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The X Squad was formed by five aspiring and very talented teenagers from Chicago, Illinois. They met and became friends in 2006 while attending the same school. During their friendship they found that they all shared a love for music. The outcome of hours spent in the studio and working hard created The X Squad.

The X Squad consists of Producer/Rapper; Adrian “Xspo” Harvey II and Rappers; Stanley “C Tray” Peavy, Rory “Flame” Harris, Chris”Ace” Neyland and Joshua “Yung J.R” Reedy.

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A woman was killed and another injured Tuesday night when their car was struck by an outbound Metra train, officials said.

Both women were taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where one was pronounced dead, according to Metra officials. The condition of the second woman wasn’t known. The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed the death, but declined to release her name, identifying her only as a woman in her mid 60s.

The collision between the car and the Crystal LakeThe Crystal Lake reviews-bound No. 657 train occurred at about 8:10 p.m. at a crossing on River Road, near Northwest Highway, Metra spokesman Michael Gillis said.

It wasn’t immediately clear how the collision happened, though it initially caused delays on Metra’s UnionThe Union reviews Pacific / Northwest Line. Passengers on Train 657 were picked up by a subsequent commuter train, Gillis said.

– William Lee

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A 23-year-old St. Charles resident who had an accident in a rented 2010 Corolla is suing Toyota Motor Corp. over the sticking-gas-pedal issue that prompted a massive recall by the automaker.

The lawsuit, filed Friday in Cook County Circuit Court by Ed Izenstark, is asking for damages in excess of $50,000 following a Dec. 26 crash in St. Charles. The suit is the first one filed in Cook County in connection with Toyota’s recalls, Izenstark’s attorney, Robert Langendorf, believes.Izenstark rented the car from a ChicagoChicago reviews-area Hertz and crashed into another car at 7th and West Main streets in St. Charles, injuring him and another passenger, according to the complaint. The suit alleges that his gas pedal stuck and he was unable to stop the vehicle.

Izenstark referred questions Friday to Langendorf. A spokesman for Toyota said the company does not comment on pending litigation.

Since fall, Toyota has recalled 5.3 million vehicles in the U.S. because it said certain types of floor mats could entrap the gas pedal, causing unintended acceleration. It also has recalled 2.3 million vehicles because it said a defect could cause the gas pedal to stick, also resulting in sudden acceleration. About 1.7 million of the vehicles cited in the recalls, including the 2010 Corolla, need to have both problems fixed.

The complaint also alleges negligence by Hertz for continuing to rent the vehicle after the initial floor mat recall.

No one at Hertz could be reached for comment late Friday.

– Julie Wernau

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Firefighters at the scene of the viaduct crash on the Far South SideSouth Side reviews. (WGN-TV)

Gustave Tucker Jr. offered to take his cousin Armaria Thompson to her home from a cousin’s house, said Tucker’s father, Gustave Sr.

But ride ended tragically when the Cadillac the younger Tucker was driving crashed into a concrete column of a viaduct near Dauphin Avenue and 107th Street on the Far South Side about 2:15 a.m. Thursday, police said.

ChicagoChicago reviews firefighters removed Tucker, 20, from the car and paramedics performed CPR on him at the scene. Two witnesses said they removed the 2-year-old Armaria from the car and took her to a nearby apartment until paramedics arrived.

David Matthews, 29, a graphic designer, said he was sitting at his computer when he heard a loud boom. After calling 911, he went outside and saw the car smashed against the viaduct.  He said the car was crushed all the way to the back seat.

Terrance Bertrand was driving nearby when he saw the Cadillac under the viaduct.

“I saw a car parked in the middle of the viaduct, but when I pulled up I saw a man lying in the driver’s seat,” Bertrand told WGN-Ch.9. “I think he was dead. And then as I checked, I saw a baby in the back seat.”

Bertrand grabbed the girl’s legs while Matthews took hold of her arms and they managed to slip the girl out the passenger-side back window.

He took the girl to his house and placed her on his guest bed. She was gasping for air, he said.

Emergency crews arrived two minutes later, Matthews said.  He took the girl out to them, and they tried to resuscitate her, he said.

Armaria and Tucker were rushed to Advocate Christ Medical Centerin Oak Lawn, where they were pronounced dead.

Armaria’s mother, Ashley Thompson, 19, said the girl loved to dance and sing gospel songs. “She was real silly,” Thompson said.

