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Motorcyclist critically injured in hit-and-run crash in Skokie
CHICAGO (CBS) — A motorcyclist was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash in north suburban Skokie. According to Skokie police, officers responded to a crash involving a car and a motorcycle just before 10 p.m. near Dempster Street and LeClaire Avenue. Police said the driver of a red SUV or van involved in the crash drove off. The motorcycle driver was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. No arrests have been made.
Woman fatally struck by Amtrak train in Lemont
LEMONT, Ill. — A woman is dead after she was struck by an Amtrak train in the southwest suburbs on Saturday afternoon. According to police, the victim, a 47-year-old woman, was hit by the train in Lemont, near the intersection of Main Street and Stephen Street around 3:30 p.m. A spokesperson for Amtrak said the victim was “trespassing […]
High School Student Sues Police For Racial Discrimination After Acquittal On Theft Charge
Amara Harris was fined for allegedly stealing a pair of AirPods. In August 2023, Amara Harris won her case against the city of Naperville, IL, after she was fined for allegedly stealing a pair of AirPods in 2019 while she was a student at Naperville High School. Now, Harris is suing the city again, this time she is alleging that her civil rights were violated and that she was maliciously prosecuted by the city’s attorneys.
Cook County man charged in West Side shooting: Chicago police
CHICAGO - A Bellwood man was charged in a shooting that left a man critically injured in North Lawndale earlier this year. Kendrick McGregor, 33, was arrested by Chicago police at his home in the 900 block of 24th Avenue in Bellwood on Thursday. Police said McGregor shot a 35-year-old...
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