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Hello, we are Bill & Marci Gratzianna from O'Hare Towing Service Northlake Illinois. Have enjoyed reading some of the posts an looking forward to being a part of it. auto rescue said: Welcome to the forum...John R. North County said: Welcome from the coastline.Karen from Cali. Big Red Towing said: Hello and Welcome TOwBoY88 said: Welcome from Central Illinois! Billy M. Bill's Towing Jacksonville, IL (217) 245-7835 MNPOOL said: Bill & Marci: Hello & Welcome from West Texas PS: Jack was a Good Man. Mike Pool In Memory of DNDTOWINGCOM who said: …
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Glad to see the new forum is coming along. Can't wait to check out the postings.
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The woman asked a police officer to call the man back, report says. BURR RIDGE, IL — A tow truck driver apparently wouldn't give up after he towed a woman's car in Burr Ridge, according to a police report. The man towed the woman's car Feb. 21, but later texted her asking for a date, police said. The woman thought the man would understand what her lack of a response meant. But a couple of days later, he showed up at her work on 91st Street to bring her doughnuts, the report said. She asked police on March 11 to contact the man and ask him to stop. The man told police he was just trying to ask the woman out and would not cont…
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CHICAGO (CBS) — A baby was found safe Thursday inside a locked car that was towed to the impound lot after police said a father parked it illegally downtown. As CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reported exclusively, Chicago Police said the father left the car parked in a tow zone in front of a fire hydrant on Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street, when a city tow truck hooked it up and hauled it away. The baby’s dad now faces misdemeanor charges. “He’s hysterical – parked at the cab zone, ran in the store for a few minutes. He left the infant in the car,” a dispatcher said after the father called 911. The father had le…
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North Chicago DUI driver arrested after crashing into parked police car in suburban Beach Park BEACH PARK, Ill. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A 36-year-old North Chicago woman was arrested for driving under the influence after she crashed into a parked police car Sunday morning in suburban Beach Park. Alaya Solomon was charged with aggravated DUI, driving while her license was revoked, Scott’s law violation and other traffic violations, according to Lake County police. About 2 a.m., a Lake County sheriff’s deputy was parked on Sheridan Road just south of Yorkshire Road, waiting for a tow truck to tow a vehicle whose driver was arrested for DUI, police said. Th…
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All westbound lanes of Interstate 80 were closed for about 9 hours Friday near southwest suburban Joliet for a crash involving four trucks and a sedan. The pileup started when one semi truck rear-ended a dump truck about 8:20 a.m. in the right westbound lane near Briggs Street, Illinois State Police said in a statement. The semi then continued forward, hitting another semi in the right lane and a Ford Taurus in the left lane before jackknifing in the median and striking the back of a tow truck in the right lane. The drivers of the dump truck and the Ford, along with a passenger in the Ford, were hospitalized with injuries that are not thought to be…
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City Accused Of Towing Vehicles Without Proper Warning The CBS 2 Investigators were the first to expose how the city towed and destroyed a woman's van with her wheelchair lift inside. As CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini reports, it is all headed to federal court in a class action lawsuit that could cost the city millions.
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Because of the surge in COVID cases throughout the state, Governor JB Pritzker issued more restrictions affecting everything from museums to retail spaces.
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Police officer and gunman wounded in shootout in Oak Forest OAK FOREST, Illinois - An Oak Forest police officer and another person were wounded after exchanging gunfire Sunday in the south suburb. About 6:20 a.m., officers were called to the 4300 block of Frontage Road for “a disturbance involving a Dodge Charger,” which was found unoccupied and determined to be stolen, Oak Forest police said. Officers called a tow truck to the scene, but as it was preparing to take the Dodge, a person walked up and tried to get in. The person allegedly shot an Oak Forest officer during “the ensuing interaction,” according to police. The officer then re…
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A man died Wednesday from injuries he suffered during a strange towing incident earlier that day. Darryl Sanford, 50, was in the 5000 block of South Halsted Street in the New City neighborhood on the South Side. He saw an unknown tow truck attempting to take possession of a Kia car, Chicago police said. Sanford climbed on top of the car, but the truck began to tow it away despite his presence, police said. The motion caused him to fall onto the street. He was taken to Saint Bernard Hospital, where officers spoke to him around 2:37 p.m. Wednesday about the incident, police said. Hours later, Sanford di…
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Man to face charges after leading Portage police on chase into Illinois, crashing into tow truck Protage, IL.: A burglary suspect led police on a high-speed chase Friday morning that ended just over the state line in Illinois, resulting in a minor collision caused by the fleeing driver before he was taken into custody, according to Portage police Sgt. Rob Maynard The Rest of the Story: https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-man-to-face-charges-after-leading-portage-police-on-chase-into-illinois-crashing-into/article_4d9a69d4-2bc3-5eb0-869d-fa192af8eee2.html
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State troopers responding to a report of a fight on the shoulder of Interstate 80 arrested a wanted man Wednesday morning, police said. The report of the fight on the shoulder of I-80 just west of Wolf Road in New Lenox came in shortly before 7:30 a.m., Trooper Genelle Jones said in an email Monday morning. "Preliminary investigation indicates a verbal altercation ensued between two parties regarding payment of tow services," Jones said. "It was discovered one subject had a prior warrant for his arrest," Jones said. "The subject was taken into custody and transported to the Will County Detention Facility." The state police d…
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Appellate Court Cuts $10M Award For Maimed Truck Driver Sept. 9, 2020, 8:22 PM An Illinois court of appeals on Tuesday vacated a $10 million punitive damages award for a tow truck driver who lost an eye and fractured his skull when the hood of his truck slammed down on his head in windy Chicago weather is entitled to a $9.5 million compensatory award, but a $10 million punitive damages award against Paccar Inc., the truck manufacturer, must be vacated, an Illinois appeals court said. The safety cable and hook system at the heart of the case, “no matter how flawed, was not on Truck 55 at the time of the accident,” and the radiator and hood were…
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Canadian Hauling Company Socked With Towing Bill Of Over $18,000 In Chicago, And Not For First Time
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Tow truck driver critically hurt in Stevenson Expressway crash Two people were injured, one of them critically, in a crash Monday on the Stevenson Expressway on the Southwest Side. A tow truck driver was outside his truck about 2:45 a.m. assisting a semi on the shoulder of eastbound I-55 near Cicero Avenue when another vehicle rear-ended his truck, according to Illinois State Police. The tow truck driver was then hit by either his truck or the vehicle that hit it, state police said. He and the driver of that vehicle were both taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where the tow truck driver was in critical condition. Th…
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From this father / grandfather, Happy Fathers Day to all fathers out there! I hope all the fathers out there have a great and uneventful day!
