Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? / CBS Chicago. All Rights Reserved. A 31-year-old male passenger sustained a laceration to his head, and a 22-year-old female passenger fractured her hip, according to police. Police responded to a crash near the 6100 block of South Cicero Avenue where . Melrose Park police SUV flips over in crash - CBS Chicago - CBS News It also updated the pursuit policy, banning officers from initiating a chase for a minor traffic infraction, such as a broken headlight, and introducing the balancing test.. Jawor will have the option of appealing her firing to the Cook County Circuit Court. Chicago cop among 4 people hurt in third police-involved car accident in 2 days A Chicago police officer was injured in a vehicle collision around noon Sunday in the area of West Pratt. Supervisors ordered chases to be terminated in 112 of those pursuits, yet half of them still ended in crashes, the report found. So, this is a surprise," said resident Ricky Pittman. No state police or highway patrol agencies prohibited pursuits. The Sun-Times Patrick Finley answers the biggest questions facing the Bears after the draft: On this International Workers Day, were committed to fighting for a better future for all workers in our city and state, two labor leaders write. 2023 FOX Television Stations, until MON 10:00 AM CDT, DeKalb County, La Salle County, Mayor Lori Lightfoot to Texas Governor: 'Stop the inhumane, dangerous bussing of migrants to Chicago', Two people injured in fire in Wrigleyville high rise, Fenwick Friars pitcher Talia Lorenzo celebrates 400 career strikeouts, Naperville's new mayor Scott Wehrli sworn in, Naperville police responding to report of shots fired find man who was beaten up. March 29, 2023. An officer and the driver of a second vehicle were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, the spokesperson said. In a statement for this story, City Hall spokesman Alexander Murphy said Lightfoots office would not comment on information made public from the hacked emails. One woman and five kids were killed in the van, while another woman was killed in the vehicle. He said he had visited the officers in the hospital and both had multiple broken bones, but are expected to recover. Crime-hit Chicago grapples with police vaccine revolt - BBC News 2 people were taken into custody and charges are pending, Chicago police say. In a written decision posted on the Police Boards website, the board acknowledged how Jawor testified at her disciplinary hearing that Clark did nothing wrong, though she maintained that she was justified in tailing him because his Jeep fit the description of one involved in a carjacking two weeks earlier. Five people including two CPD officers were injured in a Lower West Side crash Saturday. CHICAGO A man was killed in a car crash on the Southwest Side Monday morning. Yet only 2% of local police departments and 1% of sheriffs offices prohibited vehicle pursuits. In 2003, the policy underwent major changes after a sergeant kept chasing a wallet thief who struck and killed a pedestrian, Qing Chang, and her unborn child in the West Loop. But it remains a mystery as to why Clark sped off from on-duty police in the first place. CHICAGO (CBS) -- A Melrose Park police SUV crashed and flipped onto its roof Friday afternoon. As of Sunday evening, a Chicago police spokesperson said no further charges have been brought against the teen boys. Authorities identified Jennifer Fernandez, 22, of Carpentersville, as the person driving the passenger vehicle going eastbound in the westbound lanes. The partial wreckage of a crash that left Guadalupe Francisco-Martinez dead and five more injured June 3, 2020, near Irving Park Road and Ashland Avenue. "Because it's virtually a quiet block. The Chicago Police Departments major accidents unit is investigating the deadly crash. CHICAGO (CBS) -- A Melrose Park police SUV crashed and flipped onto its roof Friday afternoon.