She said she had placed Armaria in the care of her father during the week while she took classes at Malcolm X College.  She last spoke to Armaria on Tuesday.

“She said ‘I love you Mommy.’ I’ll be home real soon,” Thompson said.  “She was the only thing in life I had to live for. Now I can’t get it back.”

Tucker, of the 6400 block of South Carpenter Street, had left his home Wednesday night to takea cousin to O’Hare International Airport, his father said.  On the way back, they stopped at another cousin’s house, where Tucker was given the keys to the car and was asked to take the girl home, Tucker said.

Tucker’s father said the early morning errand was typical of the role he played in the family, often being asked to take care of the children and doing favors.

–Daarel Burnette II

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One of the burglary suspects injured in the crash is taken away from the scene by a helicopter. (Photo for the Tribune by Warren Skalski)

One of two burglary suspects was killed this afternoon when their car crashed into two others in Hazel Crest, while fleeing police from neighboring Country Club Hills.

The men were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. One of the men, whose identity was unavailable, was pronounced dead at the hospital, said a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner’s office. A condition for the survivor was unavailable. 

About 1 p.m., Country Club Hills police responded to a call of a residential burglary in the area of 179th Street and Anthony Avenue in the south suburb. Police spotted and men and chased them as they fled.

The suspects’ Mazda Millenia crashed into a Lincoln Continental and a Toyota Avalon at 175th Street and Kedzie Avenue in Hazel Crest. The people in the Lincoln and Toyota were not hurt.

Searching the Mazda, police found items believed to have been taken from the burglary, including a 40- or 50-inch television, officials said.

Authorities were searching for a third suspect believed to have been involved in the burglary.

– Jeremy Gorner and Warren Skalski

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A man in his 30s and a 2-year-old girl died this morning after the car in which they were traveling struck a viaduct on the Far South SideSouth Side reviews, authorities said. A passing Good Samaritan pulled the girl out of the back seat in an effort to save her.

The incident happened this morning at about 2:15 a.m. near Dauphin Avenue and 107th Street, police said. Neither person had been officially identified this morning, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Terrance Bertrand was driving nearby when he saw the Cadillac carrying the two under the viaduct.

“I saw a car parked in the middle of the viaduct, but when I pulled
up I saw a man lying in the driver’s seat,” Bertrand told WGN-Ch.9. “I
think he was dead. And then as I checked I saw a baby in the back seat.
So I pulled her out.”

He said he then handed her to a neighbor to care for her temporarily until emergency crews arrived.

The woman to whom the Cadillac is registered said police called
her this morning to say her car was involved in a crash and that there
were two people inside.

She said didn’t know the man driving, but surmised he could have been a member of her boyfriend’s family.

“The one who was driving the car shouldn’t have been,” the woman said.

The girl was her boyfriend’s 2-year-old daughter, she added, crying.

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firefighters extricated the man and paramedics performed CPR on him at
the scene. Department spokesman Will Knight said the two were taken to
Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition.

According to the medical examiner, both victims were pronounced dead at the hospital about an hour after the crash.

The police Major Accident Investigative Unit is investigating.

– Staff report

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A man in his 30s and a 2-year-old girl died this morning after the car in which they were traveling struck a viaduct on the Far South SideSouth Side reviews, authorities said. A passing Good Samaritan pulled the girl out of the back seat in an effort to save her.

The incident happened this morning at about 2:15 a.m. near Dauphin Avenue and 107th Street, police said. Neither person had been officially identified this morning, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Terrance Bertrand was driving nearby when he saw the Cadillac carrying the two under the viaduct.

“I saw a car parked in the middle of the viaduct, but when I pulled
up I saw a man lying in the driver’s seat,” Bertrand told WGN-Ch.9. “I
think he was dead. And then as I checked I saw a baby in the back seat.
So I pulled her out.”

He said he then handed her to a neighbor to care for her temporarily until emergency crews arrived.

The woman to whom the Cadillac is registered said police called
her this morning to say her car was involved in a crash and that there
were two people inside.

She said didn’t know the man driving, but surmised he could have been a member of her boyfriend’s family.

“The one who was driving the car shouldn’t have been,” the woman said.

The girl was her boyfriend’s 2-year-old daughter, she added, crying.

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firefighters extricated the man and paramedics performed CPR on him at
the scene. Department spokesman Will Knight said the two were taken to
Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition.

According to the medical examiner, both victims were pronounced dead at the hospital about an hour after the crash.

