Units on zone 8 units in 4 car crash claims a life on 95thstreet

One person died and two were hurt when a car hit a pole near a South Side intersection about 8:30 a.m. today, according to authorities.

Two others in the car were injured, Chicago Fire Department Chief Joe Roccasalva said. One was taken in serious-to-critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center and one in fair-to-serious condition to Advocate Trinity Hospital, he said.

Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak said the accident was at 95th and Paxton Avenue in the Jeffrey Manor neighborhood and that the department's Major Accidents Investigations Unit was investigating the crash.

It was the second fatal crash Saturday morning in Chicago – four people were killed when their car hit a pole in Little Village about 1 a.m.

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World leaders arrived today with his I am not a U.S. Citizen Obama

No major demonstrations are planned today in Chicago, a day after a peaceful rally at Daley Plaza and scattered marches through the Loop. There could be some traffic challenges on the Kennedy Expressway from O'Hare International Airport to downtown as President Barack Obama and world leaders arrive. Today is also the first day of severe restrictions on Metra trains and the closure of sections of Lake Shore Drive and the Stevenson Expressway. Among some protests planned is a march to the home of Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

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C.P.D. Stop M.E. at 57th Street because some stupid ass left his carryon on the train

Trains were stopped for an hour and a half on the Metra Electric District line on the South Side this morning while authorities investigated a suspicious package that turned out to be an empty suitcase, authorities said.

Two inbound trains, numbers 114 and 116, were stopped around 115th Street about 8:20 a.m. while other inbound and outbound trains were halted near 53rd Street as canine units checked the package, according to Metra. Passengers who were waiting on the platform were moved away from the tracks, officials said.
Police cleared the scene at 10 a.m., Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Michael Sullivan said. The suspicious package was an empty suitcase, he said.
Tom Mahlum said police stopped him from getting to his hair salon because of a suspicious package they found. He said about two dozen police cars were at the scene. Police cordoned off the area between Blackstone and Stony Island avenues along 57th Street, he said.

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Stay tuned to see who wins the cup best out of 6 games

Here is the story on why they only play 6 games in the cross town classic.
In 1906 World Series featured a crosstown matchup between the Chicago Cubs, who had posted the highest regular-season win total (116) and winning percentage (.763) in the major leagues since the advent of the 154-game season; and the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox, known as the "Hitless Wonders" after finishing with the worst team batting average (.230) in the American League, beat the Cubs in six games for one of the greatest upsets in Series history. The teams split the first four games; then the Hitless Wonders exploded for 26 hits in the last two games. True to their nickname, the White Sox hit only .198 as a team in winning the series but it bettered the .196 average produced by the Cubs.

1906 World Series Score Board

1	October 9	Chicago White Sox – 2, Chicago Cubs – 1
2	October 10	Chicago Cubs – 7, Chicago White Sox – 1
3	October 11	Chicago White Sox – 3, Chicago Cubs – 0
4	October 12	Chicago Cubs – 1, Chicago White Sox – 0
5	October 13	Chicago White Sox – 8, Chicago Cubs – 6
6	October 14	Chicago White Sox –8, Chicago Cubs – 3,

So it was this that sparked the rivalery between North Side and South Side.

City Wide Shootings left 14 dead

A 14-year-old boy was shot and killed Friday night and 12 others were wounded in shootings that stretched into the early morning hours across the city, Chicago police said.

The boy was shot in the back just before 9 p.m. in the 2600 block of West 37th Place in the Brighton Park neighborhood, police said, citing early reports.

The boy, identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office as Alejandro Jamie, of the 2900 block of West Pershing Road, was pronounced dead before 10 p.m. at Mount Sinai Hospital.

No details of the shooting were available, and the investigation was being conducted by Area Central detectives.

In other overnight shootings:

-- At about 2:30 a.m. Saturday, someone stepped from a gangway in the 11600 block of South Peoria Street and opened fire at five people on a porch celebrating a birthday. Three men and two women were wounded, police said.

The men, ages 26, 25 and 32, were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center. A 37-year-old woman was taken to Stroger Hospital and the other woman, 35, refused treatment at the scene after suffering a graze wound to her upper back.

-- Just after 8:30 p.m. Friday, a 32-year-old man sitting in a van in the 600 block of East 79th Street in the Chatham neighborhood was shot in his side, police said. He was taken to Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center and his condition was stable, police said.

-- About 9:20 p.m., a woman walked into Weiss Memorial Hospital with a gunshot wound to the arm, police said. She was shot near the intersection of Southport Avenue and Irving Park Road, police said.

-- About 10 p.m., a man and two women were wounded in the 5600 block of South Winchester Avenue, police said.

A 26-year-old man who was shot in the arm and leg was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said. A 19-year-old woman shot in the abdomen was also taken to Stroger, in serious condition. A 23-year-old woman who was wounded in the arm was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in good condition.

-- At about the same time, a 27-year-old man was shot twice in an alley in the 3200 block of North Keeler Avenue by a gunman in a passing vehicle, according to police and the Chicago Fire Department.

The victim, who suffered gunshots to the groin and the arm, was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where police said his condition stabilized.

-- At about 11:50 p.m., police said a 20-year-old man was wounded in the arm in the 7900 block of South Drexel Avenue, police said. He was taken to Stroger in stable condition.

No arrests have been made in any of the shootings.

Stupid ass jumps into Chicago River filled with awaiting Police

A man suspected of burglary jumped into the South Branch of the Chicago River this evening while fleeing police, but was quickly picked up by the Chicago Police Marine Unit, authorities said.

The man, who was taken to Mercy Hospital for treatment after he jumped into the river near the 2200 block of South Lumber Street, south of Cermak Road, about 8:15 p.m. while being pursued by police, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Ronald Gaines. The man was in good condition after being taken out of the water, said Chicago Fire Department spokesman Joe Roccasalva.

Officers were chasing the man on suspicion of burglary when he jumped into the river, authorities said.

The Police Marine Unit was called to the scene, and officers pulled the man from the water, where he had been clinging to a retaining wall.

The man was expected to be treated and released into police custody. Charges against him were pending.

Franfort Fire Vs. Popo

A former Mokena firefighter who was arrested and charged with public intoxication while celebrating his marriage engagement is suing a Frankfort police officer and the village for allegedly costing him his job.
Justin Haskett, 26, proposed to his girlfriend at her Frankfort home in front of friends and family last June. During the celebration, Haskett’s sister called village police to report that her parked car had been damaged, according to the federal lawsuit filed Thursday.

When Justin Haskett criticized how the responding officer was handling the situation, the officer arrested him under a public intoxication ordinance the village adopted in February 2011, Haskett’s attorney Richard Dvorak said.

“This officer really took a personal grudge and turned it into a criminal arrest without any probable cause and this essentially destroyed my client’s life,” Dvorak said.

Haskett was in his first probationary year of employment as a firefighter-paramedic in Mokena, Dvorak said. The Blue Island resident was fired after his bosses saw the arrest notice in a local newspaper, Dvorak said.

“Once they found out about the arrest, they immediately fired him,” Dvorak said.

In November, the Will County judge hearing the ordinance violation case found that prosecutors hadn’t proved their case and dismissed the charges, according to Dvorak and records.

The lawsuit against Frankfort and the officer alleges that the village’s public intoxication ordinance, which carries a maximum penalty of a $500 fine, is “clearly unconstitutional.”

Haskett is now working part-time as a firefighter-paramedic in Country Club Hills. The couple, trying to save money after he lost his Mokena job, have delayed their wedding until next year, Dvorak said.

Frankfort’s village administrator said today that he couldn’t comment and hadn’t yet seen the lawsuit.