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1 dead in crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive
CHICAGO — A 25-year-old man was killed in a car crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive overnight. The accident happened around 12:15 a.m. Thursday in the 3100 block of North DuSable Lake Shore Drive. Police said a 20-year-old man was driving northbound when he swerved to avoid hitting another vehicle in traffic. The driver struck […]
Cicadas emerging in Mount Prospect
MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois (CBS) -- As two broods of cicadas prepare to emerge in Illinois over the next several weeks, some of the noisy insects have started showing up in northwest suburban Mount Prospect.Melanie Blanke Schaefer spotted cicada nymphs emerging in her back yard on Tuesday.As she was cleaning up after Tuesday's thunderstorms, she pulled up a patio cushion that had blown over, and revealed cicada holes in her yard, with live cicadas crawling out.She said the whole thing grossed her out, but she's been watching for them.It's common for cicada nymphs to emerge from the soil after rainstorms help warm and loosen the ground.There are two groups of periodical cicadas emerging in Illinois this year — those that emerge every 13 years and those that emerge every 17 years. For most of their lives, cicadas live underground and then emerge once the soil reaches 64 degrees. Because they are temperature-dependent, their emergences may vary depending on the location. In 2024, they are expected sometime in May or early June, according to Ken Johnson, a horticulture educator at the University of Illinois.
National Geographic photographer to headline gala
LIBERTYVILLE – World-renowned National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore will be the featured speaker at a May 17 gala benefiting the Lake County Forest Preserves. Sartore will delve into his ambitious National Geographic Photo Ark project dedicated to documenting every species living in the world’s zoos, aquariums and wildlife sanctuaries.
Lake Zurich woman loses nearly $1.6 million in phone scam
LAKE ZURICH, Ill. (CBS) — A northwest suburban woman was scammed of over $1 million by someone posing as a police officer in China. The Lake Zurich Police Department said it's working with the FBI to investigate the scam. They say the 51-year-old was told to pay up by an unknown caller or face criminal prosecution. Over five months, she wired $1.58 million to multiple accounts. The FBI recently warned about cyber-criminals pretending to represent the People's Republic of China, which has been known to harass and threaten Chinese nationals living abroad.
Police warn residents after unlocked cars targeted by burglars in Elk Grove Village
Police in suburban Elk Grove Village are warning residents to lock their vehicles after reported instances of burglars targeting unlocked cars. Resident Richy Sandberg told NBC Chicago that he was alerted to movement in his driveway just before 3:15 a.m. Tuesday and saw two people looking around his car. “I...
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