A man facing charges for his role in a 2019 Homewood traffic crash at 183rd and Center that caused a fatality is no longer under electronic monitoring.
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Crash victim identified as Country Club Hills man
This story was updated at 9:43 p.m. July 27 with additional details. The 24-year-old man who died in an early morning weekend crash has been identified as Leland D. Jones Jr. of County Club Hills, according to a spokeswoman from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. Around 5 a.m. on[Read More…]
Intersection vehicle crash pushes into restaurant parking lot
Six vehicles — three of them in a parking lot — were involved in a crash at the intersection of 175th Street and Dixie Highway on June 11, sending one person to the hospital. According to Homewood police, around 6:30 p.m. a vehicle traveling westbound on 175th Street proceeded to[Read More…]
Homewood trustees approve traffic study of 183rd Street
Officials in Homewood are taking steps to make a contentious road safer for drivers and residents, approving a traffic study of 183rd Street at the Feb. 9 village board meeting. “This is something that is obviously needed,” Trustee Barbara Dawkins said. “It is addressing the concerns of a lot of[Read More…]
One injured in Sunday crash between sedan, SUV
A Chevrolet Cruze sedan collided with a Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV in the intersection at 183rd Street and Governors Highway on Sunday afternoon, according to Homewood Police. According to Homewood Deputy Chief Denise McGrath, shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 22, a person was driving the 2017 Chevy Cruze westbound on[Read More…]
No injuries reported in Sunday evening Ridge Road crash
Homewood police report that no one was injured in a crash on Ridge Road on Sunday evening. At about 5:27 p.m. an eastbound Toyota Avalon struck two vehicles that were parked on the south side of the street near the intersection with Gladville Avenue. The parked vehicles were unoccupied. The[Read More…]
Vehicle crash sends car into Boston Market building
Stolen car smashes into utility pole, causes power outage
A car that was reported stolen rests on a lawn after colliding with a utility pole Sunday morning. ComEd reported customers were temporarily without power after the crash. (Quincy Crump/H-F Chronicle)
Police cite driver in Ridge-Reigel crash
Homewood Police said one driver received a citation in an Aug. 12 crash that left two vehicles disabled in the intersection of Ridge and Reigel roads.
After deadly crash, Homewood man launches petition for stoplight at 183rd and Center
Daniel Berk was one of the first people on the scene of a fatal traffic crash on Wednesday at the intersection of 183rd Street and Center Avenue in Homewood. The sight of a dying teenager trapped in his car prompted Berk to take action. “It’s something I can’t unsee,” he[Read More…]