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  • 1 day ago | kesq.com | Adam Harrington |Elyssa Kaufman

    By Adam Harrington, Elyssa KaufmanClick here for updates on this story GARY, Indiana ( WBBM) - Five people were killed Wednesday night after a collision between a train and a vehicle in Gary, Indiana. Just after 10 p.m., the South Shore Line eastbound train 133 was stopped just west of Miller Station after the crash.

  • 2 days ago | kesq.com | Adam Harrington |Elyssa Kaufman |Darius Johnson

    By Adam Harrington, Elyssa Kaufman, Darius JohnsonClick here for updates on this story CHICAGO ( WBBM) - An 8-year-old girl was shot during a road rage incident in Chicago's Douglas neighborhood on Tuesday night. Just after 9:45 p.m., Chicago police said the 8-year-old was inside a tan SUV with her family when they were involved in a fight with people inside a white SUV in the 3000 block of South State Street.

  • 3 days ago | thesouthern.com | Adam Harrington |Sabrina Franza |Darius Johnson |Natalie Goldstick

    CHICAGO (WBBM) -- A woman stood charged Monday with driving a car through a crowd assembled for a protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in downtown Chicago earlier this month. Chicago police said Deirdre Kemp, 30, was arrested on Thursday, June 19. She was charged with one felony count each of aggravated reckless driving causing bodily harm and aggravated fleeing causing bodily injury, and one misdemeanor count of driving on a suspended license.

  • 3 days ago | cbsnews.com | Adam Harrington |Kylee Miller

    Scattered severe storms popped off in Northern Illinois Tuesday evening. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for parts of La Salle and Livingston counties until 7 p.m.The storm system involved wind speeds of 60 mph and penny-sized hail. The possibility of a tornado was also on the table. Scattered rain and storms are expected to continue overnight and into Wednesday morning.

  • 1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Adam Harrington

    Reporter John Drummond looks back on 1975 murder of Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana Thursday marks 50 years since the murder of in infamous Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana. Giancana, known as "Momo," was 67 when he was murdered at his home in Oak Park, Illinois. As recounted by the Mob Museum, Giancana was cooking sausage when he was shot six times in the head — the first time from behind.

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