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Two injured when squad car hit by vehicle on Tri-State shoulder
Two people, including an Illinois State Police trooper, suffered minor injuries when a squad car, pulled over to make a traffic stop, was struck by another vehicle Monday morning on the the Tri-State...
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Hickory Hills felon gets 75 months for selling illegal firearms
A southwest suburban man who is a convicted felon was sentenced to more than six years in prison Monday for illegally possessing several firearms with obliterated serial numbers. Steven Riley, 24,...
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Man killed, another injured in rollover crash on I-294
A man was killed and another seriously injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash early Monday on the Tristate Tollway near southwest suburban Hickory Hills. About 4:15 a.m., a Ford Crown Victoria...
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Man charged with DUI for fatal rollover crash on I-294
A Texas man has been charged with DUI in connection with a rollover crash that killed his 30-year-old passenger earlier this month on the Tristate Tollway near southwest suburban Hickory Hills. Michael...
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27-year-old man killed in motorcycle crash in Hickory Hills
A northwest suburban man was killed in a motorcycle crash Wednesday night in southwest suburban Hickory Hills. Wayne Loebbaka, 27, was pronounced dead at 9 p.m. at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn,...
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Suit: Motorcyclist hit, killed by FedEx truck in Hickory Hills
The family of a 27-year-old motorcyclist has filed a lawsuit against FedEx and the truck driver they say fatally struck the man while he was riding earlier this month in southwest suburban Hickory...
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Orchid, blocked carp study, albino catfish: Notes, Chicago outdoors
Notes from around Chicago outdoors. FIELD NOTES WILD OF THE WEEK John Kudia found this dwarf swamp orchid last month within 15 minutes of Orland Park. Wild of the Week, a celebration of wild scenes...
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Motorcycle crash closes southbound lanes on I-294 in Hickory Hills
A motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon on I-294 in southwest suburban Hickory Hills has closed lanes and caused heavy traffic congestion. At 2:27 p.m., the motorcycle was traveling southbound on I-294...
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Suspect in custody after fatal ‘altercation’ at Hickory Hills Arby’s
One person is in custody in connection with an “altercation” Wednesday night at a southwest suburban Arby’s restaurant that left one person dead. The altercation happened about 10:15 p.m. at the Arby’s...
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Arby’s employee charged with fatally stabbing manager in Hickory Hills
A 26-year-old man was charged with stabbing his Arby’s manager to death Wednesday night in southwest suburban Hickory Hills. Irvin Thomas, 26, faces a first-degree murder charge for allegedly stabbing...
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Man killed in Hickory Hills crash
A Bridgeview man was killed in a crash Friday morning in southwest suburban Hickory Hills. The two-vehicle crash happened about 5 a.m. at 87th Street and Roberts Road, according to Hickory Hills...
View Article2 horses fatally struck by vehicle near SW suburban forest preserve
A vehicle fatally struck two horses Friday afternoon when they ran into traffic near the Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve in the southwest suburbs. About 1:30 p.m., the horses threw their riders and...
View ArticleFirefighter critically injured in a blaze at Justice home released from hospital
A firefighter who was critically injured battling a house fire last month in southwest suburban Justice will be released from the hospital Wednesday. Lt. Clint Sanders, of the Roberts Park Fire...
View ArticleTo show respect, lower flag to half-staff on Memorial Day morning
I and others in my family are military, always lowering our flags to half-staff at sunrise at 5:19 a.m. on Memorial Day, and raising it back up to the top again at noon. We do so out of respect to...
View ArticlePerson stabbed to death in Hickory Hills
A person was found stabbed to death Saturday night in south suburban Hickory Hills. The person, who has not been identified, was found stabbed just before 10 p.m. in the 8900 block of South 84th...
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Hickory Hills man, 71, charged with fatally stabbing wife
A Hickory Hills man was charged Tuesday in the fatal stabbing of his wife, who was found dead last weekend at their south suburban home. Czeslaw Sipior, 71, is charged with first-degree murder in the...
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Food-truck gun deal leads to Chicago drug case and witness threats, feds say
Sandwiches weren’t the only things being sold out of Chicago’s Finest Deli on Wheels, the feds say. In 2015, an undercover federal agent bought 24 stolen guns stashed in the food truck, according to...
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