Friday, April 12, 2013
The accident occurred in the 10800 block of LaPorte Avenue in Oak Lawn in what police term a "terrible tragedy."
In what police are calling a tragic accident, an Oak Lawn man was hit by a car and killed in the driveway of his home Friday afternoon. The man, who is in his 70s, was returning home with his wife to their home on the 10800 block of LaPorte Avenue around noon, Oak Lawn Police Division Chief Michael Kaufmann said. The man got out of his car to open the gate to their driveway when his wife, thinking he was clear of the car backed in, running him over, Kaufmann said. He became trapped under the car and died at the scene. His wife was not injured, a police news release said. The incident does not appear to be criminal in nature and seems to be a "tragic accident," Kauffman said. Part of LaPorte Avenue near 109th Street is closed to traffic…
Saturday, April 6, 2013
The 24-year-old driver had been charged with pot possession during a traffic stop last July, according to published reports.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office released the name of the driver in Friday’s night’s fatal car crash in Oak Lawn. Sign up for Oak Lawn Patch breaking news alerts and follow us on Facebook. Carlos Lomeli, 24, of the 10600 South Kilbourne Avenue, was declared dead on the scene when the Audi he was driving plowed into a resident’s garage in the 10400 block of Georgia Lane around 10:39 p.m. The original police news release gave the driver's age as 22. Oak Lawn police said the car was traveling at a high rate of speed westbound on 105th Street when the car left the road and crashed into the residence’s garage. Two other adult males sitting in the front passenger and back seats were also taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center with non-…
Friday, April 5, 2013
Car was traveling at high rate of speed when it left the road and crashed into residence, killing the 24-year-old driver and injuring two passengers. Homeowners are okay, police say.
Update, 2:04 a.m. Saturday -- A 24-year-old man was killed and two others injured after their car crashed into a house on Friday evening. Sign up for Oak Lawn Patch breaking news alerts and follow us on Facebook. Oak Lawn police and firefighters were sent to 105th Street and Georgia Lane after receiving multiple 911 calls about a car that crashed into a house around 10:39 p.m., a police news release said. When police and firefighters arrived at the home in the 10400 block of Georgia Lane, a black, 2001 Audi had crashed into the home’s garage. Police said the car was travelling west on 105th Street at a high rate of speed when the car left the road and crashed into the house. Three adult males were in the car. The two passengers were taken …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Cook County Commissioner John Daley announces that county will fund full amount of traffic signalization project at Central Avenue and 93rd Street.
In an evening of stunning announcements, Cook County Commissioner made another appearance at Tuesday’s village board meeting. Daley announced that the county—with the blessing of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the rest of the board—would pick up all of the costs of adding a left turn lane at 93rd Street and Central Avenue. Sign up for Oak Lawn Patch breaking news alerts and follow us on Facebook. The county and village had each passed resolutions to share the costs 50/50, but instead Oak Lawn trustees voted 3-2 to delay the project and divide up remaining bond monies across the village’s six districts. “This project has always been a concern,” Daley said. “It was obvious [at the Feb. 12 village board meeting] what your …
Monday, November 19, 2012
"We're just very thankful that no one was seriously hurt in this," Famous Dave's executive says of car that drove through dining room. Restaurant hopes to reopen on Tuesday afternoon.
Famous Dave’s didn't have a drive-through until Monday afternoon when a car drove through the dining room in the middle of the restaurant’s grand opening. Before a Honda Civic came crashing through the front plate glass windows, the new Famous Dave’s at 2851 W. 95th St. was doing a brisk grand opening day business. “The restaurant had a tremendous lunch and it carried on through the afternoon,” Famous Dave’s Vice President of Marketing Aric Nissen said. Sign up for Evergreen Park breaking news alerts. While there is typically a lull between the lunch and dinner rush, Nissen said the restaurant was full when he came back at 3 p.m. to talk to a reporter about the grand opening. “Then this incredible thing happened,” he said. “A car comes …
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2851 W 95th St, Evergreen Park, IL
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
A female pedestrian was struck by a truck Thursday morning crossing the intersection of 93rd Street/Southwest Highway and Cicero Avenue. Road will be closed for several more hours.
