hit and run

As the Chicago Police Department’s clearance rate on hit-and-run crashes lags behind other major cities, with case after case going cold, some despite obvious clues, one suburban police department has taken a very different approach.

Nearly 18 months after a hit-and-run crash that killed a mother and her infant son on Chicago’s South Side, authorities say a suspect has been charged in the case – indicted while in jail for more than a year on unrelated charges.

A Chicago family is expressing anger and heartbreak after a grandmother of 10 died from injuries sustained in a hit-and-run in the Little Village neighborhood, authorities said. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

A Chicago family is expressing anger and heartbreak after a grandmother of 10 died from injuries sustained in a hit-and-run in the Little Village neighborhood, authorities said. Relatives described the victim, Juana Tapia Lopez, 56, as the rock of her family. “My mom was literally the light in everybody’s life,” said daughter Monse Soto. “As soon as you met her…

Nearly 18 months after a hit-and-run crash that killed a mother and her infant son on Chicago’s South Side, authorities say a suspect has been charged in the case – indicted while in jail for more than a year on unrelated charges. Phil Rogers reports.

A Chicago suburb will pay $10 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 2019 hit-and-run crash in which the village’s then-manager struck and critically injured a pedestrian with his municipal vehicle. The Oak Lawn Village Board approved the settlement on Nov. 8, resolving a lawsuit that was filed in January 2020 on behalf of Mark Berkshire, 51. The settlement…

For over a year, NBC 5 Investigates has been reporting on the shocking number of hit-and-run crashes across Chicago: more than 31,000 so far this year, killing 25 people and injuring over 4,100 others. Now, NBC 5 is taking multiple agencies to court over public records requests that have been denied.

For over a year, NBC 5 Investigates has been reporting on the shocking number of hit-and-run crashes across Chicago. Now, NBC 5 is taking multiple agencies to court over public records requests that have been denied. Phil Rogers reports.

A Chicago man is continuing a long road to recovery after sustaining serious injuries in a hit-and-run crash in late September that killed his dog, NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

A man was critically wounded Monday night after being struck by a vehicle in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side, according to officials,

Chicago police have released photos and a description of the suspected truck involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash Monday in the city’s Albany Park neighborhood that took the life of a young boy. Lisa Chavarria has more.

Authorities in Chicago have identified a 15-month-old boy who was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash Monday afternoon, and witnesses are describing the scene after the horrific tragedy occurred. Natalie Martinez has the story.

Friday marked exactly three months since 11-year-old Ja’lon James was killed in a hit-and-run crash that remains unsolved. His family is calling for justice, saying Chicago police have plenty of evidence and it shouldn’t take this long to see an arrest.

Police said officers arrived at the intersection of Ogden Avenue and Yackey Avenue at approximately 5:45 a.m. in response to reports of a traffic crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian.

Nearly 2 years after a deadly hit-and-run crash, the parents of a 12-year-old boy say police have kept them in the dark. Here’s what our Investigates team revealed to them, as NBC 5’s Alex Maragos reports.

Hundreds of people gathered Saturday in the Chicago suburb of Lisle to honor Kaylee Ginsberg, a 21-year-old student at Western Michigan University who was killed in a hit-and-run accident a week ago. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

Shawman Meireis was visiting Chicago with her boyfriend, on her way to a late dinner, when two Corvettes came racing toward her on Cicero Avenue near Midway Airport.

Chicago police have released photos of a red Jeep that struck a 5-year-old boy in a fatal hit-and-run accident in Edgebrook on the Northwest Side earlier this month.

As Chicago police look to crack down on illegal street racing, a 40-year-old woman was killed near Midway Airport by a vehicle that careened out of control on Cicero Avenue over the weekend.

It has been one year since the hit-and-run that killed Chicago attorney Linda Mensch, a case that remains unsolved despite the evidence. Her loved ones are fighting for justice and say police now won’t even respond to them. NBC 5’s Stefan Holt reports.