The police Major Accident Investigative Unit is investigating.

– Staff report

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A man in his 30s and a 2-year-old girl died this morning after the car in which they were traveling struck a viaduct on the Far South SideSouth Side reviews, authorities said. A passing Good Samaritan pulled the girl out of the back seat in an effort to save her.

The incident happened this morning at about 2:15 a.m. near Dauphin Avenue and 107th Street, police said. Neither person had been officially identified this morning, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Terrance Bertrand was driving nearby when he saw the Cadillac carrying the two under the viaduct.

“I saw a car parked in the middle of the viaduct, but when I pulled
up I saw a man lying in the driver’s seat,” Bertrand told WGN-Ch.9. “I
think he was dead. And then as I checked I saw a baby in the back seat.
So I pulled her out.”

He said he then handed her to a neighbor to care for her temporarily until emergency crews arrived.

The woman to whom the Cadillac is registered said police called
her this morning to say her car was involved in a crash and that there
were two people inside.

She said didn’t know the man driving, but surmised he could have been a member of her boyfriend’s family.

“The one who was driving the car shouldn’t have been,” the woman said.

The girl was her boyfriend’s 2-year-old daughter, she added, crying.

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firefighters extricated the man and paramedics performed CPR on him at
the scene. Department spokesman Will Knight said the two were taken to
Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition.

According to the medical examiner, both victims were pronounced dead at the hospital about an hour after the crash.

The police Major Accident Investigative Unit is investigating.

– Staff report

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I was driving in my car this morning and when I heard this one over
the radio and was completely shock, I had no idea laws like this exist and if this became a nation wide law, alot of bishes would be
f*cked up. Can you imagine how much money these wives would be hauling in:

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her husband, and she’s exploring using North Carolina’s anti-jumpoff law to bring it.

Here’s what they’re saying:

Only 7 states have what we’re referring to as the
ANTI-JUMPOFF law (in legal circles it’s called “criminal conversion”), the states are
North Carolina, Illinois, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Mexico, South Dakota and Utah.

But here’s why North Carolina’s anti-jumpoff law is so EFFECTIVE. Unlike the traditional
“Alienation Of Affection” law, a jumpoff has virtually NO DEFENSE to a lawsuit brought under the ANTI-JUMPOFF law. For
example, the jumpoff CAN NOT claim that they didn’t know the other person was married, or that the married man WAS SEPARATED
from his wife, or that the wife was ALSO BEING UNFAITHFUL.

Word is under North Carolina’s law, if the wife can prove that she was VALIDLY married and
that her husband had SEX with his jumpoff, then the jumpoff is AUTOMATICALLY liable for damages. And North Carolina courts have
offered BIG JUDGMENTS against jumpoffs. For example, in 2001 a jury awarded a distraught spouse $1.4 MILLION under the
anti-jumpoff law.

WHat do you think?

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Crash victims, from left, Orlando Rodriguez, Joshua Molina Jr., Aldo Moldinado (Family photos)

Amy Alanis barely saw the car speeding at them with its lights off.

“He just came at us,” she said through tears from her hospital bed this morning. “It was coming too fast.”

The car was fleeing another accident blocks away, police said, when it rammed their Honda, killing her 13-month-old son Joshua Jr. and two of her friends all in the back seat.

“Aldo (Maldonado) flew out the window and died, and my son flew out the back window and died instantly,” she said, breaking down. “Orlando (Rodriguez) just died slowly in the car.”

Her boyfriend Joshua Molina was behind the wheel and was not seriously hurt. Alanis, 20, said she pulled herself from the wreckage. “I was dragging out of the car because the air bag hit me pretty hard,” she said.

Alanis said they were headed north on Cicero about 9:30 p.m. Monday and were about to make a left turn onto Parker to drop Maldonado off at his home on Parker and Laverne after having gone out for dinner. That’s when she saw a Toyota Camry speeding south on Cicero, heading straight for them.

ChicagoChicago reviews police at the scene of a two-car accident at Cicero and Parker avenues Monday night that killed three people, including a 13-month-old boy. (WGN-TV)

She said the car appeared to have front-end damage and its headlights were not on.

“My [fiancé] couldn’t swerve or anything, he had nowhere to go,” said Alanis.”He just came at us and wrecked our car.”

Witnesses told police the Toyota had been going “extremely fast,” according to Police News Affairs.

