Man dead, woman in critical condition after crash on Southwest Side
The crash happened on busy Pulaski Road near 71st Street.
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The crash happened on busy Pulaski Road near 71st Street.
The victim was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition, police said.
The shooting took place on narrow Stevens Avenue, just across Pulaski Road from Chicago International Charter School Northtown Academy.
As of late Tuesday, no one was in custody in the burglaries.
Three separate businesses were cleaning up Tuesday evening after the string of burglaries in Chicago’s Ashburn neighborhood.
Initial reports indicated that a hand grenade was either discovered or dropped off at the hot dog stand.
Initial reports indicated that a hand grenade was either discovered or dropped off at the hot dog stand at Grand Avenue and Pulaski Road. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
Authorities say Alfred Slivo, 79, was struck and killed while trying to cross the street at Crawford Avenue and Kirk Street.
There was no immediate information on a cause or injuries.
The shooting disrupted traffic Wednesday night, and the disruption continued as late as 10 p.m. Jermont Terry reports.
Speeding and dangerous crashes have been a big problem along a stretch of Pulaski Road on Chicago's Southwest Side for years. Now, some neighbors are pushing for a solution.
Speeding and dangerous crashes have been a big problem along a stretch of Pulaski Road on Chicago's Southwest Side for years. Now, some neighbors are pushing for a solution.
During the robbery, one of the men smashed display cases and took unspecified property. A robber also demanded property from a woman in the store.
Govanni Hernandez, 32, of Berwyn, was charged with the murder of Mateo Zastro, who was riding with his family on Sept. 30, 2022, in the West Lawn neighborhood when he was shot and killed. Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The neighborhood advocates hope to take the feedback they receive to the Illinois and Chicago departments of transportation, so they can make some changes.
The neighborhood advocates hope to take the feedback they receive to the Illinois and Chicago departments of transportation, so they can make some changes along Pulaski Road. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Pulaski Road between 51st and 71st streets—in the West Elsdon and West Lawn communities—is known as a busy area. To many residents, it is also dangerous.
A car crashed right into an auto shop this week on a dangerous stretch of Pulaski Road on the Southwest Side that has already made the news for several other crashes. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Ald. Silvana Tabares (23rd) and 10 other state and local officials sent a letter to the Illinois Department of Transportation about safety in the area.
Traffic concerns have been an issue in West Lawn for some time.
Months before the death of Chicago Public Schools staffer Charlie Mills, residents had been sounding the alarm about dangers along busy Pulaski Road.
Charlie Mills, 56, was a special education classroom assistant at Jones College Prep in the South Loop. He was struck and killed in a hit-and-run on a stretch of Pulaski Road in West Lawn that many say is dangerous. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
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The police Major Accident Investigation Unit is investigating.
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A Chicago firefighter was critically injured in a West Side garage fire and collapse early Wednesday morning.
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