Weekend forecast: rain, wind
The storm that stretched Friday afternoon commutes and dumped snow across Chicago is out of the area, leaving area residents to higher temperatures and expected slush over the next few days. Though...
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Gregory Jones had been at Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center less than an hour when he turned a sheet into a noose and committed suicide. His body hung from the door of an observation room for 14...
View ArticlePolice stopping, ticketing fewer drivers
An analysis of state data on traffic tickets found that the number of traffic stops dropped by 6 percent and the number of ticketed motorists dropped by 11 percent. Pinched by the recession, police...
View ArticleCharges filed in fatal Kendall County accident
A Somonauk man has been charged in connection with an October car-motorcycle crash in Kendall County that left one person dead, police said today. Matthew D. Lambert, 28, was arrested Friday and...
View ArticleAurora girl suffering asthma attack didn't die from crash, officials say
An Aurora girl died of "a medical issue" and not from a crash that occurred when her mother was rushing her to a hospital to treat an asthma attack Monday, authorities said. Kayla Bell, 3, was...
View ArticleOff-duty Harvey cop charged with DUI
An off-duty Harvey police officer has been charged with drunk driving after he ran his car into another vehicle in west suburban Riverside, police said. Joseph Ellison, 35, of Chicago Ridge, was...
View ArticleThree freight trains collide in Indiana, 2 crew members hospitalized
Two crew members were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after three freight trains collided northeast of Valparaiso, Ind., this afternoon, according to sheriff’s authorities. About 1:15...
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