
Woman, 65, killed in hit-and-run crash in Downers Grove
Preliminary investigation into the crash indicated that the victim was crossing the street when she was hit by a dark-colored, small to midsized Honda or Acura SUV heading westbound on Ogden.
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Preliminary investigation into the crash indicated that the victim was crossing the street when she was hit by a dark-colored, small to midsized Honda or Acura SUV heading westbound on Ogden.
Robin Robinson, 65 -- not to be confused with the former CBS 2 and Fox 32 news anchor -- was struck and killed while crossing the street on Ogden Avenue in Downers Grove.
Police say the woman was found in the roadway just after 9 p.m. in the 600 block of Ogden Avenue.
Chicago Police are searching for the person driving a luxury car who hit and left a pedestrian critically hurt in Bucktown Saturday night.
Chicago Police are searching for the person driving a luxury car who hit and left a pedestrian critically hurt in Bucktown Saturday night.
Investigators say the driver of this black Chevy Monte Carlo struck the teen as he crossed the street near 112th and Wallace and left the scene without stopping to render aid.
Police say a black Chevy Monte Carlo struck the teen as he crossed the street near 112th and Wallace on Monday.
Mills was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash last month.
The car is a black Chevy Camaro soft-top convertible. It is believed to have front-end damage and a broken windshield.
The male bicyclist was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and initially reported in critical condition.
After police later found and impounded his car, the man allegedly tried to report that his car was stolen.
Charlie Mills, 56, was a special education classroom assistant at Jones College Prep in the South Loop. He was struck and killed in a hit-and-run on a stretch of Pulaski Road in West Lawn that many say is dangerous. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Charlie Mills, 56, touched countless lives in the classroom and in the theatre program at William Jones College Prep in the Printer’s Row area of the South Loop. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar has the story of the tragic hit-and-run that took his life.
The crash happened on 87th Street in the South Side's Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
The incident began in January when a car rolled over on I-55. That's where police say Destiny Dixon was one of the people who stopped to help the driver trapped inside.
Chicago police said the woman was arguing with a known offender around 9:12 a.m. in the 700 block of North Leamington Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood, who then entered a car and struck the victim.
Police say Destiny Dixon was one of the people who stopped to help the driver trapped inside a flipped car when another car sped through the crash scene, hitting Dixon and another man.
The victim suffered blunt force trauma to the head and body and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition and was pronounced dead a short time later.
A witness saw the 30-year-old woman arguing with someone else in a parking lot. That person then entered a black sedan and ran the woman over before driving away.
The victim, described as a Hispanic man between 20 and 30 years old, was found lying on the ground.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact the investigative unit at 312-745-4521.
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The victim was struck just before 6 p.m. by a black two-door Jeep Wrangler in the 3800 block of North Long Avenue.
The victim was a regular walker in the neighborhood. Her family wants to see measures to prevent such deaths in the future.
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The attack happened at 9:15 p.m. in the 9500 block of South Halsted Street.
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The SWAT team was able to locate the man and arrest him without incident, police said.