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Another Car Crashes Into Building In Downtown Hinsdale
It’s happened again in downtown Hinsdale; on Monday, for the third time in five weeks, a car crashed into a building on the same block in its historic downtown district.
Walter’s Perspective: Washington Street Bike Plan Could Create Gridlock
CBS 2′s Walter Jacobson is all for making Chicago more bike friendly, but he has some concerns about Mayor Emanuel’s plans for Washington Street in the Loop.
VIDEO: Armed Robber Targets Subway Restaurants Downtown
Police are searching for a man who robbed a Subway sandwich shop in the Loop on Monday morning.
Two Elgin Men Arrested With Gun Planned To Avenge Death Of Friend
Two Elgin men were arrested in the West Side Austin neighborhood Saturday with a loaded automatic weapon that they planned to use to avenge the shooting death of a friend.
Pedestrian Hit By Taxi Downtown
A pedestrian was hospitalized Thursday morning, after being hit by a taxi downtown.
Firefighters Rescue Workers Dangling From Scaffold On Downtown High-Rise
Firefighters made a daring rescue high above the Loop Thursday morning, as two workmen nearly fell off their scaffolding at a high-rise office building downtown.
Billy Goat Tavern To Close Location At Washington And Franklin
The Billy Goat Tavern is closing its location in the northwest section of the Loop.
GrubHub To Move Headquarters Into Loop
Chicago-based GrubHub is moving its headquarters from the city’s Near Northwest Side to the heart of the Loop.
Naperville Residents Protest Plans For Fertility Clinic
Controversy has erupted over a plan for a fertility clinic in downtown Naperville.
Citibank Branch Robbed In The Loop
A Citibank branch in the Loop was robbed Monday afternoon.
2 Officers, 2 Others Hurt In Niles Squad Car Crash
Four people, including two Niles police officers, were hospitalized Tuesday after a crash.
Woman Caused 7-Vehicle Crash, Then Fled To Pick Up Kids
A Naperville woman accused of touching off a chain reaction accident has some big troubles that go beyond the crash.
Smoking Electrical Vault Shuts Down Washington Street In Loop
A commotion erupted in the Loop this morning, when a ComEd vault began spewing smoke and caused power outages.
Second Phase Of Wacker Drive Rehab Starts Next Week
A huge construction parade is marching south down Wacker Drive starting Tuesday, as city engineers reopen Washington Street and close Madison Street to begin the second phase of reconstruction.
Suspicious Package Found On Michigan Avenue In Wee Hours
Michigan Avenue downtown was busy and bustling as usual in the midday hours, but a suspicious package shut the road down in the wee hours when a suspicious package was discovered.
Two Hurt In Early Morning Crash In The Loop
At least two people were injured, one of them seriously, early Sunday when two cars collided at a Loop intersection.
4 Hurt In CTA Bus Crash Downtown
Four people were hospitalized early this morning when a CTA bus and a car collided at Washington and Clark streets downtown.
Loop Art Exhibit Celebrates Power Of Women
An art exhibit in the Loop is focusing on the power and strength of women.
Suspicious Package In West Loop Was Computer Parts
A suspicious package that brought police and fire crews to a West Loop building for about two hours Wednesday morning turned out to be computer parts.
3 Dead, 2 Wounded In Gary Shooting
Three men were killed, and two more were wounded, in a drug robbery overnight in Gary, Ind.
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