Officers Injured in Early Morning Crash

Two officers were injured when their squad car hit collided with a civilian car when they were responding to an early morning call of a man with a gun. The accident happened about 4:30 a.m. at the intersection of North Kimball and West Irving Park Road. One officer was taken to Thorek Memorial Hospital, and the other was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital. Both had injuries, but none were considered life threatening. A third person, in the civilian car, was taken to Swedish Covenant Hospital. [WBBM]