Video shows crowds take streets over by Kennedy Expressway
Video captured the moments when crowds and vehicles overtook a section of North Avenue near the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago overnight.
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Video captured the moments when crowds and vehicles overtook a section of North Avenue near the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago overnight.
Michele Ianelli, of Bartlett, is facing mob action and street racing charges in incidents on March 25 and April 9.
Saturday night was a late night for some people living on Chicago's Near North Side. Video shows what appears to be an illegal street car meetup right outside their homes on the corner of Wells and Oak.
The video shows a car doing donuts make contact with a spectator.
One driver accused of racing was taken into custody, while the other took off.
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William Schaub, 56, of La Grange, was charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one count of grooming.
The fire broke out in the early afternoon in the building at 5439-41 N. Kenmore Ave.
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Tinaglia said he supports a new Bears stadium in Arlington Heights, but the franchise and the village need to come to an agreement on common goals.
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Sophia Martha Franklin had been reported missing on Feb. 3, after she was last seen at her home in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, about 60 miles northwest of Milwaukee.
Blessen Turner was taken from the 6300 block of South Calumet Avenue, according to police.
William Schaub, 56, of La Grange, was charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one count of grooming.
The fire broke out in the early afternoon in the building at 5439-41 N. Kenmore Ave.
Some people are calling for justice after the incident in the South Loop.
"If we come together and we do something, we can make this stop, and we can do it together," said Pam Bosley, co-founder of the non-profit group Purpose over Pain.
In most of Lisle, residents get their water from the village. But in one section, the Oak View subdivision, a private company supplies the water, and residents are furious about the bills.
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Tinaglia said he supports a new Bears stadium in Arlington Heights, but the franchise and the village need to come to an agreement on common goals.
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