Three people were killed and another was critically injured in a recent crash in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood. According to Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli, a 20-year-old woman was driving a Kia Optima northbound on State Street when she lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a…
One person was hurt recently when a senior citizen reportedly drove a sedan into an Apple computer store in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The vehicle allegedly shattered the store’s glass walls before it stopped several feet inside of the business. According to Chicago Fire Department Spokesperson Joseph Roccasalva, paramedics transported…
Following a lengthy debate, a bill designed to allow illegal immigrants to a obtain motor vehicle operator’s license was passed by the Illinois House in early January. The same bill was approved in the state Senate in December. After the legislation passed the House by a vote of 65-46, Governor…
A 23-year-old Skokie woman who stands accused of felony aggravated driving under the influence of drugs has reportedly refused a plea agreement that would have required her to serve five years in prison in connection with the accidental death of a nine-year-old child. According to Cook County prosecutors, the woman…
A 28-year-old Chicago man was killed and another man was thrown from a sport utility vehicle (SUV) in a tragic one-car accident that happened in the westbound lanes of Route 30 in Matteson. According to Illinois State Police, the crash occurred just after 11 pm on a ramp from the…
In late December, a northbound Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus reportedly crashed into at least 20 parked cars and damaged a laundry business on North Kedzie Avenue in Chicago. The accident occurred near Diversey Avenue after the bus driver purportedly passed out behind the wheel around 9 am. According to…
A 59-year-old Chicago man recently died after he was struck by a tow truck while crossing the street in the South Deering neighborhood. The man killed was reportedly walking in a crosswalk on East 95th Street near South Jeffery Boulevard around 8 am when a 63-year-old truck driver turned onto…
A teenager was recently killed in an early morning wreck when he rear-ended a tractor-trailer on the South Side of Chicago. The 16-year-old boy was reportedly headed north in a Chevrolet Blazer around 3:45 am on South Ashland Avenue when he struck the back of a semi that was parked…
An early morning two-vehicle collision in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood recently claimed the life a 67-year-old woman. According to Chicago Police Officer John Mirabelli, the woman was riding in the backseat of a Volkswagon Golf that was headed south on Pulaski Street around 4:45 am when a northbound Chevrolet Blazer…
A 25-year-old Chicago woman was killed and her passenger was hospitalized after she allegedly drove into a number of crash barrels on the Kennedy Expressway near Harlem Avenue. According to Illinois State Police Trooper Chris Asmar, the woman appeared to have unexpectedly lost control of the Honda Accord she was…