11:09 a.m. Press release from Oak Lawn Police. "On 05-24-12 at approximately 8:13 am Oak Lawn police and Fire units were dispatched to a pick-up truck vs pedestrian crash at Southwest highway and Cicero ave. Oak Lawn Illinois. Responding units found a severely injured pedestrian lying on Cicero ave. The driver of the pick-up truck was on the scene. The pedestrian was taken to Advocate Christ hospital with serious injuries. The information available at this time indicates the pedestrian was walking across Southwest Highway from the north to the south on the west side of Cicero ave. The Oak Lawn Police department traffic crash unit is currently conducting an investigation into the incident. Traffic at Southwest Highway and Cicero ave is …
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W 93rd St & S Cicero Ave, Oak Lawn, IL
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Driver of truck that flipped will remember Oak Lawn for a long time.
The 36-year-old semi-truck driver was cited in Monday’s crash that shut down the intersection of 95th Street and Cicero Avenue for 12 hours. Check Patch's live traffic maps for rush hour report. Oak Lawn police said the driver was making a left turn eastbound on 95th Street from Cicero Avenue at approximately 10 a.m. when he struck a light pole adjacent to the White Castle restaurant, causing the truck to flip on its side. There were no injuries. The truck, owned by Industrial Container Services in Louisville, KY, was carrying a load of steel cable. The semi-trailer cracked in half when it fell. See the PHOTO GALLERY of Monday's truck accident. Crews worked throughout the day to right the truck and trailer, intermittently shutting …
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W 95th St & S Cicero Ave, Oak Lawn, IL
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Monday, May 21, 2012
At 6:30 p.m., a crew was transferring cargo from the downed truck to another truck. Police said it would take emergency crew about an hour to clear away the downed truck after it flipped over early Monday morning.
Crews were transferring steel cable from a downed semi-truck after it flipped over at the intersection of 95th Street and Cicero on Monday morning. Recovery crews said that the truck's semi-trailer when it cracked in half after it rolled over. The two pieces of the trailer were being held in place by a jack. Sign up for the O-L Patch newsletter and breaking news alerts. Police said it would take about an hour to tow away the semi-trailer after the cargo was transferred to another semi-truck. The interesection to be cleared by 8 p.m. Monday. Traffic in the eastbound lane of 95th Street was being allowed through the intersection as of 6:30 p.m. Monday by police who have been directing traffic there all day. Keep track of the activity at 95th…
Progress being made on cleanup of Monday morning truck accident.
Clean-up of a one-vehicle accident at the intersection of 95th Street and Cicero Avenue is progressing after a semi-truck carrying a load of steel coil flipped on its side Monday morning. As of 4 p.m., the truck cab had been righted, but crews were still figuring out how to remove the semi-trailer, that had folded in the center. The dent made the trailer difficult to move from the scene. The eastbound lanes of 95th Street were closed crossing the intersection as caution tape and sawhorses isolated the accident scene. Oak Lawn police officers are at the intersection directing traffic, but the eastbound lane of 95th Street on the southeast corner of 95th Street and Cicero Avenue adjacent to the White Castle restaurant remained closed. …
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W 95th St & S Cicero Ave, Oak Lawn, IL
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Equipment and crews on scene. Traffic continues to flow through intersection but it's slow going.
A semi-truck carrying a load of coils flipped on to its side as it was making a right turn on to 95th Street from Cicero Avenue. Sign up for the Oak Lawn Patch newsletter and breaking news alerts. The accident occurred sometime after 10 a.m. Monday. Police and fire crews were on the scene. Oak Lawn Police Chief Bill Villanova said it appeared that the cause of the accident is still under investigation. There were no injuries. Villanova said crews were trying to figure out the best way to right the truck. Traffic is still open at the corner, although 95th Street has been reduced to one lane at the intersection heading eastbound. Traffic continues to flow through the intersection but it’s slow going. Patch will update this story when more …
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W 95th St & S Cicero Ave, Oak Lawn, IL
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Daniel Walsh
11:47 am on Monday, April 15, 2013
My Prayers to this family, I hope God gives this poor Woman some inner peace as her spirit heals from this accident. more ›