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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...
2 teens arrested after crashing stolen car into Grand Crossing corner store
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two teenagers were arrested after a stolen car plowed into a convenience store early Sunday in the Grand Crossing neighborhood.A police source said a pursuit of that stolen car was underway before the boys – ages 14 and 15 – crashed their car into the front of a store near 75th and Vincennes just after midnight.The entire car ended up inside Aladdin's Food convenience store. Police led the two boys away in handcuffs after the crash.Both Chicago police officers and Illinois State Police were seen outside the store after the crash.The crash left debris all over the street, and a street light was knocked down. Neither of the teens was injured, but they were taken to a local hospital as a precaution. Area 1 detectives were investigating. No charges have been announced.
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 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 […]
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.
Man shot to death in Oakland identified by medical examiner
A man was shot to death in the Oakland neighborhood, Chicago police said.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe shooting happened at about 8:41 p.m. on Saturday night in the 3800-block of S Ellis Avenue.Witnesses told police that two men shot a 32-year-old man and fled in a white vehicle.The victim was taken to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. He died at U of C.He was later identified as Chevelle Carter by the medical examiner.Nobody is in custody.READ ALSO | Chicago shootings: Tracking gun violence in 2024INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER Track crime and safety in your neighborhood
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.
Iconic Chicago Candy Plant Closes After 110 Years
An iconic candy plant is closing its doors after more than 100 years in business, therein becoming a staple of the North Chicago neighborhood in which it resides. Whenever I would take family or school trips to Chicago as a kid, it was always a treat (for me) to see a few specific things: the Sears Tower, the Chicago River, the old Chicago Tribune building, and the Jelly Belly Candy Company, located at 1501 Morrow Avenue. Sadly, the latter building will now be vacant after the company announced its imminent closure back in July and has officially closed up shop.
U Gazdy Polish Restaurant : Cozy Polish Cuisine, Disappointing Service
I visited U Gazdy in Wood Dale with my wife and nephew on a weekday. My nephew wanted to stay local and had a craving for Polish food, so he suggested we try a local favorite. Who am I to turn down the chance to explore a new place? This brings me to my latest review.
Chicago closes migrant shelters in Hyde Park and The Loop
CHICAGO (CBS) -- With the number of migrants living in shelters in Chicago continuing to drop, the city has closed two more shelters – in Hyde Park and the Loop.City officials confirmed Friday that migrant shelters at the Standard Social Club, at 320 S. Plymouth Ct., and at the Chicago Lake Shore Hotel, at 4900 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr., have been closed.All migrants who had been staying at those shelters were offered spots at other shelters.The closures come as the total population of migrants living in shelters dropped to below 5,000 this week, the first time the city's migrant...
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 […]
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