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A 4-year-old child was among four people seriously injured in a crash Friday evening on DuSable Lake Shore Drive downtown. A driver was taken into custody after fleeing a traffic stop, causing the crash, Chicago police said.
A class-action lawsuit against NIPSCO claims the utility company inadequately performed vegetation management in and around power lines, and that fallen trees led to power outages that impacted people's lives in northwest Indiana.
A 25-year-old woman is facing charges, including felony DUI causing death, after another woman, a leader in Chicago's motorcycling community, was killed in a crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive downtown Chicago, police said.