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Video shows crowds take streets over by Kennedy Expressway
CHICAGO — Video captured the moments overnight when crowds and vehicles overtook a section of North Avenue near the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago.The video shows dozens of people watching cars and motorcycles doing donuts and tricks in the middle of the intersection.The gathered crowds made it difficult for drivers who were trying to get on and off the expressway, and cameras caught an ambulance with its lights and sirens on but still having a tough time getting through for an emergency.Crews said when police got to the scene, people scattered and quickly drove away.There's no word on whether anyone has been arrested.
Body of missing elderly woman found in Chicago's south suburbs
CHICAGO — Authorities say that the body of an elderly woman with dementia who was missing for over a week has been recovered 11 days after she had last been seen.Yolanda Howell, 78, had last been seen in the 10088th block of Cedar Avenue in Country Club Hills on Oct. 8. Cook County Forest Preserve police said around 9:15 a.m. on Saturday, a search and rescue drone found a person laying in a ravine in the Forest Preserve's Bartel Grassland property. The body was that of a Black woman who showed no sign of life, police said. There was no initial indication...
Man shot to death in McDonald’s parking lot on Far North Side
CHICAGO — A man was shot and killed in a McDonald’s parking lot on the city’s Far North Side. The shooting happened around 3:45 p.m. Friday on the 1000 block of West Wilson Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood. Police said a 45-year-old man was inside a parked vehicle in the fast-food restaurant’s parking lot when […]
Illinois Lottery player wins $9.2M thanks to ‘broken machine’ at Addison Jewel-Osco
ADDISON, Ill. — An Illinois Lottery player has won a whopping $9,200,000 after getting the wrong ticket from a “broken machine.” The jackpot-winning ticket was bought for the Aug. 24 Lotto drawing from Jewel-Osco, located at 140 West Lake Street in Addison. “It was a normal day, just like any other. I was picking up […]
Man fatally stabbed by woman on CTA bus overnight
CHICAGO — A man was killed following an argument that led to a stabbing on a CTA bus Friday evening.According to investigators, the incident happened around 8 p.m. near the intersection of Jackson and Cicero in Chicago, near South Austin and Garfield Park.Police say the 49-year-old victim got into a verbal fight with a woman on the bus, and that's when she took out a knife and stabbed him in the chest.Investigators say the woman then left the bus and ran away from the scene.Paramedics rushed the man to a hospital, but he died of his injuries.Police do not have anyone in custody. It's not yet clear whether the stabber and the victim knew each other.
Chicago Man Accused of Impersonating Police Wins Major Court Victory Yet Again
Robert Ellis, notorious for posing as a police officer, triumphs in court as evidence is thrown out in yet another legal battle. CHICAGO — Robert Ellis, a Chicago resident with a controversial history of impersonating police officers, has once again emerged victorious in court. Representing himself, the 66-year-old successfully persuaded a Cook County Circuit Judge to dismiss the evidence against him in a 2021 police-impersonation case. This marks Ellis's second courtroom win this year, leaving prosecutors from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office frustrated and the public divided over his actions.
Dozens gather in apparent street takeover in Bucktown
CHICAGO — Dozens of vehicles and people gathered in an apparant street takeover in the city’s Bucktown neighborhood. The incident happened just after midnight Saturday near North Avenue and the Kennedy Expressway. Video captured a large group of people and cars, some doing donuts in the middle of the intersection. The group dispersed once Chicago […]
Possible future home of White Sox could have a second stadium, developer says
The company behind "The 78" development proposed in the South Loop said Friday the exit of the University of Illinois' Discovery Partners Institute from the project opens up new opportunities for the site, including the possible co-location of dual stadiums for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Fire. Crain's Chicago...
Two students hit by bus outside Bartlett High School
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two students were hit by a school bus, and one was seriously injured on Friday afternoon outside Bartlett High School in the western suburbs.Police said during after-school dismissal around 3:20 p.m., two students were running along a school bus that was pulling into the bus lane at Bartlett High School, 701 W. Schick Rd., when both of them fell and were hit by the bus.A male student and a female student both were taken to local hospitals for treatment. Police said the female student suffered life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. The male...
Man’s burned body found in Grand Crossing alley ruled a homicide, medical examiner says
The death of a man found in a South Side alley with severe burns all over his body was ruled a homicide Saturday, though authorities released few details on how it occurred. Officers found the still-unidentified man of unknown age in an alley behind the 6700 block of South Prairie Avenue around 5 p.m. on Oct. 12, according to Chicago police. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical ...
Abandoned Illinois Property Among America’s Ten Most Haunted Places
Lucky (or unlucky) for you, one of America's most haunted places in our state. Timeout listed the 19 most haunted places in the U.S. and mentioned one spot in Illinois you should check out. That is if you want to scare the bejeezus out of you because this place sounds...
Blazing Speeding Ticket in Illinois One of the Fastest in History
It's incredible that someone wasn't seriously injured. Did you know that one of the fastest speeding tickets in history was handed out in Illinois to a motorcyclist that is fortunate to be alive. I saw Yahoo compile a brand new list a few months ago of the fastest speeding tickets...
Here's what you can do at the new Jewel, Mariano's DMV kiosks — and what you'll still need an appointment for
You can now add "renew Illinois driver's license" to your grocery store list thanks to a new initiative from the Illinois Secretary of State's office. Thursday, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannouliaus unveiled a new pilot program that places DMV kiosks at 15 grocery stores statewide. The "Fast-Lane" kiosks, Giannoulias' office said, allows customers to renew their Illinois driver's license or state ID, or update their vehicle sticker "within minutes."
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