Man killed after car crashed into Wauconda retention pond identified
Fire personnel worked to extricate the 38-year-old man within about 10 minutes from the driver's side of the car. The man died at the scene.
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Fire personnel worked to extricate the 38-year-old man within about 10 minutes from the driver's side of the car. The man died at the scene.
Citizen app video showed the SUV up on an incline, smashed into the front brick wall and windows of an old-fashioned Chicago bungalow.
Preliminary reports indicated the driver, a 32-year-old man from Salem, Wisconsin, was driving a stolen Lexus GS400 in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.
Both were charged with felonies, including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and murder with other forcible felony.
Police say the driver of a silver sedan suffered a leg injury and was taken to Northwestern Hospital in fair condition. The occupants of the other vehicles suffered various injuries and their conditions are unknown.
Around 9:43 p.m. Saturday, Algonquin police officers responded to a traffic crash involving two cars on Randall Road just north of Harnish Drive.
Neither the driver of the SUV nor the driver of the car he hit were injured, police said.
Chicago police say officers responded to the 6900 block of West Altgeld Street just after 10 p.m. for a call of a person shot.
The driver was ticketed for disobeying a red light, and driving without insurance or registration.
A passenger in one of the cars was taken to Chicago's Mt. Sinai Hospital, where they died.
The crash happened in the 2600 block of South California Avenue just after 5 a.m.
Two cars were involved in the crash and one appeared to have a bullet hole in the back passenger window.
A 19-year-old was found dead after a shooting and crash on Chicago's South Side. The teen was driving a Chevy Malibu in the 800 block of West Garfield Boulevard when someone inside a silver SUV fired shots, police said.
Police said the motorcyclist was transferred from Ascension St Joseph Medical Center to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, for further treatment.
Officer Tangie Brown has been charged with driving drunk when she struck and killed Maria Schwab, of Texas, outside the House of Blues.
"One of his dogs traveled the nearly four miles to their camp, which alerted the rest of the party that something was wrong," police said.
Someone started shooting at the car on the road, and the driver lost control and slammed into a parked car.
Police discovered that the driver is facing several felony charges, and there is also an active warrant for his arrest.
CBS 2's Mugo Odigwe reports police said the shooting happened just after midnight. The recruit and his 24-year-old male passenger were going west on Gunnison, and at some point, shots rang out.
Two children were reported in serious-to-critical condition, and a third in "grave" condition. State police said one of the children died.
The 4-year-old, who was in a booster seat, was taken to Vista Medical Center East with critical, life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead in the emergency room.
Police say there is no indication that both cases were connected.
Two separate incidents in the Little Village neighborhood Wednesday morning left two men shot to death in a soccer field and two cars heavily damaged just blocks away.
A woman was killed, and four people were sent to local hospitals after a serious crash in suburban Elk Grove Village Tuesday night.
Chicago police said a male driver in an SUV was involved in a crash with a female driver in a Volkswagen sedan. Both were on their way to a police station to file a report when they collided with a Chevy SUV.
Adam Hollingsworth, known as the so-called "Dreadhead Cowboy," was spotted on Monday afternoon riding and doing flips off the horse in Chicago's downtown area.
Lynsy Howard said she was walking with her friend and was passing the man in a crosswalk when the next thing she remembers is holding her face, dazed, confused, and with a pain in her left eye.
Emergency room physician Dr. Joan Dimopoulos presented a bouquet of flowers to Ketzly Angel, a cashier in the hospital's cafeteria, who sprang into action as the doctor began to choke on her meal.
Dante Salinas was charged with murder in the shooting death of a man during a 2020 police chase.
Chicago police said officers responded to a call of a person shot Friday night at Mario and Sandra's Bar, in the 3600 block of South California Avenue, just before 10:40 p.m., and found two men with gunshot wounds.
The Trump administration announced it believes acetaminophen is linked to autism risk, but the maker of Tylenol and medical experts have strongly pushed back on the claims.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed at least 16 arrests after clashes outside the facility both Friday and Saturday.
President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Erika Kirk spoke at Sunday's memorial service for Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA.
In a world of deep partisanship, Edgar was lauded by his fellow Republicans and also by Democrats as a leader with great integrity.
The Department of Homeland Security is escalating its clash with so-called sanctuary states, warning multiple states they could face legal action, CBS News has learned.
Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died.
Some municipalities have decided to keep the tax in place at the municipal level, on the grounds that they need the revenue.
Some local gas stations as of Tuesday afternoon were posting prices of $4 per gallon for regular unleaded, and more than $5 for premium.
Many drivers are as frustrated with the unexplained spike in their auto insurance as they are with congestion on the roads.
