A Streets and San worker has been charged with DUI in connection with a Saturday crash that injured 8, including a toddler, on the Gold Coast.
Streets and San Worker Charged with DUI in Saturday Crash
Loop Dunkin' Donuts Gets A Manny's-Style Drive-Thru
First it was Manny's Deli that had a car crash through its front window. Early this morning, it was an SUV that crashed into a Dunkin' Donuts at 211 W Adams after it was involved in a crash with a taxi. The drivers of both vehicles were injured in the crash.
Manny's Deli Doesn't Have A Drive-Thru
A car crashed into Manny's Deli on the near South Side Saturday morning and fled the scene.
Illinois to Track Bicycle Doorings
If you bike regularly throughout the city, chances are good that either you or a cyclist you know has been injured by a motorist getting out of his vehicle. Doorings are arguably the biggest threat to Chicago cyclists, but the Illinois Department of Transportation has said that having police departments keeping records on them would be a burden, because they didn't think it was that big an issue. (Tell that to cyclists who have lost work days and amassed medical bills recovering from injuries related to doorings.)
Shooting Causes Bus Crash; 11 Hurt
A moving vehicle with a gunman firing shots from it led to a crash that involved a CTA bus in Englewood yesterday. 11 people were injured.
Never a Dull Moment in Bridgeport
Sometimes it pays to walk around the neighborhood after a long day in front of the computer. We captured this colossal cockup last night outside Zaytune Mediterranean Grill in Bridgeport. Eyewitnesses we spoke to at the scene said the truck at the right of the frame was chasing a dark blue Jeep on South Morgan for no other reason than it was a dark blue jeep. The truck clipped the Jeep and spun out of control, crashing into the truck in the middle of the frame. The white car sandwiched between the middle truck and the white truck got the worst of it.
Rolled Over Semi on Stevenson Closes On-Ramp
A tractor trailer traveling to fast for conditions rolled over on an on-ramp to the Stevenson Expressway in suburban Countryside early this morning. The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m., according to ABC7. The on-ramp is still blocked.
Accidents Last Night Attributed to Icy Conditions
So the icy conditions caused by yesterday's precipitation made for some fun driving last night. The black ice that formed on patches of the area's roads led around 100 accidents last night. One of them, in Schaumburg, proved fatal.
Westbound Eisenhower Expressway Lanes Closed
The westbound lanes of the Eisenhower Expressway at Cicero Avenue were closed this afternoon after a crash stemming from an incident where a Chicago Police bike patrol officer was hit by a vehicle on the West Side. A vehicle struck the officer, who is at Loretto Hospital in stable condition, and then left the scene of the accident, heading east in the westbound lanes before crashing. Check here for updates before heading out this afternoon.

