Person of interest in deadly Cicero stabbing apprehended after long pursuit
A suspect in a deadly stabbing was apprehended early Sunday morning following a pursuit from Cicero that ended up on Chicago's Far South Side.
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A suspect in a deadly stabbing was apprehended early Sunday morning following a pursuit from Cicero that ended up on Chicago's Far South Side.
All northbound lanes are closed on I-57 after three people were killed and five others were injured in a multi-car crash.
Illinois State Police on Monday asked for help in finding the driver who struck and killed a bicyclist on Route 53 in Elwood, Illinois last week.
State police said a black SUV side-swiped the squad car and then fled the scene early Tuesday morning.
ISP said the trooper pulled over for the traffic stop and was inside his squad car with lights activated when a black SUV exiting at 63rd Street failed to move over and hit the rear passenger side of the squad car.
CBS Skywatch was over the scene where troopers were investigating a black pickup truck after a reported shooting on I-355 on Wednesday afternoon.
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ISP said the metal object from a semi-trailer with an intermodal container went through the windshield of a gray GMC Yukon and hit the driver around 5 a.m. The SUV ended up against the wall in the outbound express lanes near 29th Street.
An Illinois State Police pursuit ended with a stolen vehicle crashing into a Chicago police car on the West Side early Saturday morning.
Angel Casillas, the same man who crashed into ISP Trooper Brian Frank's squad car in 2021, was booked at the Riverdale Police Department in August for a DUI.
Three cars, including an Amtrak police squad car, were involved in wrong-way crashes on I-57 early Monday morning, Illinois State Police said.
State police said the trooper was inside their squad car when they were hit by a suspected drunk driver inside a Tesla early Sunday morning.
An Illinois State Police trooper, who is also a youth hockey referee, was arrested this week on federal child pornography charges.
The search continued Monday for David Jordan, 70, and state police said he should be considered armed and dangerous.
Another person was taken to an area hospital with unknown injuries.
Illinois state police said they spotted a vehicle on I-290 that was involved in a carjacking around 4:30 a.m.
Illinois state police said they spotted a vehicle on I-290 that was involved in a carjacking around 4:30 a.m. Friday.
According to Illinois State Police, a commercial semi truck lost control and rolled over on the southbound ramp to I-290 just after 4 a.m. The semi truck was hauling cheese at the time of the crash.
Illinois State Police said the SUV driver was taken to the hospital with injuries after the crash involving the school bus on the Eisenhower Expressway Friday morning.
The crash happened just before midnight on eastbound I-290 at Racine Avenue.
The crash happened shortly after 5 a.m. on southbound I-55 north of Cass Avenue.
Illinois State Police said the victim was hit by gunfire before crashing into a semi and another car.
After being shot, the man's car hit a semi-truck, and another car was also hit, police said.
Illinois State Police said they're investigating the single-vehicle crash, and lane closures are in place, likely for several hours.
Illinois State Police said a pedestrian was struck and killed on the Tri-State Tollway Tuesday night.
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The Lincolnwood Town Center mall in the north Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood has been sold to a developer, the village announced Wednesday.
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The Bears will have backups in a couple of key spots on both sides of the ball on Sunday when they take on the Rams in the divisional round, with linebacker TJ Edwards and left tackle Ozzy Trapilo done for the season after getting injured against the Packers in the first round of the playoffs.
This year's Bears team has earned a high-stakes nickname – the "Cardiac Bears" – thanks to seven 4th quarter comeback victories, and that moniker might be truer than you know. A Chicago doctor saved another fan's life at Soldier Field this season after she suffered a medical emergency in the stands.
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Three former DePaul University basketball players are among 26 players charged in an NCAA men's basketball game fixing scheme.
President Trump threatened Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests in Minnesota. He previously threatened to do so in Chicago, but never followed through.
Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
A driver was killed in a crash involving a car and a school bus was just outside Manhattan, Illinois, southwest of Chicago on Thursday morning.
A Cook County judge ruled Thursday that key witness testimony from a firearms expert will be allowed in the trials of three men accused in the murder of Chicago police officer Areanah Preston.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
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The Bears will have backups in a couple of key spots on both sides of the ball on Sunday when they take on the Rams on Sunday, but other than that, it's a relatively clean playoff injury report.
The Chicago Cubs introduced third baseman Alex Bregman at Wrigley Field on Thursday, after signing him to a $175 million, five-year contract.
Authorities said the alleged scheme involved 39 players, 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams and 29 games.
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Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
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