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Two Injured When Ambulance, School Bus Collide On NW Side
Two people were injured when an ambulance crashed into a school bus Saturday morning in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
Off-Duty CTA Worker Suspected Of DUI In Crash With Ambulance
An off-duty CTA employee was arrested in the Back of the Yards neighborhood overnight, on suspicion of drunk driving, after crashing into an ambulance carrying a patient to the hospital.
Man Jumps From Ambulance, Dies
A 20-year-old man died after he jumped out of an ambulance heading to a hospital on the Northwest Side Sunday morning, authorities said.
Man Steals Cicero Ambulance, Arrested In Englewood
What would you do, if you needed a ride home from the hospital, but didn’t have a car? A 77-year-old Chicago man has been charged with stealing an ambulance to drive himself home.
2 Investigators: ‘Basic’ Ambulance Delays Treatment For Wounded Man
Ambulance 85 from Chinatown was sent and started the victim on a journey spanning two different hospitals, which greatly delayed medical care. CBS 2′s Dave Savini reports.
5 Hurt In Crash On Lake Shore Drive
Five people were hospitalized early Monday after a crash that reportedly involved an ambulance on Lake Shore Drive downtown.
Woman Charged With Stealing Fire Department Ambulance
A 30-year-old West Side woman was driving under the influence Sunday night when, according to police, she got behind the wheel of a Chicago Fire Department ambulance that was parked outside a South Side hospital, and took it for a ride, crashing it into some parked cars about a mile away.
Ambulance Crashes In Evergreen Park
An ambulance was involved in a crash in Evergreen Park on Tuesday morning, closing a stretch of 95th Street. No information about injuries was immediately available.
Unplowed Side Street Snarls Ambulance In Emergency
CBS’s Chopper 2 witnessed a life-and-death delay as a rescue vehicle became mired in nearly 2 feet of snow on the South Side.
Glenview Firefighters Upset By Ambulance Reduction
Firefighters in north suburban Glenview are speaking out against a plan that would take one of the village’s ambulances out of service for half the day.
Provident Hospital Won’t Accept Ambulance Runs
Provident Hospital of Cook County plans to drastically reduce its emergency services starting Saturday when it will no longer accept ambulance runs.
Driver Hits Children’s Memorial Ambulance, Flees
Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash involving an ambulance en route to Children’s Memorial Hospital in Lincoln Park early this morning.
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