The Toyota had just been involved in a hit-and-run accident at the intersection of Belmont and Cicero where he rear-ended a Ford Expedition, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Robert Perez. No one was hurt in that accident, Perez said.

Before anyone could notify police about that accident, the Toyota fled the scene, Perez said.

The driver of the Toyota — a 55-year-old Skokie man — was ticketed for leaving the scene of an accident and driving too fast for conditions in connection with the first accident.

In the second accident, he was ticketed for negligent driving. A police source said toxicology tests are pending for the driver and police were continuing to question him.

Alanis said her son was in a car seat flanked by Maldonado and Rodriguez in the back seat.

“He just turned 1, he was a funny baby, he always smiled, he was just alert and he was just learning how to give kisses and hugs.” The family called him J.J.

Little Joshua was a Christmas baby. Alanis was rushed to the hospital on Christmas Eve a year ago and Joshua arrived the next day.

His uncle said Joshua had just learned to walk by his birthday and had recently learned to run. “He was full of life, he just loved running around,” said Jose Alanis. “He was still trying to catch his balance.”

Joshua was taken to Children’s Memorial Hospital, where he died at 11:39 p.m.

Rodriguez, 20, whose address was not available, was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 11:43 p.m. Maldonado, 21, was pronounced dead at the Cook County medical examiner’s office at 1:05 a.m. today.

The driver of the Toyota — who is not being identified because he has not been criminally charged — was on his way to pick up his girlfriend from her job, said a relative.  The relative said she was surprised to hear about the crash. She said the man “no smoke, no drink.”

The man’s driving record has been spotless since receiving his license in 1999, officials said.

– Carlos Sadovi, Deanese Williams-Harris, William Lee

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Four men ranging in age from their early 20s to their 30s died this morning after a car flipped over in a crash in Crest Hill, officials said.

The Will County Coroner identified the victims as: Adolfo Bejarano, 22, of Romeoville; Shaun M. Kavanagh, 30, of Plainfield; Anthony A. Maniscalli Jr., 27, of Channahon; and Juan C. Pinto, 32, of Romeoville. 

All were declared dead on scene off Weber Road, one-quarter mile north of Map Road, in Crest Hill, according to the coroner. Initial post-mortem examinations indicated that they all died from injuries sustained in the motor vehicle crash. The determination of cause and manner of death is pending traffic, autopsy and toxicological reports.

A family member of one of the victims said today they were friends who had grown up together in Romeoville.

Speed appears to have been involved in the crash, but a final determination on the cause will depend on an accident reconstruction being conducted by the Illinois State Police, said Crest Hill Police Chief Dwayne Wilkerson.

About 1:30 a.m., paramedics and police were called to the scene of the crash in the 2000 block of Weber Road, said Crest Hill Police Sgt. Anthony Rossetti.

When police arrived, they found that a black 2005 Lexus ES330 had flipped over, and the four men in the car appeared dead, according to a release from Rossetti. The paramedics who arrived on scene a few minutes after police confirmed that all four had died, Rossetti said.

The car appears to have left the roadway, gone between two telephone poles, flipped over and hit a tree about 50 feet from the road, Wilkerson said. Three of the men in the car were wearing seatbelts; the fourth was not and was partially ejected, he said.

The cause of the accident is under investigation with the assistance of the Illinois State Police. Speed appears to have been involved in the crash, and although toxicology tests will be done as a routine part of the Will County Coroner’s investigation, there is no indication that alcohol was involved, Wilkerson said.

Investigators are looking at possible equipment malfunction, but that also is standard procedure in any accident reconstruction, according to state police. Such reconstructions typically take two to three weeks, Wilkerson said.

– Deanese Williams-Harris, Liam Ford, John Loboda and staff

Click HERE for a WGN-TV report on this story.

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Three men were shot this morning on the South SideSouth Side reviews and were driven to an area hospital by a fourth person they were with, police said.

Police were called to St. Bernard Hospital this morning after three men came into the hospital with gunshot wounds, said ChicagoChicago reviews Police News Affairs Officer Robert Perez.

The victims told police they were in the 5900 block of South Normal Avenue about 2:15 a.m., two of them sitting with a third person in a 2001 Cadillac sedan, and another standing on the street, when a Chevrolet Monte Carlo pulled up alongside them, Perez said.

Someone in the Monte Carlo started shooting at the man standing on the street and those in the car, Perez said. Two of those in the car, a 20-year-old man and a 32-year-old man, were hit, and the man standing outside the car, a 28-year-old, also was hit, Perez said.

