Car crashes, flips over on Eisenhower Expressway at Central Park Avenue
The crash forced outbound traffic down to one lane near the Independence exit.
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The crash forced outbound traffic down to one lane near the Independence exit.
The woman was standing near the intersection of Washington Street and Atkinson Road when an SUV and a truck with an attached trailer crashed.
Chicago Police are trying to find the four men who were in the stolen Dodge Durango that crashed into a Saint Sabina bus that was carrying a children's church choir.
Illinois State Police said troopers responded to of a single-car crash involving a vehicle that ran off the roadway.
The victims were taken to area hospitals with injuries including bleeding from the head.
Illinois State Police said around 2:10 a.m., troopers responded to a four-car crash on southbound I-90 near Western Avenue.
The driver and one other passenger escaped with minor injuries.
One of the cars ended up on the train tracks and was struck by the train.
Police say a black female wearing all black was walking in the roadway of eastbound I-80/94 just east of Broadway Tuesday night.
All except the right lanes are blocked as a result.
"Everybody has just come together to support this family. Last night, we gathered together at 7 o'clock. About 200 people showed up to pray the rosary," Father Burke Masters said.
ISP said the driver of a Ford Transit Z50 was traveling eastbound and attempted to pass a Freightliner truck-tractor semi-trailer on the single-lane ramp from Mannheim.
The trooper was inside at the time of the crash. Both the trooper and driver of the Ford were not hurt.
Michael Trinka, 33, has been arrested and charged with 12 counts of aggravated DUI, according to Illinois State Police.
Police said a car ran a red light at a high rate of speed
A witness tells us paramedics in the damaged ambulance were able to get the other driver out of the car and render aid.
The bus driver and 12 CTA Passengers were taken to an area hospital with unknown injuries but in good condition.
Chicago police say a white SUV with an unknown number of occupants was traveling westbound and attempted to overtake another vehicle in traffic.
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Chopper 2 was over a car crash Friday afternoon that appeared to be the result of a police chase on Chicago's West Side.
Chopper 2 was over a car crash Friday afternoon that appeared to be the result of a police chase on Chicago’s West Side.
The driver was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries.
The truck struck the rear of the construction trailer that was parked in the left lane of a blocked-off construction site.
Chopper 2 was over the scene where officers say the crash involved two vehicles around 6 a.m.
At least one child was injured in the crash. Four of the victims were in serious to critical condition.
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