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Chicago Tribune
2 days ago
- Politics
- Chicago Tribune
St. Charles to recommend Daniel Likens as Police Chief in September
St. Charles has announced its likely pick for police chief, according to a news release from the city on Friday. Daniel J. Likens is set to take over the post beginning in September, the city said. Likens comes from the Illinois State Police, where he served as a lieutenant colonel and the assistant deputy director for the Division of Criminal Investigations Statewide Investigative Command, according to the ISP's website. Per the release from St. Charles, he was also on the planning committee for the 2024 Democratic National Convention, leading operations for the event, and worked as the project lead for an initiative managing the installation of more than 500 license plate readers across the state. Former St. Charles Police Chief James Keegan — who had been on a personal leave of absence since November, the city has said — stepped down in March, according to past reporting. Deputy Police Chief Eric Majewski has been serving as interim chief while the department searched for a replacement. Since then, the city said it has been conducting a national search, which Mayor Clint Hull, members of the City Council and some city staff members participated in. In June, the city said they made an offer to a candidate, but the individual accepted a police chief job elsewhere, according to past reporting. Likens is set to be formally recommended for the role by City Administrator Heather McGuire at the Sept. 2 City Council meeting, the release said. He will assume the role on Sept. 15.
CBS News
2 days ago
- CBS News
Deadly motorcycle crash shuts down lanes on Route 53 in Arlington Heights, Illinois
Illinois Route 53 is shut down in both directions after a deadly motorcycle crash in Arlington Heights, Illinois, early Monday morning. According to Illinois State Police, troopers responded to a crash involving a motorcycle and a dump truck near Rand Road just before 1:30 a.m. Kris Habermehl said the motorcycle driver hit a median, and the impact of the crash sent the driver into the southbound lanes. According to state police, the driver of the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene. All northbound and southbound lanes are closed. Traffic is being diverted to nearby exit ramps. The cause of the crash is unknown at this time. Police are investigating.
Chicago Tribune
5 days ago
- Chicago Tribune
Victim of fatal I-94 crash near Northbrook identified as Chicago man
The Lake County Coroner's Office announced Friday afternoon the identity of the man killed in a single car crash on the I-94 expressway earlier this week in Northbrook. Illinois State Police and Northbrook Fire Department officials responded to the crash north of Dundee Road on I-94 in the northern suburb on Wednesday, July 16, at approximately 10:42 a.m., according to the coroner's office. Emergency responders took 60-year-old Jianzhong Tan, of Chicago, to Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital, where he was pronounced dead in the emergency room. The cause of death, as determined by the coroner's office, was blunt force injuries as a result of the crash. Tan's vehicle, a Toyota Sienna minivan, caused 'significant damage' in a construction zone in that area, the coroner's office said. The crash remains under investigation by the Illinois State Police.
CBS News
5 days ago
- CBS News
Victim killed in multivehicle crash on northbound Edens Expressway in Northbrook, Illinois, ID'd
The man killed in the multivehicle crash Wednesday morning in the northbound lanes of the Edens Expressway in Northbrook, Illinois, was identified. Illinois State Police troopers said they responded to a crash involving at least five vehicles in the northbound lanes of Interstate 94 near Dundee Road around 10:40 a.m. Emergency responders arrived and found a single-vehicle crash involving a Toyota Sienna minivan with significant damage in a construction zone. The victim, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was taken to Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital, where he was pronounced dead in the emergency room. The Lake County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 60-year-old Jianzhong Tan from Chicago. An autopsy conducted on Thursday determined that he died from blunt force injuries as a result of the crash. Another 60-year-old man was killed in a three-car crash in the same location a week prior. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
CBS News
5 days ago
- Automotive
- CBS News
SUV driver hurt after crash involving school bus on Eisenhower Expressway, police say
An SUV driver was taken to the hospital after a crash involving a school bus Friday morning on the Eisenhower Expressway. The crash happened just before 9 a.m. on eastbound I-290 near Central Avenue. A preliminary investigation by Illinois State Police said the SUV driver was taken to a local hospital with unknown injuries. Children were on board the bus at the time of the crash, but no injuries or transports were reported. Their ages and exactly how many were onboard are unknown. It is unclear what led up to the crash. The left two eastbound lanes are temporarily blocked. Investigation into the crash remains ongoing. No further information was immediately available. CBS News Chicago will continue to update as information becomes available.