After the attackers left, the fourth person with the three men drove them to St. Bernard, and police were called to the hospital, Perez said.

All three were initially considered in serious condition following the shooting, but their injuries did not appear life-threatening. The 28-year-old received gunshot wounds on his legs and left hand; the 20-year-old was shot in the right ankle; and 32-year-old man was shot in the buttocks, Perez said.

Wentworth Area detectives were investigating. No one was in custody.

– Deanese Williams-Harris

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An Illinois State Police trooper was nearly hit by a speeding car that clipped his vehicle during a traffic stop this morning on the Eisenhower Expressway, police said.

The driver got away.

About 2:30 a.m., the trooper pulled over a car on the eastbound Eisenhower’s exit ramp to Sacramento Avenue on ChicagoChicago reviews’s West SideWest Side reviews. He brought its two occupants into the back of his marked squad car, with its emergency lights flashing, and started talking to them, with the rear door open.

Moments later, a maroon four-door sedan sped onto the ramp, hit the squad car’s open door and continued to drive away, state police said. The sedan ran a red light before continuing south onto Sacramento.

No one was hurt, but state police said the trooper was a little shaken up. The car door sustained damage, they added.

Investigators are hoping surveillance video from the squad car could help them find the speeding sedan. No one was in custody as of this morning.

–Jeremy Gorner

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The family of a Hanover Park man is searching for him after he failed to show up to work last week and police found his abandoned car near Foster Avenue Beach on ChicagoChicago reviews’s North Side.

Richard Wieting, 53, a 22-year U.S. Postal Service employee, was last seen at his home in the 1500 block of Indian Hill Avenue, police said.

But early Jan. 19, Wieting’s co-workers from the Harwood Heights post office reported that he hadn’t shown up for his morning shift as a letter carrier, said family friend MaryJo Neri. His family then reported him missing.

About 4:20 a.m. the next day, Chicago police found Wieting’s 2007 black Chevrolet PT Cruiser parked near the Foster Avenue Beach, police said. Inside, were the keys to the car, his wallet and a jacket.

Police do not suspect foul play, but Wieting’s family is concerned, saying his disappearance is out of character, Neri said.

She added that Wieting takes heart and cholesterol medication, which
if not taken could cause him to become disoriented or to lose his
memory.

Wieting is described as 6 feet 2 inches tall, 185 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.

Wieting’s family has passed out fliers near where his car was
discovered and surrounding his work. Anyone with information about
Wieting’s disappearance is asked to call Hanover police Detective Dan
Granias at 630-372-4427.

– Serena Maria Daniels

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Kendra Coffey was so outraged when a man snatched her purse on the Near West SideWest Side reviews that she tried to climb into his getaway car and was dragged half a block, still clutching the bag while half her body dangled outside the vehicle.

“Thinking back, a part of me was like, ‘That was really crazy,’” said Coffey, 22, who was thrown from the car on Sunday but suffered only minor scratches.

Two suspects, Pierre Seawood, 30, of Prospect Heights, and Gaspare Braccioforte, 29, of Wheeling, were charged Monday with aggravated robbery in Coffey’s purse snatching near Racine Avenue and Roosevelt Road, University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago reviews police said. The two were also charged with strong-arm robbery for a separate incident earlier Sunday in the 1900 block of West Taylor Street, a UIC spokesman said.

Coffey said she was wearing headphones as she walked Sunday afternoon near her apartment when the purse snatcher struck. The thief warned that he had a gun, she said, but “it looked like a piece of wood painted black.”

Coffey put up a fight, she said, but the robber fled with her purse and jumped into a car driven by another man. She gave chase and tried to get in the car, Coffey said, but the driver took off down the wrong side of the street with the door open. She was still clinging to her purse as the car began moving.

“I was half in, half out,” she said. “They were dragging me about half a block.”

Coffey said she held on until the driver started to speed up, causing her to fall off the side of the car. Her thick winter clothing cushioned her fall and protected her from more serious injuries, she said.

All the commotion drew the attention of about a half-dozen bystanders who provided details about the car to the police, she said.

“I probably shouldn’t have jumped into the car, but that’s probably what got everyone’s attention,” she said.

Coffey believes the police wouldn’t have been able to catch the robbers without the help of the witnesses because she couldn’t remember much detail.

