Rogers Park Man Charged With DUI In Accident That Kills Boy, 10

A Rogers Park man was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence in a crash that killed a 10-year-old boy.

According to reports, Martin Candia allegedly slammed into a parked sports utility vehicle, which lurched forward to hit another parked SUV, trapping 10-year-old Calvin Santos in between the two vehicles on the 6900 block of North Ashland just after 5:45 a.m. Saturday morning.

Santos was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead just after 7:30 a.m. He and his three-year-old sister were reportedly headed across the street to their aunt's house from their father's vehicle.

According to police, Candia was legally drunk, though they have not released what his blood alcohol content was at the time of the accident. He was also charged or cited for nine other offenses.

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Metra Train Strikes, Kills Man In Crystal Lake

A man was killed Thursday afternoon about 12:45 by a Metra train, officials said.

According to reports, the man walked in front of the oncoming train, about a quarter mile from the Pingree Road Station and about 300 feet from a railroad crossing in Crystal Lake.

The accident occurred with an outbound Union Pacific Northwest Line and the train was delayed a few hours.

Police are investigating the incident.

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Grad Student Dies From Injuries After Arguing With Cabbie

A Chicago graduate student died Saturday from injuries he sustained after arguing with a cab driver last week.

The man, 32-year-old Daniel Firkins of the Near West Side reportedly was leaning in a cab window while arguing with a cab driver May 14 near his home. The driver allegedly took off, dragging him for a block before running over his legs.

According to Firkins' family, he also suffered skull fractures. Firkins was a MBA student at the University of Chicago.

Police are still searching for the cab driver, who fled the scene in a white cab with a blue stripe.

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Two Girls Injured After Falling From Window

Two girls were injured Sunday after they fell from a window during a church function in Rogers Park.

According to reports, the girls had attended a 6 a.m. church service and afterward moved up to the second floor for a birthday party. Witnesses said the girls found their way to a stairwell, opened a window and then both of them fell onto an interior enclosed patio.

The accident occurred near Morse Ave. and Ashland Blvd. about 10 a.m. There is no word on their conditions, but both girls were reportedly taken to Children's Memorial Hospital with leg injuries.

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Officials Issue Hazard Alert After Truck Rollover On I-290

A truck filled with unknown chemicals tipped over after the driver lost control in a crash Tuesday morning.

The crash occurred on Interstate 290 and prompted a hazardous materials response, but officials said none of the chemicals had spilled and the chemicals were still unidentified.

The highway was shut down to one lane near the accident in Elmhurst, slowing traffic even more than current construction has slowed it.

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Teen Charged In Hit-And-Run

An 18-year-old New Trier student was charged Monday in the hit-and-run of a fellow student who suffered traumatic brain injury Friday.

Erin Hughes was ordered held on a $500,000 bail after being charged in the accident that put 16-year-old Sarah Goone in intensive care.

According to reports, Hughes is a honor student just shy of two weeks weeks away from graduation at New Trier High School.

Hughes has not been charged with driving under the influence, but reportedly told officials she smoked pot the evening before. The judge said she would reconsider the bail after the drug test results are in on Thursday.

Hughes is being held in the Cook County jail as her parents struggled to come up with the bail.

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Hit-And-Run Leaves High School Student In ICU

A Glencoe sophomore was in critical condition after a hit-and-run Friday afternoon.

Sixteen-year-old Sarah Goone was leaving school after a 4 p.m. play practice as she attempted to cross Green Bay Avenue at Winnetka Ave. according to officials.

Goone underwent brain surgery at Evanston Hospital and was still unconscious. The doctor said they may not know they extent of the damage for days.

Witnesses and a nearby teacher performed CPR on Goone and the teacher accompanied her to the hospital.

The school canceled the play, scheduled for Saturday, Goone was supposed to perform in.

Wilmette police later stopped a sedan fitting the description of the vehicle. The investigation is ongoing.

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Naperville Takes Ambulance Out Of Service To Save Money

The City of Naperville has decided to take one of its seven ambulances out of service in an effort to save money, according to local reports.

Officials said as many as two of the ambulances could be taken out of service, but the city is reevaluating often to make sure there are no negative side effects to the residents and the emergency services they provide.

The Naperville fire department's budget was slashed by nearly $1 million for 2010. A bit more than half of that was cut in overtime pay and the move to take an ambulance out of service is an attempt to make adjustments by other means than cutting positions.

Officials said the fire trucks carry the same equipment as the ambulances, but are just not able to transport someone to the hospital.

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Twelve Injured When CTA Bus Crashes Into School

Twelve people were injured Monday afternoon when a CTA bus crashed into a school.

The crash occurred about 4 p.m. Monday afternoon in the 3600 block of West Chicago Ave., at the Clark Math and Science Academy.

According to reports, the crash may have been caused when a driver heading westbound tried to pass another vehicle and instead went into oncoming traffic, possibly striking the bus.

The bus hit an unoccupied room in the building. Injured victims from the bus were transported to local hospitals for treatment.

The crash is still under investigation.

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Officer Hit By Car During Traffic Stop

A Chicago police officer was hit by a car Thursday morning as he made a traffic stop on the Northwest side.

According to reports, the officer had pulled over a woman near Northwest Highway and Foster Avenue just after 3 a.m. Thursday for driving erratically. A tow truck driver had flagged down the officer to alert the cop of the driver and was just behind.

As the officer got out of his car and was approaching the woman's, another car hit the woman's head-on sending her car into the tow truck, bouncing back and then striking the officer.

The officer was being treated for a possible broken arm and injuries to his chest. Both the woman and the tow truck driver were injured but were being treated at local hospitals.

Police are investigating the incident and additional charges may be made.

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Metra Train Collides With Car; One Dead, Two Injured

One person was killed and two more injured when a Metra train hit a car Monday evening.

The crash occurred at 71st Street and Merrill Avenue in South Chicago just before 10 p.m. Thirty-year-old Garry Godfrey was killed and two other occupants were seriously injured in the crash. The injured occupants were taken to nearby hospitals to be treated.

Service was disrupted for awhile as investigators looked into the crash.

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