Jeramie Bizzle

Chicago

Digital News Producer at WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL)

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Bolingbrook woman charged with DUI after crashing into IDOT truck investigating fatal I-55 crash

4 days ago | cbsnews.com | Jeramie Bizzle

A woman was charged with driving under the influence after crashing into an Illinois Department of Transportation truckthat was investigating a deadly crash on Interstate 55 Sunday morning.
Chicago police warn of multiple burglaries involving work vans on Northwest Side

4 days ago | cbsnews.com | Jeramie Bizzle

Chicago police issued an alert after multiple vans were burglarized overnight on the city's Northwest Side. Police said the burglaries happened in the North Park and Irving Park neighborhoods. In each incident, three suspects driving a silver four-door sedan approached the parked work vans, used a saw to cut the lock, took power tools from inside, and left the scene. A witness told police that each of the suspects was armed with a handgun.
2 men hurt, 1 seriously after crash involving semi in McHenry County

4 days ago | cbsnews.com | Jeramie Bizzle

Two men were taken to the hospital following a car versus semi crash Monday morning in McHenry County. Around 10 a.m., the Harvard Fire Protection District responded to the crash with entrapment near the intersection of Route 14 and Bunker Hill Road in unincorporated Woodstock. Firefighters and paramedics found the crash about one-half mile north of the intersection on Route 14, with the passenger vehicle overturned on its roof and the driver trapped inside.
Online lottery player wins $800K in Lucky Day Lotto drawing

4 days ago | cbsnews.com | Jeramie Bizzle

An online Illinois lottery player is celebrating after winning $800,000 in a Lucky Day Lotto drawing over the weekend. The player matched all five numbers in Sunday's midday drawing to win the jackpot. The winning numbers were: 15, 22, 28, 36, and 28. Lottery officials said over 17,500 winning tickets were sold during Sunday's Lucky Day Lotto drawings. Lucky Day Lotto is an Illinois-only game with twice-daily drawings in the afternoon and evening.
Man found fatally stabbed in Washington Park alley, police say

4 days ago | cbsnews.com | Jeramie Bizzle

An investigation is underway after a man was found fatally stabbed in an alley Monday morning on the city's South Side. Chicago police said the victim was found shortly after 7:30 a.m. in the 6200 block of South Michigan Avenue in the Washington Park neighborhood. They said the victim, believed to be between 20 and 30 years of age, was found unresponsive in the alley, with a cut to the left side of his neck. He was pronounced dead at the scene. As of Monday, no one is in custody.
Boy, 15, charged with shooting 3 other teens in Joliet, Illinois

5 days ago | cbsnews.com | Jeramie Bizzle

A teenage boy was charged with shooting three other teens early Sunday morning in Joliet, Illinois. The 15-year-old from Joliet was arrested and charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Joliet police said around 5:30 a.m., officers responded to the 300 block of South Ottawa Street for reports of three people who were shot. Arriving officers spoke with the residents, who told them the victims were taken to the hospital.
Annual Fight For Air Climb at Soldier Field raises over $350K for lung health

5 days ago | cbsnews.com | Jeramie Bizzle

Despite the heat in Chicago, climbers took to Soldier Field for the annual Fight For Air Climb event to raise thousands of dollars for lung health. Over 700 people from different skill levels participated in Sunday morning's event, presented by UnitedHealthcare, to raise money for research, education, and advocacy. In the end, they raised over $350,000. The climb helps support the over 1.4 million people living with lung disease in Illinois.
Woman dies after car crashes into street poles, tree in South Elgin, Illinois, police say

5 days ago | cbsnews.com | Jeramie Bizzle

An investigation is underway after a woman was killed in a crash Saturday morning in South Elgin, Illinois. South Elgin police said just before 2 a.m., officers responded to the area of Randall Road at Stearns Road for a report of a single-car crash involving a gray 2021 Kia Sorento. Preliminary information from witnesses and evidence collected at the scene indicated that the Kia was heading northbound on Randall Road.
Chicago man charged in November 2023 deadly shooting of 3 men in Ashburn neighborhood

5 days ago | cbsnews.com | Jeramie Bizzle

A man was charged with fatally shooting three other men on the city's Southwest Side in 2023. Vilmer Alcaraz, 32, of Chicago, was arrested Friday afternoon in the 5700 block of South Cicero Avenue. He was charged with three felony counts of first-degree murder. Chicago police said Alcaraz was identified as the gunman who, on Nov. 10, 2023, fatally shot the victims, ages 28, 34, and 38, in the 8300 block of South Pulaski Road.
Northbound lanes closed after 2 killed, 1 hurt in multi-vehicle crash on I-55 in DuPage County

5 days ago | cbsnews.com | Jeramie Bizzle

Two people are dead and one other was hospitalized following a multi-vehicle crash early Sunday morning on Interstate 55. The crash happened just before 3:30 a.m. on northbound I-55 south of Lemont Road in DuPage County. Illinois State Police said troopers responded to a three-car crash, where two people were confirmed dead at the scene. Their identities were not released. A third person was taken to an area hospital with unknown injuries.