“I was shaking. I could barely talk,” she said. “It was amazing how much everyone helped. … People usually don’t stop and speak up and say what happened. They say, ‘It’s not my problem.’ “

Coffey, a certified hypnotist who helps people lose weight or stop smoking, said she’d never been the victim of a crime and had only a moment to decide how to react when her purse was grabbed. She had just deposited money in her bank account and didn’t want the robbers to gain access to it.

“So I snapped, pretty much,” she said.

She said she believes the robbers targeted her because she was wearing headphones and appeared oblivious to her surroundings.

While suspects were arrested in this case, UIC spokesman Bill Burton said police advise against chasing after robbers.

“UIC police strongly recommend complying with an offender whose intent appears to be property or valuables,” he said in an e-mail. “UIC police recommend RESISTING a demand to enter a vehicle with an offender who appears bent on violence.”

Despite potentially endangering herself, Coffey said she never got back her purse because the suspects apparently threw it away. She lost her driver’s license, keys, about $20 and other valuables.

“I’ve got to get a new everything,” she said.

– Angie Leventis Lourgos

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A body was discovered this morning in a burning car on ChicagoChicago reviews’s far South SideSouth Side reviews, officials said.

At about 1:15 a.m., firefighters and police responded to a call of a burning car at 116th and Morgan streets, said Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford. Once the fire was extinguished, a dead body was discovered, he said. Langford said the gender of the body was not clear.

The body was sitting in the front driver seat of the vehicle, said Police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines. The incident is being classified as a death investigation, Gaines said.

–Deanese Williams-Harris and Pat Curry WGN-TV

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Saab owners pride themselves on being quirky, like their cars.

“I don’t want to drive a (Toyota) Camry. If I had one, I would probably drive it off of a cliff,” said Kevin Wright, who is part of a dual-Saab driving household. “I like the option of having a car that’s different than everyone else. We hate the idea of something that has a bit of originality going by the wayside.”

Wright, who is a chauffer, and his wife, Colette Gabriel, were among more than 80 Saab owners who converged on an IKEA parking lot today to show their support for the ailing brand. Enthusiasts from across the Midwest travelled to Schaumburg as part of a worldwide “Save Our Saabs” convoy. They commiserated around their diesel hatchbacks, sensible wagons and sporty drop tops to sob about the potential loss of Saab.

Saab enthusiasts gather with their Saab cars as a sign of solidarity in the IKEA parking lot in Schaumburg today. (Tribune / José M. Osorio)

The Swedish brand faces the axe from parent company General Motors, which has been trying to unload it for months. A proposed deal with Swedish carmaker Koenigsegg fell through late last year.

Yet, the closure of Saab may still be averted if GM agrees to sell the unit to Dutch luxury car manufacturer Spyker. There were reports as recently as this weekend that the last-minute offer could lead to a provisional agreement as early as Monday.

Frank Tornabene, a Saab owner and security guard at the Downers Grove Saab dealership, coordinated Sunday’s rally. He said a buyer for Saab could mean the preservation of 5,000 jobs in the U.S. and 20,000 jobs worldwide. After assembling in the IKEA parking lot, people who fix, sell and own Saabs drove a four-mile loop in the northwest suburbs to show their love of the brand before it becomes extinct.

Paul Deutsch, 38, bought his 9-3 Saab wagon in November, knowing things were in flux with the car manufacturer. He started looking at cars in February and kept coming back to Saabs. Deutsch and his wife, Sallie Cunningham, both drove two hours from Madison to be a part of the protest. She was behind the wheel of their 1998 Saab 900-S.

Although Deutsch and Cunningham still own a 1996 Honda Civic, which has more than 200,000 miles on it, they said they wouldn’t buy another one. They prefer Saabs, which Deutsch views as “a thinking person’s car.” (Full disclosure: this story’s author owns a Saab.)

Saabs are sophisticated, without being ostentatious, like BMWs, its owners said. The cars also are understated and sensible, without the soccer mom cache of Volvos. Saab’s unique appeal, however, may be the very reason the brand is under the threat of being shut down.

Founded as an aircraft manufacturer in 1937, Saabs were born from jets, as the company’s ads say. Yet the cars have has long motored on the periphery of the auto world. From its first production vehicles in 1949 to its iconic hatchback launched in the 1970s, its cars fostered an enthusiastic, if limited, following, with U.S. sales peaking at about 48,000 in 1986.

