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A man given probation just two days ago for criminal damage to property died Tuesday night after plunging into the Chicago River while being chased by police for tagging a building.

Jason Kitchekeg, 26, of Mokena was one of three men being chased by officers for spray-painting a building on Ashland Avenue, police said.

Cops caught two of the men, but Kitchekeg jumped into the river near the 2800 block of South Ashland, officials said.

Aided by a helicopter, the police Marine Unit and Fire Department personnel worked for about 30 minutes to rescue the man after he was spotted at about 6:45 p.m. in the river near Bubbly Creek.

Firefighters pulled Kitchekeg from the water and he was rushed to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:16 p.m., according to hospital spokesman Marcel Bright.

Court records show Kitchekeg had pleaded guilty several times to graffiti-related charges. On Monday, he was sentenced to one year of probatio...

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Crews responded this morning to a traffic incident on the inbound side of the Eisenhower Expressway near Laramie Avenue, state police said.

The incident itself was minor, just a "two-vehicle spin-out," a dispatcher said. Some lanes of traffic were blocked as crews tried to clear the roadway.

Check back for details.

A 91-year-old woman was killed in an auto crash Tuesday afternoon near O'Hare International Airport, police said.

The incident happened at about 3 p.m. near Higgins and River Roads, police said. The woman was a passenger in a Buick LeSabre with her 87-year-old husband.

The Buick was headed west on Higgins and was making a left turn on to River when it was hit by an eastbound Chrysler sedan, according to police.

The woman suffered multiple injuries and was taken to Lutheran General Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. She was identified as Sylvia Thomas of Schiller Park, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Her husband was cited for failure to yield on a left turn, not having insurance and driving with a suspended or revoked license.

The police Major Accident Investigation Unit is investigating the crash.

-- Staff report