Tuesday, April 10, 2012

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Wrong-way driver travels 10 miles down Interstate 90
Wrong-way driver travels 10 miles down Interstate 90

A state maintenance vehicle stopped a wrong-way driver who careened almost 10 miles down Interstate 90 early Tuesday morning before coming to a stop in Elk Grove Village.

5 injured in crash at 133rd Street and Cicero Avenue in Crestwood 5 injured in crash at 133rd Street and Cicero Avenue in Crestwood

Five people in two vehicles were injured when their cars collided with each other about 10 p.m. in Crestwood, police said.
Three shot Monday night on Near North, West sides Three shot Monday night on Near North, West sides

A 15-year-old boy was shot Monday night on the Near North and two others were shot in the South Austin neighborhood West sides, according to Chicago police.
Audio, photos raise new questions about man's death after North Chicago police arrest Audio, photos raise new questions about man's death after North Chicago police arrest

An audio recording, apparently captured during a violent encounter between North Chicago police and a man who later died, renewed controversy over the case Monday when the tape was played during a City Council meeting.
State pulls rug from under center in Lake County for troubled teens State pulls rug from under center in Lake County for troubled teens

Alternative Behavioral Treatment Centers, a nonprofit near Wauconda that serves juvenile sex offenders and other troubled young people, will close its doors by the end of May after the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services declined to renew its contract.
FBI analyst sues agency, saying 1 pushup kept him from becoming special agent FBI analyst sues agency, saying 1 pushup kept him from becoming special agent

An intelligence analyst for the FBI in Chicago who allegedly missed becoming a special agent by a single pushup has filed a gender-discrimination lawsuit alleging that the FBI's fitness test is flawed and biased against men.
Lake County sheriff changes plan to enter jail as inmate Lake County sheriff changes plan to enter jail as inmate

Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran was ready to check himself into his own jail later this week as a "show of faith" in his embattled corrections personnel. But on Monday, he canceled the plan because of what his spokesman described as a previously unidentified scheduling conflict.
Man dies in construction accident on Far South Side Man dies in construction accident on Far South Side

A 37-year-old Evergreen Park man was pronounced dead after he was injured in a construction accident in the Hegewisch neighborhood, officials said.

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