2 dead, 1 hurt when car hits 'L' beam on Lake Street

Two people died and another person was critically injured in a fiery car crash on Lake Street in the West Garfield Park neighborhood this morning.
The crash happened about 4:40 a.m. in the 4500 block of West Lake Street under CTA tracks.
Police said the car hit a "L" beam and burst into flames. A spokesman for the Chicago Fire Department said two people died and another was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition.

2 dead in Southwest Side wreck

A man and a woman died early Sunday morning when the sport-utility vehicle they were traveling in hit a utility pole on the Southwest Side.
The victims, who both appeared to be in their 20s, were dead on the scene in the 3700 block of South California Avenue in the city's Brighton Park neighborhood. The man was driving and the woman was his passenger.
They were inside a vehicle that was northbound on California when the driver lost control and hit the pole about 11:35 p.m.

Driver questioned after man dies in South Side crash

A 17-year-old boy was being questioned by police after a passenger in a vehicle he was driving died early today following a South Chicago neighborhood crash.
Darius Dudley, 18, was pronounced dead at 6:24 a.m. at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital after an incident in the 8100 block of South South Chicago Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Dudley lived in the 7700 block of South Greenview Avenue.
A 17-year-old boy was in police custody following the crash about 4:30 a.m. on South Chicago Avenue

Woman dies after hit by car at Roosevelt and Damen

A woman died after she was hit by a car at Roosevelt Road and Damen Avenue about 4:40 a.m. Tuesday. 
Shena Brown, 44, was taken in critical condition to Stroger Hospital, where she was pronounced dead about 5:20 a.m. 
Police said the 67-year-old driver of the car that hit the woman remained at the scene and was being questioned. The driver was traveling west on Roosevelt when her car hit the woman

Boy, 4, from Texas killed when SUV hits guardrail on Dan Ryan

Police are questioning a man from Texas who crashed on the northbound Dan Ryan Expressway, killing a 4-year-old boy who was thrown from the SUV.
Franklin Jackson Jr. was taken to Comer Children's Hospital after being found near the crash scene at 87th Street a little after 5 p.m. Sunday. The boy was pronounced dead at 5:25 p.m.
The boy's family lives in League City, Texas, a community southeast of Houston.
The boy had been riding in a blue and gray Ford Expedition when it veered from the middle lane to the far right lane and twice hit the guardrail. The back window was shattered and the boy was ejected.
The driver continued on to 83rd Street, where he stopped to check the damage and discovered the boy was missing, a source said. Emergency crews found the boy unresponsive on an embankment and the distraught 46-year-old driver at 83rd Street.
Also in the SUV were a 1-year-old boy, a 2-year-old boy, a 3-month-old girl and a 23-year-old woman. All of them were wearing seatbelts except the 4-year-old

Man killed in early morning crash on I-55

A 28-year-old man was killed in an early morning crash on Interstate 55 as he was approaching the Central Avenue exit.
The crash happened shortly before 3 a.m. when the car went out of control and veered off the northbound lanes of I-55.
Alcohol and speed appear to be a factor in the fatal crash.
As of 1 p.m., the man was identified as Enrique Salgado of the 2000 block of North Keystone Avenue.

Woman dies after falling into river along Mag Mile

Firefighters put a ladder down near that spot where a woman was reported in the water and a diver climbed into the water.
The diver found Alicia Garnett and pulled her to the edge of the river around 4:15 a.m. Firefighters waiting on the walkway helped pull her out and placed her into an ambulance, which took her to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where the 30-year-old woman was pronounced dead at 5:20 a.m. Garnett was from Dallas, Texas
Police were told that Garnett was in town with friends and apparently fell into the water while she was throwing snowballs

Teen dies after South Side crash; driver questioned

A 19-year-old man died after a vehicle he was riding in struck a tree in the South Side's Back of the Yards neighborhood early this morning.
The crash happened about 1:55 a.m., in the 5000 block of South Western Avenue.
The man was identified as Tashon Kryzysiek, of the 3100 block of West Madison Street. Kryzysiek, who was a passenger in the car, was taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County. He was declared dead at 2:44 a.m

Pedestrian, 80, dies a day after being struck on North Side

An 80-year-old man was pronounced dead Friday night from injuries he suffered when he was struck by a van Thursday morning in the city's Lakeview neighborhood.
About 8:45 a.m. Thursday, according to preliminary information, the man was struck near Ashland and Wellington avenues.
A 50-year-old man who was driving a 2006 Kia van attempted to stop but couldn't in time. Witness statements were consistent with what the van's driver said.
The 80-year-old man, identified as Jamie Ramirez, was taken in critical condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 8:38 p.m.

