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CBS News
7 hours ago
- CBS News
Des Plaines woman Giovanna Rodriguez-Fuentes charged with DUI in deadly crash involving semi
A 28-year-old woman from Des Plaines, Illinois, is charged with a DUI for a deadly crash involving a semi truck at the beginning of June. Des Plaines police were called to Algonquin Road and Leslie Lane just before midnight on June 1 in response to a crash. When they got there, they found a woman in the passenger seat of a Toyota Prius bleeding heavily from her leg. She was given a torniquet and taken to a local hospital but died from her injuries, police said. She was identified as 49-year-old Nazly Rodriguez-Munoz of Des Plaines. Police have charged Giovanna Rodriguez-Fuentes with Driving Under the Influence in the crash. Police say she was behind the wheel of the Prius, with Rodriguez-Munoz as her passenger, when she struck a Volvo semi at a low speed. She was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said. Des Plaines police said forensic evidence showed she was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. Rodrdiguez-Fuentes was charged on June 3, and released from police custody on June 5. She is due back in court in Skokie on Wednesday.
CBS News
02-06-2025
- General
- CBS News
Woman, 49, dies after car crashes involving semi truck in Des Plaines, police say
A woman is dead after a car crashed into a semi truck Sunday night in Des Plaines, Illinois. Des Plaines police said just before midnight, officers responded to the area of Algonquin Road and Leslie Lane for a report of a motor vehicle crash. There, officers found a passenger in a Toyota Prius who was bleeding heavily from her leg. The officers applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding. Fire crews arrived and took the victim to an area hospital, where she died from her injuries. Police identified her as 49-year-old Nazly Rodriguez-Munoz of Des Plaines. A preliminary investigation indicated that the Prius, driven by a 28-year-old Des Plaines woman, was heading eastbound on Algonquin Road approaching Leslie Lane when she hit the back of a Volvo semi-truck. The Prius driver said the truck was parked along the south side of Algonquin Road with no lights on. The semi driver told officers that he was traveling eastbound on Algonquin Road at a slow speed. Investigation into the crash remains ongoing. Police said they will release more information as it becomes available.
National Post
02-06-2025
- Business
- National Post
CJ Logistics Makes Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers List for 16th Straight Year
Article content DES PLAINES, Ill. — For the sixteenth year in a row, CJ Logistics America has been named to Food Logistics' annual Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers list, which recognizes leaders in food and beverage supply chain management. Article content Article content CJ Logistics has extensive experience and expertise in the food and beverage space, having worked with dozens of manufacturers of various sizes in that sector for decades. The company has also made significant strides to expand its cold storage footprint. CJ Logistics opened a brand new, state-of-the-art frozen and refrigerated facility in Gainesville, Georgia, in November 2024, serving several large food producers. Another cold warehouse is currently under construction just outside of Kansas City and is set to open in Q3 2025, and more frozen and refrigerated storage sites are being targeted by the company in additional key markets throughout the United States. Article content 'We are honored that Food Logistics has named us to their list yet again this year,' said Kevin Coleman, CEO of CJ Logistics America. 'It's an award that recognizes the best of the best in this industry. I am proud and thankful for our employees who work every day to ensure we are delivering the best possible service to our customers. This award is a reflection of their commitment and exceptional capabilities.' Article content CJ Logistics America is a North American-based integrated supply chain service organization with operations in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The company offers warehousing, transportation, and freight forwarding services for all temperature classes (ambient, temperature-controlled, and frozen). CJ Logistics' customer-centric philosophy ensures that all solutions are tailored to meet clients' specific goals and objectives. Article content Food Logistics reaches more than 26,000 supply chain executives in the global food and beverage industries, including executives in the food sector (growers, producers, manufacturers, wholesalers and grocers) and the logistics section (transportation, warehousing, distribution, software and technology) who share a mutual interest in the operations and business aspects of the global cold food supply chain. Food Logistics also operates SCN Summit and Women in Supply Chain Forum. Go to to learn more. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
CTV News
02-06-2025
- Business
- CTV News
85 years of McDonald's: A glimpse into the fast-food giant's early days
In 1954, milkshake salesman Ray Kroc visited the McDonald brothers' restaurant and saw its potential. He signed on as their first franchise agent and opened the first McDonald's franchise in Des Plaines, Illinois, on April 15, 1955, launching the brand's nationwide growth. (Ray Kroc seen standing outside a McDonald's franchise in 1960. Bettman/Getty Images)
CBS News
30-05-2025
- Automotive
- CBS News
Man loses control of car, crashes into tree in Des Plaines, police say
A 41-year-old man was seriously hurt after his car crashed into a tree Friday afternoon in Des Plaines, Illinois. Des Plaines police said officers responded to the crash around 12:40 p.m. in the 900 block of Elmhurst Road. Preliminary reports indicated that a beige Volvo was heading southbound on Elmhurst Road when the driver, a Mt. Prospect man, lost control, crossed over the northbound lanes, and hit a tree in the parkway at 960 S. Elmhurst Rd. He was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries. No other injuries were reported. It is unclear what led the driver to lose control of the car. The crash closed Northbound Elmhurst Rd. between Algonquin Road and Thacker/Dempster Street for about two hours. Investigation into the crash remains ongoing. Des Plaines police said they will provide additional updates as they become available.