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Man running from vehicle crash shot at and hit by vehicle in Gage Park CHICAGO - Shots were fired Monday after a 41-year-old man who was fleeing the scene of a crash was hit by a vehicle in Gage Park on the Southwest Side. About 7:20 p.m. he was involved in a minor vehicle crash in the 2900 block of West 51st Street, when a tow truck occupied by three males arrived, Chicago police said. The man tried to run from the scene of the crash and the men in the tow truck chased him down and struck him with the tow truck, police said. One of the men in the tow truck fired shots, but no one was struck. The 41-year-old man was taken t…
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The Accident Occurred a couple of days ago and there were no news reports founds. Marked "No Details Available at this time" if anyone knows what happened please respond.
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Couple Says Area 1 Towing Company Charged Them Exorbitant Fees Including ‘COVID-19’ Fee, Broke Other Promises RESOURCE LINK with video
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RIVERDALE, Ill. (CBS) — Two pedestrians are dead after a hit-and-run on I-57 near 138th Street Sunday morning. The man and woman were outside their vehicle around 4:30 a.m. as it was loaded onto a tow truck when they were hit by a passing vehicle, according to Illinois State Police. The 2018 white Toyota Camry that hit them stopped, but the people inside got out and fled the scene on foot. Troopers later learned that the vehicle was stolen. State Police have not identified the deceased victims by name, but said they were a 35-year-old woman from Chicago and a 34-year-old man from Bolingbrook. All lanes of I-57 northbound wer…
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A tow truck driver notified police after being called to remove Frank E. Ryan’s truck from a location he thought was suspicious. A man free on bond — after allegedly trying to murder someone by rerouting a gas line into their Kane County home — has been arrested again on charges of carrying a shotgun near the victim’s Elburn home, prosecutors say. Frank E. Ryan, 33, faces a count of unlawful possession of a firearm, aggravated use of a weapon and violation of a bail bond, the Kane County state’s attorney’s office said in a statement. Ryan, of rural Waterman, was allegedly driving in a pickup truck early April 9 when he got stuck in mud …
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Towing firm drivers deliver food to shut-ins during coronavirus outbreak With business down but calls to help the needy up, Early Walker, owner of W&W Towing in Dixmoor, kept his drivers working by delivering care packages to elderly or disabled shut-ins on Chicago’s South Side. Like many businesses, W & W Towing in Dixmoor has been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak that has the state — with 3,026 confirmed cases as of Friday afternoon — under a strict stay-at-home order. “I’ve pretty much been forced to cut pay for my drivers. I can’t shut down, because our primary business is municipal, and we don’t know when something coul…
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Man killed in West Lawn hit-and-run crash: police The 59-year-old’s Chevrolet Malibu crashed into a pole after his car was hit by a tow truck. A man was killed in a crash Wednesday in West Lawn on the Southwest Side, police said. He was driving a blue Chevrolet Malibu west about 1:30 p.m. in the 4500 block of West 63rd Street when a tow truck ran several red lights and struck the car, Chicago police said. The 59-year-old lost control of the Mailbu and crashed into a pole, police said. He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead. The truck sped off from the crash, police said. CPD’s Major Ac…
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Tow truck driver doubling down on safety after dangerous ‘move over’ violation RESOURCE LINK with video @napaneil
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A 60-year-old man died Thursday after being hit by a car and a tow truck in Gresham on the South Side. He was walking in the middle of Halsted Street about 11:40 p.m. when a westbound Chevrolet Impala struck him as he crossed 87th Street, Chicago police said. A vehicle behind the Impala swerved out of the way to avoid an accident, and a tow truck traveling behind both accidentally hit the man again, police said. The man was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and pronounced dead, police said. An autopsy found he died of multiple injuries from the crash, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. His death was rul…
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An Illinois man was arrested after authorities say he was serviced by a tow truck driver earlier this month and fled the scene and ran over the driver's foot. Bryant M. Williams, 39, faces fourth-degree theft and assault charges in connection to the incident. On the night of Jan. 11, Williams was stuck on Herbert Hoover Highway Northeast and Wapsi Avenue and called a tow truck service, according to a complaint. After the tow truck driver moved his car, the report says Williams walked up to the driver, who told him the bill was $472.76 for the tow. Williams allegedly went back to his car and then left. According to the co…
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