Crime & Safety
Car Crashes Into Store on Dempster Street
The driver of a red car was hospitalized after hitting a tree and a storefront in Skokie Friday morning.

SKOKIE, IL - A driver was injured Friday morning when his car struck a tree and a building on Dempster Street.
The man was taken to Presence Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston for his injuries. He was speeding, according to a Skokie Review report.
Police closed off Dempster Street in the area of McCormick Boulevard and St. Louis Ave. after the crash, which occurred at 7:35 a.m. The area was re-opened to traffic just after noon.
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The vehicle sustained heavy damage, and the storefront minor damage, according to a Chicago Sun-Times report.
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