Police are searching for a hit and run driver that killed a bicyclist in Stone Park, a northwest suburb of Chicago, according to Chicago Breaking News. The victim, a 47 year old woman who lives in the 1700 block of North Mannheim Road was struck and killed Monday night. The…
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Chicago area medical malpractice lawsuit filed against suburban hospital
An Illinois medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed against North Suburban Glenbrook Hospital, according to the Lake County News-Sun. The lawsuit was filed by the family a 56-year-old lake Forest man who died while a patient at the hospital in Glenview, Illinois. The patient developed an infection in his hip…
Fatal Chicago area DUI car accident results in guilty verdict
A man from Aurora, Illinois has been found guilty in a criminal court bench trial of reckless homicide and aggravated drunk driving for hitting and killing a pedestrian and his dog in Batavia in 2009, according to the Daily Herald . He was found not guilty of first degree murder.…
CVS Strangling Case – family of alleged Chicago shoplifter outraged
The deadly assault of a Chicago customer in a CVS drugstore is under investigation and the store manager will not be allowed to return to work until the probe is completed, the Breaking News Center reported. The customer was suspected of shoplifting. “We are investigating this unfortunate incident and are…
DUI and reckless homicide charges filed in deadly Chicago car crash that killed 1
A driver has been accused of driving while intoxicated and reckless homicide after causing a fatal Illinois auto accident that killed a woman and injured 3 others, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. One of the injured was an 11 month old child. The defendant, a 36 year old Chicago resident,…
Chicago area pedestrian accident – woman killed by minivan on sidewalk
An Illinois pedestrian accident has claimed the life of a woman that was struck by a minivan in Lombard on Monday night, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Another pedestrian was critically injured. The accident happened when a Jewel semi truck that was traveling eastbound on Roosevelt Road collided with a…
Warning lights and crossing gates not working during fatal Chicago area train accident
UPDATE: There is now video showing that the gates were not down and the lights were not activated during last Friday’s fatal Chicago area train crash, according to NBC News. The video is from the Amtrak train involved in the collision. It is also being reported that Canadian National crews…
Wrongful death lawsuit filed after Chicago bus accident
The family of a man killed in a Chicago bus accident last month has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Chicago Transit Authority. The suit claims that the 53-year-old bus passenger was exiting a No. 9 Ashland bus March 18 when it pulled away from the West Harrison street…
Man wanted in connection with Halloween hit-and-run car accident that killed Chicago pedestrian
Police have issued an arrest warrant for a 23-year-old former West Rogers Park man in connection with a Halloween hit-and-run Chicago car accident that claimed the life of a 25-year-old DePaul University student. The suspect, who doesn’t have a driver’s license, may have fled to Mexico, the Chicago Breaking News…
$10,000 reward offered for driver responsible for hit-and-run Chicago pedestrian accident on Halloween Night
A $10,000 reward is being offered for the driver responsible for a north side hit-and-run Chicago car accident on Nov. 1. The parents of the young waitress who was killed at Lincoln and Cullom avenues announced the reward, according to WGN9News. She was walking home from her nearby bartending job…