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Hinsdale, IL (October 2, 2024) – A deadly crash caused major slowdowns on the Tri-State in Hinsdale early on Wednesday morning, October 2. The crash happened around 4:20 a.m. on I-294 near the Hinsdale Oasis ramp, according to Illinois State Police. A disabled car was parked in the left lanes of the Tri-State when ISP said a person from that car stepped out and was struck by a semi.

  NILES — The Illinois man who fled police and crashed into Saylor’s Pizza in Niles pleaded guilty Wednesday to two felony charges in Berrien County Trial Court at the Niles courthouse. The crash ignited a fire and caused significant structural damage to the building.      Berrien County Assistant Prosecutor Kate Arnold reported that Jaquan Deon […] The post Illinois man pleads guilty in Niles Saylor’s Pizza crash appeared first on Leader Publications.

COOK COUNTY, Ill. - An inmate was indicted last month for allegedly possessing drug-soaked paper inside the Cook County Jail. On June 9, correctional deputies at Cook County Jail discovered a greeting card in 41-year-old Fabian Villagomez's possession during medication distribution at the Residential Treatment Unit. Upon opening the card,...

This week, we feature Merrillville High School on ABC7's Friday Flyover, celebrating high school sports!The Merrillville Pirates will take on the Valparaiso Vikings at home Friday. The game begins at 7:00 p.m.School Information:- School Colors- Purple and White- Mascot - Pirates- School Song- We're loyal to you Merrillville High. We're Purple and White Merrillville High! We'll back you to stand. You're the best in the land! For we know that you will stand Merrillville High! So Back up that ball Merrillville High. We're backing you all Merrillville High! Our team is the fame protector. On team! For we expect...

Family and friends gathered Wednesday to pay tribute to a woman who was shot and killed last weekend.Police found 19-year-old Sierra Evans on Saturday morning in the 9500-block of South Avenue N in the city's East Side neighborhood.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchHer family said she had been at a nearby party the night before."Sierra was a good person. Nothing like this should have ever happened to her; she was so kind-hearted. Sierra never crossed nobody, never did nothing wrong to nobody. This was uncalled for," friend Timia Garrett said.The evening vigil Wednesday was held at...

CHICAGO — A man was shot and killed in an Uptown alley on Tuesday evening, according to Chicago police. He is the first person murdered in the neighborhood this year. Around 7:39 p.m., police responded to a call from an injured man on the ground and found the victim in an alley behind the 900 block of West Eastwood. He had a single gunshot wound near his right upper hip.

A man previously convicted of killing a Chicago police officer has been released from prison after his conviction was overturned by a Cook County judge. Alexander Villa was one of three people charged in the 2011 killing of CPD officer Clifton Lewis. Villa's life sentence was tossed by a judge...

Darvin's Doings! Every year Darvin Furniture & Mattress takes great pride in giving back to the customers that have made it possible for Chicagoland's largest furniture & mattress store to be enjoying its 104th year in business. Registration opens up to the public on Tuesday, October 15, for the annual Furniture Giveaway at the Orland Park showroom, 15400 S. La Grange Road.

CHICAGO - A woman was shot on Chicago's North Side Wednesday morning. At 10:59 a.m., a 30-year-old woman was outside in the 5400 block of North Winthrop when a person approached her and opened fire, police said. She was struck in the upper right arm and took herself to Weiss...

Chicago Police Department's Mass Transit Detectives are urgently calling on the community to help identify suspects involved in a recent robbery. The incident in question took place on September 7, at approximately 9:00 p.m. aboard the Red Line near the 47th St Station. Victims reported being attacked—beaten, kicked—and then robbed of their belongings by force. The offense occurred on the train as it was approaching 47th St, within the 200 block of W. 47th St. The department released this information online with a public plea for assistance. The Chicago Police detail the suspects as both male and female, black, approximately aged 18-25.

