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Illinois trucking companies file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Illinois-based Patriot Transport and its sister company, Expeditor Systems, recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Igor Terletsky is listed as president of both Patriot Transport Inc. of Carol Stream and Expeditor Systems of Burr Ridge in the Chapter 11 petitions filed separately in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
3 men conspired to violently rob multiple Chicago liquor and convenience stores: prosecutors
CHICAGO - Three men were indicted this week for allegedly conspiring to violently rob several liquor stores and convenience stores in Chicago. Ardaries Harris, 26, of Chicago, Jordan Fox, 24, of Chicago, and Roosevelt Veal, 26, of Rockford, have each been charged with federal conspiracy and firearm offenses. According to...
Suspected ‘microburst' causes tree damage on Chicago's Far South Side
A suspected ‘microburst’ has led to tree damage in multiple neighborhoods on Chicago’s Far South Side, with some limbs crashing into cars and homes and closing down several streets. According to 19th Ward Ald. Matthew O’Shea, the suspected microburst occurred during a severe thunderstorm that impacted the...
Man stabbed near parking lot at Chicago's Rush Medical Center
CHICAGO (CBS) — A man was stabbed near a Rush University Medical Center parking garage Monday night. The 33-year-old was stabbed on Congress Parkway near Ashland Avenue around 10 p.m.The victim walked into Rush Medical Center and he was transferred to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.Investigators are working to determine what led to the incident.
Beverly hit hard by afternoon storm
CHICAGO — Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood was hit hard by a storm Monday afternoon. 19th Ward Ald. Matt O’Shea said there are reports of about 30 trees down. One of them fell on a home near 103rd and Campbell. The homeowner told WGN-TV she’s lived in the bungalow for 45 years and though they’ve had tree […]
National Weather Service Warns Tornadoes Are Possible In Chicago Tonight
Following yesterday’s predictions of severe storms bringing damaging winds and potential hail to the Chicago area, today the weather seems to have turned up a notch. The National Weather Service is warning that “an outbreak of dangerous severe thunderstorms” arriving tonight will be “capable of producing tornadoes and widespread damaging winds” in and around Chicago. The day will start off unseasonably warm with humid and breezy conditions for much of the day giving way to severe thunderstorms tonight. It is essential to have multiple ways of receiving severe weather warnings and making sure that you’re prepared for nighttime tornadoes by preparing effectively.
Illinois man arrested for theft of more than $30,000 in Longview
LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) – The Longview Police Department is warning the public of a scam after they recently arrested a person for allegedly stealing between $30,000 and $150,000. Muhammad Muzammil, 23 of Bolingbrook, Illinois, allegedly used scam tactics to scam a local victim out of a “significant amount of money,” according to Longview PD. “Unfortunately, […]
Trucks kept backing into NW Side man’s house. Now, City Hall is after him to repair the damage.
Robert Christie has had enough. The Chicago man lives in a beige-brick bungalow at North Cicero Avenue and West Ainslie Street on the Northwest Side — a house that for years has been a magnet for reversing semi-trucks whose drivers don’t heed signs’ warnings and realize too late they can’t make it through a low-clearance bridge at Gunnison Street just south of his home.
I-290 crash: Semi-truck overturns after collision with 2 cars
CHICAGO - A semi-truck overturned on Interstate 290 just west of Broadview, leaving two people injured Monday night. Illinois State Police responded to a three-vehicle crash at 8:59 p.m. on westbound I-290 at Mannheim Road. Investigators said a Ford Edge, a semi-truck and a Chevrolet Traverse were all traveling westbound...
Powerful animal sedative likely cause of overdose spike in Chicago
A potent animal tranquilizer is likely behind an increase in drug overdoses in Chicago this month, health officials warned on Monday. The overdoses happened between May 11 and May 14, and drug samples from those cases tested positive for elevated levels of medetomidine. This powerful veterinary tranquilizer is not approved for human use. Chicago health officials said medetomidine has not previously been detected in Chicago.Animal sedatives combined with other drugsThe drugs tested in Chicago also contained other opioid and non-opioid sedatives, including fentanyl, heroin, xylazine, alprazolam, and netizens, officials said.Medetomidine can cause respiratory depression, which can worsen when taken with other sedatives. Because...
The Cicadas Are Here, Now What?
After months of anticipation, Brood XIII periodical cicadas, which have been hanging out underground since 2007, have busted out in massive numbers across northern Illinois. — Juvenile cicadas are popping out of their holes and shedding their exoskeletons. Those are the spent shells people are seeing on blades of grass, buildings, plant stems — basically any surface the cicadas could cling to during the molting process.
Video shows knife fight between several men near Magnificent Mile
Several men were involved in a knife fight on Sunday near the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago, footage posted on a crime-reporting app showed. Video posted on the Citizen app captured at least four men armed with large knives near Ohio and Rush streets. At least one man appeared to chase several others, when they abruptly turned around and confronted him in the middle of the street.
Cicadas officially have arrived in the Chicago area: 'They're all over the place'
Periodical cicadas began emerging throughout Chicago’s western suburbs over the past week. “They’re all over the place,” said Lombard resident Miryam Zuniga. “My son plays soccer, and they are all over the place.”
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