and will be reopening its free test kit portal.
According to the Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control, the bats were both found Monday.
The Food and Drug Administration ended a program that provided free COVID-19 vaccines in August of 2024.
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Durpetti was known to treat everyone "like a long-lost relative with a firm handshake, a double kiss, or a friendly joke."
Greyhound said its lease is up on Oct. 20, but Greyhound is "working with local officials and stakeholders to determine the path forward."
Experts say the warmer early fall temperatures mean some of the summer fruits and veggies we love. But it also means some fall produce could be delayed.
The sale has those in the real estate industry excited.
The factory's parent company said it gave workers the opportunity to move to other facilities.
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United said demand for its flights surges wherever Taylor Swift jets off to for her next concert.
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The Chicago Teachers Union staged "walk-ins" at more than 150 schools on Monday as part of a nationwide movement to call for more funding for public education.
Police said the shooting started near Adams Street and Ashland Avenue. Police said a 33-year-old man was in the front seat of a black SUV when someone inside a white Jeep fired shots.
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Both cars continued driving on Ashland Avenue and one crashed into a building.
Court documents for the Oct. 22 scheduled court date show that Henyard and her boyfriend, Kamal Woods, were $3,350 past due on their rent.
Windows were smashed at The Wieners Circle, located at 2622 North Clark Street.
Monday will be a warmer day with highs in the upper 70s.
While no one expected the White Sox to be good, or even average, in 2024, few expected them to set a league record for futility.
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Car break-ins were the source of a whopping 40% of gun thefts last year.
The sum was less than attorneys were seeking.
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While no one expected the White Sox to be good, or even average, in 2024, few expected them to set a league record for futility.
The team ends the 2024 season with a 41-121 record, replacing a 62-year-old single-season record previously held by the New York Mets in 1962 by one game.
The Cubs, seeking a sweep of the Reds, managed just three hits as Cody Bellinger and Dansby Swanson got the day off.
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Police said the victims were shot shortly before 9:40 a.m. in the 11500 block of South Vincennes Avenue.
The vandalism has happened at least three times in the last week in the 4700 block of South Ellis Avenue.
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All three victims were reported in good condition.
The 2-year-old was taken to the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital in good condition. A gun was recovered at the scene.