CROWN POINT, Ind. (WISH) — An SUV driver was critically injured Thursday morning in a head-on crash with a school bus in Lake County near the city of Crown Point, the sheriff says. The Crown Point Community Schools bus only had the driver and a bus monitor aboard. The bus driver was taken to a […]

On Tuesday afternoon, Derrick Stewart, age 20, received a ten year prison sentence for conspiracy to traffic firearms and trafficking firearms. According to Darkhorse Press, the investigation was opened when firearms recovered in Chicago, Illinois crimes were found to be purchased in the Northern district of Mississippi. Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives opened an investigation into the matter. The guns had been purchased very recently compared to when the crimes took place; in fact, some were purchased as recently as one day prior.

MCKINLEY PARK — A high-speed police chase early Tuesday on the Southwest Side ended in a person dying in a crash, reigniting questions about the dangers of police pursuits. About 2 a.m. Tuesday, officers on patrol for robberies in the 5500 block of South Pulaski Road “attempted to investigate” a black Lexus sedan occupied by two people officers thought had guns, police said. Police did not say why they thought the people had guns.

By BRIAN NADIG Two men were taken into custody at about 10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, in connection with the crash of a reported stolen car on a Jefferson Park side street, the reported gunfire near Milwaukee and Higgins avenues and the finding of bags of suspected narcotics, according to Chicago police. Responding to reports of five gunshots in the 4800 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, officers were directed by a witness toward two men as they were walking toward the Jefferson Park CTA Terminal, 4917 N. Milwaukee Ave., according to police. Officers were able to quickly detain one of the men, while the other started running south on Lipps Avenue toward Ainslie Street, where he reportedly was seen throwing an object into a vacant lot in the 5200 block of West Ainslie Street, police said. A weapon, described as a semi-automatic handgun, reportedly was found in the lot, police said. The other man allegedly was found to posses a knotted plastic baggie containing 22 additional knotted baggies, each with a white rock-like substance of suspected cocaine, police said. Officers were later shown video footage from residents that showed the men allegedly leaving the scene of a crash where a vehicle struck a parked vehicle near Argyle Street and Leclaire Avenue, police said. One of the suspects allegedly had been driving the reported stolen Infiniti that struck the parked car, police said. He allegedly had in his right front pocket a key fob for the Infiniti, police said. During the investigation, a man came to the 16th (Jefferson Park) District Station, 5151 N. Milwaukee Ave., and reported that he saw the two men arguing when he was at the Subway Sandwiches at 4861 N. Milwaukee Ave. and that as he was then driving away he heard gunshots and a rear window of his vehicle shattered, police said. Charges were pending against the suspects as of late Wednesday morning, police said. One of the men reportedly lives in the suburbs and the other on the Northwest Side.

The Harris-Walz campaign on Thursday opened Indiana's first and only Democratic presidential campaign headquarters in Gary, celebrated with a "Kamala Karavan" of vehicles adorned with campaign decor.

A man was fatally wounded Tuesday evening on the North Side in the Uptown neighborhood, Chicago police said. The victim, whose exact age has not been confirmed, was found wounded shortly after 7:30 p.m. in the 900 block of West Eastwood Avenue. Police said someone fired shots, striking the victim in the leg. He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he was later pronounced ...

WBBM Traffic says drivers should use Archer Avenue to get around the closure. I-55 northbound between Pulaski Road and Kedzie Avenue closed around 6:30 p.m.

In deep blue Cook County, the Democratic candidate for states attorney, retired Judge Eileen O’Neill Burke, is looking past the November election and sounding like she’s already on the job.

The FBI is seeking any information about a man dubbed the “bare-chested bandit” who is believed to be responsible for a trio of bank robberies in the Loop in recent weeks. According to the FBI, the man carried out the three bank robberies on Sept. 16, Sept. 19 and Tuesday.

No injuries were reported after an armed robbery last Thursday at Valley of Jordan, a Middle Eastern grocer at 1009 E. 53rd St., Chicago police said. According to police, just before 8:45 p.m. on September 26, two unknown men entered the small shop, took out handguns and demanded cash. They fled on foot in an unknown direction.