GM acquired a 50 percent stake in Saab in 1989, buying up the balance in 2000. After two decades of languishing under the GM banner, reviving the cult following of its devotees may prove challenging.

Since the 1980s David Brezina has purchased Saabs to match his changing lifestyle. His first Saab was a 1981 900 Turbo. He bought a 1987 four door when he had young children and a turbo convertible the next year when he had a mid-life crisis, he said. Brezina, 56, still has that one.

His last Saab purchase was less than two years ago, and he plans to drive it into the ground too.

“They’ve always had leading-edge technology,” he said. “There’s nothing like it. I hope they live on.”

–Kristen Mack

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A masked gunman shot three people, seriously injuring two of them, at a Roseland gas station Saturday evening, police said.

The injured included a 24-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman, both of whom were shot multiple times and taken in critical condition to local hospitals. A 16-year-old girl also was shot, in the right thigh, and was taken to Roseland Hospital, where her condition was stabilized, said ChicagoChicago reviews Police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli. Hospital information for the man and woman could not be verified.

The attack took place as the male victim filled up his 1993 Pontiac Bonneville at a gas station in the 700 block of West 111th Street about 6:40 p.m. Saturday, police said.

A man wearing dark clothing and a white bandanna over his nose and mouth then came up to the car, police said. He fired multiple shots at the three as they sat in the car, Mirabelli said.

The 24-year-old victim was identified as a parolee who was released in November after serving less than three years of a six-year sentence. Calumet Area detectives have determined no motive in the shooting, Mirabelli said. 

– Staff report

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Illinois State police officials are investigating a one-vehicle crash on I-94 near the Gross Point Road exit that left one man injured.

The crash occurred at about 1:20 p.m. and involved a Honda CRX sports car that ran off the Edens Expressway northbound in Skokie and burst into flames, according to a witnesses.

A man was pulled out of the car before the fire had spread and a man’s body could be seen near the side of the expressway, according to witnesses.

State Police Sgt. Jason Lococo said one person may have been injured in the crash but his condition was unavailable. The man was being taken to an area hospital, he said.

Fire trucks and an ambulance were dispatched to the accident and firefighters had put out the fire by about 1:40 p.m., according to witnesses.

– Staff report

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A 15-year-old boy who made national headlines last year when arrested for impersonating a ChicagoChicago reviews police officer was arrested again Wednesday night for shoving his mother during an argument after he allegedly stole a relative’s car, police said.

He was charged as a juvenile with domestic battery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.

The teen, whose name was not being released since he’s a juvenile, was seen by police outdoors near West 79th Street and South Vincennes Avenue Wednesday night shoving his mother during an argument about the stolen car, police said. He was then taken into custody.

In January 2009, the boy received national media attention when he was arrested for masquerading as a Chicago cop. The boy, then 14, showed up at the Grand Crossing police district station in uniform and rode the streets with an officer.

Months later, he was arrested again for posing as a buyer at a South SideSouth Side reviews car dealership and led police on a chase with a luxury car.

The boy was sentenced in Cook County Juvenile Court last July to 3 years’ probation and one month of home confinement for the two cases. But he has since served nearly four months in youth custody after violating his home confinement.

–Staff report

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A 15-year-old boy who made national headlines last year when arrested for impersonating a ChicagoChicago reviews police officer was arrested again Wednesday night for shoving his mother during an argument after he allegedly stole a relative’s car, police said.

He was charged as a juvenile with domestic battery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.

The teen, whose name was not being released since he’s a juvenile, was seen by police outdoors near West 79th Street and South Vincennes Avenue Wednesday night shoving his mother during an argument about the stolen car, police said. He was then taken into custody.

In January 2009, the boy received national media attention when he was arrested for masquerading as a Chicago cop. The boy, then 14, showed up at the Grand Crossing police district station in uniform and rode the streets with an officer.

Months later, he was arrested again for posing as a buyer at a South SideSouth Side reviews car dealership and led police on a chase with a luxury car.

The boy was sentenced in Cook County Juvenile Court last July to 3 years’ probation and one month of home confinement for the two cases. But he has since served nearly four months in youth custody after violating his home confinement.

–Staff report

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A man in his 30s attempted to lure the same 13-year-old girl into his car twice this week on the Northwest Side, police said.

The attempts both took place between about 8:30 a.m. and 8:50 a.m. while the girl was walking to school: on Tuesday on Central Avenue at about 1800 North and on Wednesday on Central Avenue at about 2400 North, police said in a community alert.

