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• CTA Pink Line service halted between Polk and the Loop, riders directed to Blue Line trains CTA Pink Line service was disrupted Feb. 18, 2021. | Sun-Times file photoThe transit authority announced the service disruption about 6:50 p.m., and said that Pink Line riders headed downtown will have to transfer to an O’Hare-bound Blue Line train at the Racine stop. CTA Pink Line trains are not running between the Loop and the Polk station Thursday evening due to signal problems near the Adams/Wabash stop. The transit authority announced the service disruption about 6:50 p.m., and said…
• Multiple vehicles burn in Sun Valley auto recycling yard SUN VALLEY — A fire damaged multiple vehicles Wednesday in an outdoor area at a recycling yard in Sun Valley, and a firefighter suffered a minor injury while battling the flames. Firefighters sent to the 11200 block of Vinedale Street at 12:34 p.m. extinguished the fire in 23 minutes, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. No structures were damaged. A firefighter was taken to a hospital for treatment of a minor injury, the LAFD reported. The cause of the fire…
• Friday’s high school basketball scores Hillcrest’s Kenton Wright (11) goes up for a dunk against Oak Lawn. | Allen Cunningham/For the Sun-TimesAll the scores from around the area. Please send scores and corrections to Friday, February 19, 2021 BIG NORTHERN Mendota at Winnebago, 7:00 North Boone at Rock Falls, 7:00 Oregon at Byron, 7:00 Rockford Christian at Genoa-Kingston, 7:00 Stillman Valley at Rockford Lutheran, 7:00 CATHOLIC - CROSSOVER De La Salle at Brother Rice, 7:00 Marmion at Mount Carmel, 7:00 Montini at Loyola, 6:30…
• Tuesday’s high school basketball scores Thornton’s Darius Robinson (1) drives toward the basket as Kankakee’s Rashard Harris (11) defends. | Allen Cunningham/For the Sun-TimesAll the scores from Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. Please send scores and corrections to Tuesday, February 23, 2021 CENTRAL SUBURBAN - CROSSOVER Evanston at Niles North, 7:30 Glenbrook North at Vernon Hills, 7:30 Glenbrook South at Deerfield, 7:30 Maine South at Maine East, 7:30 New Trier at Highland Park, 7:30 Niles West at Maine West, 7:30 CHICAGO PREP Christ the King…
• Trains delayed after pedestrian struck by train along Metra BNSF line Trains were stopped Feb. 23, 2021, after a train struck a pedestrian alone the BNSF railway near LeGrange Road. | Sun-Times fileMetra first announced the delays about 6:45 a.m. Tuesday. Metra trains were delayed Tuesday morning after a pedestrian was struck by a train on the BNSF line at La Grange Road. The delays were first announced about 6:45 a.m. by the transit agency. A train carrying “extra equipment” would depart Brookfield and make all stops to Chicago to accommodate…
• 5 injured in South Shore crash Five people were injured in a crash Feb. 20, 2021 in South Shore. | Sun-Times file photoA blue Honda Civic struck another vehicle Saturday in the 6700 block of South South Shore Drive, police said. Five people were injured in a crash late Saturday night in South Shore. About 11:50 p.m., a blue Honda Civic that was traveling north in the 6700 block of South South Shore Drive merged onto the southbound lanes and struck a gray Ford Fusion, Chicago…
• 3 people robbed near Red Line station in Englewood Three people were robbed near a CTA station in Englewood. | Sun-Times fileA group of one to six men, approach a person at or near the Red Line station on 63rd Street and take their property before leaving the scene, Chicago police said. Chicago police are searching for a group of men wanted in connection with robberies near a CTA station in Englewood. In the robberies, a group of one to six men, approach a person at or near the…
• Person killed in rollover crash on I-57 near 107th; good Samaritan struck by vehicle: state police A person died in a crash Feb. 21, 2021, on Interstate 57. | Sun-Times file photoTroopers responded to a rollover crash about 3:17 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-57 near 107th Street, Illinois State Police said.  A person was killed in a crash Sunday on Interstate 57 on the South Side, and a good Samaritan who pulled over to help was injured in a hit-and-run, state police said. Troopers responded to a rollover crash about 3:17 a.m. in the…
• WWE SmackDown results and grades: Otis destroys Rey Mysterio, Roman Reigns attacks Edge The Tribal Chief and Rated R Superstar collide (Photo: WWE)WWE SmackDown continued its impressive run with another great show, with Otis, Roman Reigns and Apollo Crews all having big moments before Elimination Chamber. The night came to a close with the Universal Champion hitting a Spear on Edge, but there was plenty to dig your teeth into in the build-up to that final moment. Edge kicked off proceedings as he hyped up his WrestleMania 37 choice, but Reigns interrupted the…
• 2 people robbed in Hyde Park Two people were robbed Feb. 21, 2021 in Hyde Park. | Adobe Stock PhotoIn each incident, two men approached a male walking on the street, demanded his property and took it by force before fleeing the scene. Two people were robbed Sunday in Hyde Park, police said. In each incident, two men approached a male walking on the street, demanded his property and took it by force before fleeing the scene. During one of the robberies, the suspects put the…