A person was found dead inside a garbage container on Chicago's West Side on Saturday afternoon, police said.
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A hazmat response was called and a driver was rescued by firefighters after a garbage truck crashed into a semi Thursday afternoon on the city's Southwest Side, CFD said.
Illinois State Police said all outbound lanes on the Kennedy were closed after wrong-way driver crashed with a garbage truck early Tuesday morning.
"There was no accident about it. People partied, trashed and left it like that," said Colin West with Clean Up the Lake.