Chicago, IL

<div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=40KFRq_0uvE6OV300" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=40KFRq_0uvE6OV300" width="1450" height="815" > CHICAGO (CBS) — A rollover crash shut down parts of outbound I-94 during the morning commute on Monday. Illinois State Police confirmed a box truck hauling produce rolled over in the northbound lanes at Old Orchard Road just after 5 a.m. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> The driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. All northbound lanes were closed until about 7:35 a.m. as police investigated the crash. </div>

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Kansas City, MO

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, known for his prowess on the football field, made a personal announcement during a press conference on Tuesday. The three-time Super Bowl champion revealed that he and his wife, Brittany Mahomes, are expecting their third child and that this will be their last.

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A DAD-OF-FIVE died after mistakenly pouring washing detergent on a bowl of cornflakes instead of milk, an inquest has heard. Tom McDonald was rushed to St Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH) in Dublin on March 9, 2023, after his daughter realised he had accidentally poisoned himself. “It was so quick – he was perfectly well and […]

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Harvey, IL

New York Post

What a clucking shame. 

An Illinois school worker will spend the next nine years in prison after she stole 11,000 cases of chicken wings worth $1.5 million that were meant for students during the height of the COVID pandemic, prosecutors said.



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Vera Liddell used her position as the food service director at Harvey School District 152 to carry out the unappetizing crime that was only unearthed after the district realized the school system blew past its budget, prosecutors reportedly said.

Liddell, 68, started the scheme in July...

Illinois school worker Vera Liddell gets 9 years for  $1.5 million chicken wing heist

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CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line trains were disrupted during the afternoon rush Wednesday after a train hit a bicycle on the subway tracks downtown.The train hit a bicycle at the Clark/Lake stop. There was nobody on the bicycle, which had somehow ended up on the tracks through means unknown.Trains headed west to the West Side, Oak Park, and Forest Park were standing at the station as a result of the obstruction. Other westbound trains were experiencing delays, as trains in each direction were running on one track.Passengers were boarding on the O'Hare-bound side at the Grand, Clark/Lake, Washington, Monroe, Jackson, and LaSalle. Shuttle buses were also set up between Jefferson Park and Grand.This was the second disruption involving a Blue Line train on Wednesday alone. Just before 11:30 a.m., a person was struck and killed by a Blue Line train near the Austin station on the boundary of Chicago and Oak Park.Trains were stopped during the investigation, but later resumed. The person's death was believed to be a suicide.


CTA Blue Line train hits abandoned bike in line's second disruption of day

CHICAGO (CBS) — Thieves stole thousands worth of merchandise Thursday morning in the latest smash-and-grab burglary at a pawn shop on the city's Southwest Side.Just before 4:30 a.m., three people crashed a red sedan, possibly a Dodge Charger, into the side of the Cash America Jewelry & Loan at 4558 S. Cicero Ave. Chicago police said the offenders then entered and removed merchandise from within, including gaming consoles, iPads, and Go-Pros, before returning to the sedan and fleeing northbound with a gray SUV, possibly a Dodge Durango, following. The value of the merchandise was believed to be more than $30,000.No one is in custody at this time. Area One detectives are investigating. 


Thieves target Garfield Ridge pawn shop in smash-and-grab

CHICAGO (CBS) — A group of thieves targeted a high-end store in the Gold Coast neighborhood early Saturday morning.Chicago police said just after 5:30 a.m., three or four men broke the front glass door of a Prada store at 30 E. Oak St. The men took the merchandise from inside before fleeing southbound on State Street in a white SUV or pickup truck.As of Saturday, no arrests were made. Area 3 detectives were investigating. 


Group burglarize Prada store in Gold Coast neighborhood

South Carolina State

Los Angeles County, CA

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In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

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Mchenry County, IL

Marengo, IL

A mother and son from Arizona are facing charges after they were allegedly caught trying to smuggle thousands of fentanyl pills through northwest suburban McHenry County.Gloria Gastelum, 54, and her son, German Vargas, 22, were charged with felony drug charges. They were driving through Marengo on Thursday when they were stopped by McHenry County sheriff's deputies, police said.They were stopped in a rental car near West Grant Highway and Ford Street.Officers said they found 120,000 fentanyl pills in their car. They were arrested without incident.The sheriff's office said they were tipped off by an undercover detective that Gastelum and Vargas would be in the area.