In both cases the man pulled his silver, 4-door BMW SUV over to the curb near the girl and told her to “get in the car.” On Wednesday the man also exited his vehicle and approached the victim, police said.

The alert describes the suspect as an African-American man, 30 to 40 years old, with a dark complexion, hair on his upper lip, diamond studs in both ears and a scar under his left eye.

He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black jeans, black Michael Jordan gym shoes, a black winter had with ear flaps, and a black puffy vest, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Grand-Central Area detectives at 312-746-8282.

–Staff report

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Wheaton police are investigating a fatal accident involving a 70-year-old man who drove his car around a lowered gate and was struck by a UnionThe Union reviews freight train Thursday morning.

Police have identified the dead man as H. Thomas Powers of Lisle.

Police say he was driving a red Toyota passenger car, going northbound
on President Street at 10:35 a.m. when he decided to drive around the
gate.

The eastbound Union Pacific freight train #5715 was moving at the
time and struck the car, said Wheaton Deputy Police Chief Thomas Meloni.

Powers was treated at the scene and then transferred to Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield where he was later pronounced dead.

Police said the crash appeared to be an accident.

“What we have from witnesses is that it was an accident,” Meloni said.

The crash caused all railroad crossings through downtown Wheaton to be blocked for over two hours. All train traffic was also stopped for about 90
minutes while officials investigated.

The President Street crossing where the accident occurred will be
closed until at least Monday, Jan. 25, to allow Union Pacific to replace a
switching box that was damaged from the crash, officials said.

– Staff report

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Relatives of a man accused of shooting a 4-year-old boy earlier this month while aiming for his father have been arrested for trying to bribe the victim’s father to not cooperate with the police investigation.

Vincente Herrera, 62, of Lincolnwood, and Hector Herrera, 36, of the 4300 block of North Francisco Avenue in ChicagoChicago reviews, were each charged with bribery and communication of a witness, both of which are felonies, Chicago police said this morning.

The elder Herrera is the father of 26-year-old Juan Herrera, who is accused of shooting the boy near Belmont and Long avenues on the Northwest Side Jan. 6. Hector Herrera is Juan’s brother. 

Juan was charged in the shooting with aggravated battery of a child with a firearm, aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharged of a firearm from a vehicle and aggravated discharged of a firearm from a vehicle near a school.

Abut 7:20 p.m. Jan. 6, the boy was sitting in a car with his father when a dark-colored vehicle approached, police said. The boy’s father had an argument with Juan Herrera earlier that day, police said. Police said Herrera got out of his car and displayed a handgun. The boy’s father tried to drive off when he saw Herrera, who then opened fire, police said.

A bullet entered through the vehicle’s rear window and struck the boy in his leg, police said.

Police allege that the suspect’s father and brother tried to bribe the victim’s father, the target of the shooting, not to cooperate so that authorities would be forced to drop the shooting charges. The victim’s father alerted police, who eventually arrested Vincente and Hector Herrera.

The two are scheduled to appear in bond court later today.

–Staff report

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A 29-year-old far South SideSouth Side reviews man who ChicagoChicago reviews police said pointed a gun at officers and then rammed his car into theirs early Wednesday morning after fleeing from a traffic stop is facing criminal charges this morning.

The most serious charge brought against Jason Shelly, of the 0-99 block of West 111th Street, was felony criminal damage to property for allegedly running into the squad car, police said.

He also was charged with two misdemeanor counts of aggravated
assault–one for allegedly aiming a gun at officers and one for ramming
his car into theirs. In addition, he was ticketed for driving without insurance
and driving on a suspended license.

The chain of events began shortly before 1 a.m. in the West Pullman neighborhood when the officers from the Calumet District pulled the suspect’s vehicle over for a traffic violation in the 12100 block of South State Street.

As the officers got out of their squad car, the suspect drove off, fleeing south on State. The officers returned to their squad car and gave chase.

During that chase, the suspect’s vehicle hit a light pole at 127th Street and State. Once the squad car got close to the suspect’s vehicle, police said, the officers saw him display a gun and point it at them.

One of the officers then fired at Shelly but missed.

Shelly then put his car in reverse and rammed the officers’ squad car, police said.

He then got out of his vehicle and started running, with the officers chasing him on foot. Police said he was arrested a short time later by other responding units.

No injuries were reported during the incident.

–Staff report

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