Driver dies in Northwest Side crash

A 64-year-old man died when his vehicle crashed into a storefront in the Northwest Side's Sauganash neighborhood.
Police responded about 1 a.m. to the scene of a crashed vehicle near the intersection of West Rosemont Avenue and North Pulaski Road.
The driver of a crashed 1995 Cadillac was found unresponsive at the scene. He was identified as Jose Vidal of the 6200 block of North Mozart Street

1 killed in South Side crash

A man believed to be in his 20s was killed in an early-morning crash in the West Englewood neighborhood.
Police responded to a crash about 1:15 a.m. in the 6900 block of South Damen Avenue.
The man, whom authorities had not identified as of 5 a.m., was pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn at 3:08 a.m

Driver dead, 3 hurt in South Side crash

A man was killed and three other people injured when a vehicle hit a light pole and a tree in the Pill Hill neighborhood early today.
The driver in the crash died following the accident in the 1800 block of East 93rd Street near Constance Avenue about 5:10 a.m.
Dead was Patrick Walker, 22, of the 700 block of East 68th Street, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. He was pronounced dead at 8:04 a.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn
 Men ages 30 and 22 were being treated at Christ Medical Center, where their conditions were stabilized, while another man, age 26, was expected to be treated and released from the same hospital.
Alcohol was suspected as a factor in the crash, but a determination was pending further investigation.
The vehicle in the accident was seen heading east on 93rd at high speed when it crossed the center line, hit an unoccupied parked car at the north curb of 93rd, then a light pole and a tree

1 dead, 2 hurt in Lake Shore Drive rollover

One person was killed and two others were hurt when a vehicle rolled over on Lake Shore Drive early this morning.
The single-vehicle crash happened about 5:20 a.m. near West Lawrence Avenue.
One occupant was pronounced dead on the scene, and two others were taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
Their conditions were not immediately known.

Man found dead inside police station restroom

A  man was found dead today inside a public restroom at the Englewood District police station on the  South Side.
Someone walked into the restroom of the station at 1438 W. 63rd St. around 6:30 a.m. and found the man unresponsive.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. There was no visible sign of trauma.
A spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office said the man appeared to be in his 40s, but he had not been identified by this afternoon.
A cause of death was pending autopsy results.

South Chicago neighborhood woman dead following fire

A 76-year-old woman died early this morning following a fire on the South Side.
Janice Harley, of the 8200 block of South Oglesby Avenue, was pronounced dead at 12:27 a.m. at South Shore Hospital.
Firefighters burst into the home in the city's South Chicago neighborhood and found the woman suffering from smoke inhalation.
She was initially taken in “extremely critical” condition to the hospital.
No other injuries were reported and the fire was extinguished

Man dies in Dan Ryan rollover

A  41-year-old man died in a rollover crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway overnight.
The man was driving an SUV that hit another vehicle about 12:55 a.m. The SUV veered off the roadway and rolled over.
No one in the other vehicle was injured.

Man falls to his death in Gold Coast neighborhood

Chicago police have opened a death investigation after a man fell to his death in the Gold Coast neighborhood this afternoon.
The incident was reported at about 3:30 p.m. after a man fell to his death in the 600 block of North St. Clair Street.
The man was in his 30s

Driver dies after car plunges into Lake Michigan

A 64-year-old man died after his car plunged into Lake Michigan at Balbo Drive, and police say they are investigating whether he suffered a seizure.
The car had been crossing Lake Shore Drive at Balbo before it left the road and entered the water about 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Divers reached the car, broke a window and pulled out Steven Halperin
Halperin was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:07 p.m.
Divers found no one else in the car

1 dead, 3 injured in crash on the Dan Ryan

One person was killed and three others were injured in a crash near 85th Street on the Dan Ryan Expressway as at least four other accidents slowed South Side traffic during the morning commute.
One of the injured was a child, who was taken to Comer Children's Hospital. Three adults were taken in serious-to-critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital,

Man killed in traffic crash

At about 6 a.m., a 31-year-old man died after his vehicle crashed on the Southwest Side.
The wreck happened at 6 a.m. in the 6700 block of South Cicero Avenue. The victim was a male and, according to preliminary reports, the car ran into a pole.
The man was identified as Rene Vasquez of the 2900 block of West 38th Place