Crash leaves woman dead on Chicago's West Side
A male and three kids were also injured in the crash in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
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A male and three kids were also injured in the crash in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
No citations were issued in the crash. The police Major Accident Investigation Unit is investigating.
A freight train carrying boxcars was stopped on the tracks near Lake Street and Laramie Avenue, and thieves were seen stealing items from boxcars that were sitting open.
The man was stabbed during a quarrel with another man at State and Lake streets downtown.
Aldermen who represent the area and parts nearby said there has been an increase in crime around Clinton and Lake streets, where the shooting happened. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Ald. Bill Conway (34th) says a homeless encampment near where the shooting happened has become a magnet for crime, and the city has failed to take action. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
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The crash under the 'L' tracks also left a second suspect and the victim injured.
A second suspect and the victim were injured when the car slammed into an 'L' support pole. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
A second suspect and the victim were hospitalized after the car slammed into an 'L' support column.
Both were taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County.
A 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were in a home on the block when bullets came in and struck them both, police said.
The shooting happened on Lake Street just west of Cicero Avenue.
The shooting happened on Lake Street beneath the Green Line tracks. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
For some truck drivers, all they can do is guess and hope they are able to make it under the Chicago Transit Authority Green Line viaduct over Lake Street on the city's West Side. But some drivers end up getting stuck, and blocking traffic for hours.
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Police recovered multiple guns from a stolen vehicle on a busy Friday night downtown.
Detectives are seeking help in identifying two men accused of robbing a man on a CTA Blue Line train last week.
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Three people were shot and wounded Wednesday evening in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.
A dead body was found on the Kennedy Expressway at Lake Street Wednesday evening.
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Conditions remain brisk and drizzly in the 40s for the Bears game against the Seahawks this evening.
Chicago police said officers responded to a battery in progress where a man, 45, was attacking a woman, 40, inside the home.
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While the man was attacking the woman, police said the teen, a 16-year-old boy, pulled out a firearm and shot the man in his lower back before leaving the scene.
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