2 charged with transporting 120,000 fentanyl pills in McHenry Co.

Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee County, WI

The last of four hotel workers charged in connection with D'Vontaye Mitchell's death was taken into custody Friday, more than five weeks after he and the others allegedly piled onto the Black man while trying to remove him from a Milwaukee hotel.Herbert Williamson was taken into custody three days after he and his three co-defendants were charged with being a party to felony murder in Mitchell's June 30 death at a Hyatt Regency hotel, according to Milwaukee County jail records. Two of the hotel workers — Devin Johnson-Carson, 23 and Todd Erickson, 60 —  were taken into custody on Thursday. Johnson-Carson worked...

All 4 hotel workers charged in D'Vontaye Mitchell's death in custody

Fountain Valley, CA

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On Sunday, 07/21/24, police officers responded to a call of a suspicious subject who met with a decoy pretending to be a 15-year-old, according to the Fountain Valley Police Department .

Man arrested for trying to hook up with a 15-year-old in Fountain Valley

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man has been charged with aggravated arson for setting a July fire that injured three people, including a firefighter, in the Little Village neighborhood.Jose Martinez, 29, has been charged with two counts of aggravated arson, and at his first court appearance on Thursday was ordered held in Cook County Jail as he awaits trial.Martinez was arrested Wednesday after surveillance footage video and eyewitnesses helped detectives identify him as the man who set fire to an apartment building at the corner of 25th Street and Sawyer Avenue around 7:40 p.m. on July 1, according to court documents.Prosecutors...

Man charged with arson in Little Village apartment fire that injured firefighter, two tenants

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A child was pulled out of Lake Michigan Wednesday afternoon at Foster Avenue Beach on the city's north lakefront.Video posted to Citizen app shows someone being pulled out of the water. Video showed first responders the seawall near the beach after the rescue, while bystanders watched from the parkland above the adjacent revetments.A stretcher was seen set up on the grass.The child who was rescued was taken to Lurie Children's Hospital in fair condition. The child's age and gender were not immediately learned.This was at least the second rescue on Lake Michigan in Chicago on Wednesday afternoon alone. In the lake near the Adler Planetarium several miles to the south, two men had to be pulled from the lake when they were found struggling after jumping in a short time earlier in the afternoon.One of the men was alert after being rescued, but the other later died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.Waves on Lake Michigan were dangerously high, and rip currents were also a threat. Swimming was banned at all city beaches.


Child hospitalized after being pulled from Lake Michigan at Foster Avenue Beach

The Guardian

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Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A local Walmart employee was recently arrested on a misdemeanor charge after allegedly stealing over $60 worth of merchandise from the store. Additionally, she faced a felony charge after officers discovered suspected methamphetamine in her locker during the arrest.

Douglas Walmart Employee Arrested for Methamphetamine Possession and Shoplifting

Indiana State

CHICAGO (CBS) — Gusty northwest winds are blowing Cooler, less humid weather into the area, setting the stage for an incredible summer weekend.Low temperatures drop into the 50s Saturday and Sunday mornings -- the coolest readings in Chicago in over five weeks -- and high temperatures rise into the 70s to near 80. The Chicago Air & Water Show will feature spectacular weather with sunshine on both days and comfortable, low humidity.Beachgoers should stay out of the water on the Indiana and Michigan shorelines on Saturday as high winds will produce dangerous waves and currents. A Beach Hazard Statement is in effect through Saturday afternoon.Next week, we are tracking a stormier weather pattern that will eventually return. A few showers and storms are possible briefly on Monday, but the main rain chance comes Wednesday through Friday, when a few strong storms will be possible.Tonight: Mostly clear. Low: 58Tomorrow: Partly cloudy and breezy. High: 76Sunday: Partly cloudy. Warm. High: 80

Sunny and breezy day ahead in Chicago

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CHICAGO (CBS) — A rollover crash shut down parts of outbound I-94 during the morning commute on Monday. Illinois State Police confirmed a box truck hauling produce rolled over in the northbound lanes at Old Orchard Road   just after 5 a.m. The driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.All northbound lanes were closed until about 7:35 a.m. as police investigated the crash.


One injured in rollover crash on Edens Expressway

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