The Arlington Heights Village Board on Monday night approved a new 5% streaming tax.
The person who died was a suburban Cook County resident in their 60s.
The department said the patient was a 4-year-old child who was not vaccinated.
Colon cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men under 50 and the second leading cause in women of the same age, according to the American Cancer Society.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order last week to protect state residents' access to COVID and other vaccines in the fall respiratory virus season.
Osher Center executive director Dr. Melinda Ring said there are many ways that food impacts all of our lives and health. She explained what using food as medicine looks like.
On Saturday, Sept. 27, the Goodman will host an ice cream social with ice cream from Rainbow Cone, accompanied by stories from the owners of three of Chicago's most beloved businesses
The funding was made possible through the second round of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program.
Chicago-based sandwich maker Potbelly is being acquired by the gas station and convenience store chain RaceTrac for $566 million.
The other two American Science & Surplus stores, in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva and in Milwaukee, may stay open as employee-owned and operated businesses.
The private equity firm Sycamore Partners has completed its acquisition of Walgreens, ending the drugstore chain's run as a publicly traded company.
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" had been preempted on Wednesday following comments Kimmel made on the show in response to the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Clad in black leather, Stamos joined founding Beach Boys member Mike Love, 60-year group veteran Bruce Johnston, and the touring band that now plays with them.
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon opened their late-night shows using a mix of humor, song and expressions of solidarity with suspended ABC host Jimmy Kimmel.
In a statement issued Wednesday, ABC said Kimmel's show would be "preempted indefinitely. There was no word on if or when the show may return.
The first-ever Central Street Busker Fest is set for Saturday, Sept. 20, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
In 2020, this same man, Adam Hollingsworth, was charged with aggravated animal cruelty after he rode a horse for several miles on the Dan Ryan Expressway.
Agents fired pepper balls at protesters gathered, as ice vehicles entered the gates of the compound.
Lynsy Howard was passing the man in a crosswalk when the next thing she remembers is holding her face, dazed, confused, and with a pain in her left eye.
The doctor was eating a chicken sandwich when she began to choke. That's when Ketzly Angel, a cashier in the hospital's cafeteria, sprang into action.
On Monday, two bright orange signs marked the outside of Mario and Sandra's Bar by the Chicago Police Department for the business to be temporarily shut down.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed at least 16 arrests after clashes outside the facility both Friday and Saturday.
Chicago's violent crime is down double-digit percentage points so far in 2025 compared to 2024, according to a CBS News analysis of Chicago Police Department data.
Lynsy Howard said she was walking with her friend and was passing the man in a crosswalk when the next thing she remembers is holding her face, dazed, confused, and with a pain in her left eye.
Adam Hollingsworth, known as the so-called "Dreadhead Cowboy," was spotted on Monday afternoon riding and doing flips off the horse in Chicago's downtown area.
On Friday, the popular hot dog stand tweeted: "If Caleb throws 4 TDs on Sunday, we will give away free hot dogs on Tuesday."
Chicago's violent crime is down double-digit percentage points so far in 2025 compared to 2024, according to a CBS News analysis of Chicago Police Department data.
Village of Lisle moves to find alternatives to high water bills for homeowners who get water from a private company
Ald. Vasquez said it's the first time he's seen such an act, but is open to speaking to whoever left the dead rat and note about immigrants, calling them both vermin.
What do barbecued monkey, ostrich eggs, and whale meat sausage have in common? They've all recently been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection specialists at O'Hare Airport.
West Garfield Park residents are excited to learn that a new EV charging station is coming to their area at the end of the month.
Chicago made it close in the seventh when Miguel Vargas and Andrew Benintendi drew bases-loaded walks from reliever Mason Miller.
The Cubs had runners on first and second with two outs in the ninth against Tony Santillan, who struck out Pete Crow-Armstrong for his 7th save of the season.
The Chicago Bears gave Ben Johnson his first win as an NFL head coach by beating the Dallas Cowboys 31-14 on Sunday.
On Sunday, Musburger remembered when the Bears were working out an agreement with Walter Payton.
The Cardinals captured their third Division III national championship back in January
Police said the robbery happened early Saturday, Aug. 30, in the 900 block of West Lake Street in the Fulton Market District. The Morgan Street Green and Pink Line stop is located at that address.
Chicago's violent crime is down double-digit percentage points so far in 2025 compared to 2024, according to a CBS News analysis of Chicago Police Department data.
The victim was shot in the chest at Halsted and Lake streets and was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where he was pronounced dead.
The vehicle had hit multiple unoccupied parked cars in the 10100 block of South Avenue M, police said.
An immigration judge has denied bond to a man who has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement since he sought police help as the victim of a near-fatal shooting in Iowa months ago.
