3 people killed when car, freight train collide in south Chicago suburbs
CSX said the car went around the crossing gates at the Park Avenue crossing in Harvey. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
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CSX said the car went around the crossing gates at the Park Avenue crossing in Harvey. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
A squad car and a civilian vehicle were involved in the crash at 75th Street and Jeffery Boulevard. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
The shooting happened in the south playlot outside William C. Goudy Technology Academy in Uptown. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
The shooting happened right outside the Loyola Red Line stop. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
The van transporting people with special needs hit the pole at 98th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
The woman was in critical condition after the shooting on Cornell Avenue in South Shore. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
The victim was rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
These closures will affect the southbound Drive between Irving Park Road and LaSalle Drive. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
Kris Habermehl has been following the Union Pacific Big Boy steam engine—one of the biggest and most powerful ever built—as it rolled through the western suburbs Monday. He joins us over a crowd in Watseka from CBS Skywatch.
The truck flipped over on its side after hitting multiple vehicles on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway in Schaumburg. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
The 22-wheeler truck was carrying a shipping container when it hit multiple vehicles and flipped on its side on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS News Skywatch.
The semi-trailer truck hit several other vehicles before flipping onto its side on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway in Schaumburg. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
The crash happened near Devon and Caldwell avenues and the Edgebrook station. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
A lot of congestion is to be expected on the Near West Side as the Democratic National Convention gets under way. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
Police have secured an apartment building and the sidewalk out front following the shooting on Kenmore Avenue. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
Officers were seen on State Street at Roosevelt Road, amid reports that a person of interest in an earlier shooting at Chicago and Wabash avenues may have been taken into custody on a CTA train. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS News Skywatch.
Elgin police called the incident "isolated" and said all parties were accounted for. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS News Skywatch.
The dump truck hit a guardrail on Old Route 53 in Addison. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS News Skywatch.
The crash happened on the border of Lombard and Addison. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
The festival is on through Sunday and features live music and craft beer. Kris Habermehl reports from Skywatch.
The evacuation order was later lifted after it was determined that only residual amounts of liquid petroleum gas had been in the tankers on the train. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports from the scene, and Kris Habermehl reports on the process of righting the train cars.
The cars jackknifed when the freight train derailed, and evacuations were ordered out of concerns about hazardous materials. CBS 2's Kris Habermehl reports.
The shooting at the Salvation Army center in Blue Island happened while a repass service was under way for a young woman who had been shot and killed. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports from the scene, Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2, and Darius Johnson reports from Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
The shooting happened in or near a Salvation Army community center in Blue Island. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Kris Habermehl has a safety reminder as he spots an open fire hydrant on the Near West Side.
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