1 killed, 1 critically hurt in car crash into The Peninsula Chicago Hotel on East Superior Street on Near North Side: police
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Saturday, April 19, 2025 11:50AM

1 killed, 1 critically hurt after car crashes into N. Side hotel: CPD

A car crash into The Peninsula Chicago Hotel on East Superior Street left one person dead and another hurt Saturday, police said.

CHICAGO (WLS) — One person is dead and another is injured after a crashed into a North Side hotel early Saturday morning, Chicago police said.

Officers responded to The Peninsula Chicago Hotel in the city’s Near North Side neighborhood just before 2:45 a.m.

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A 40-year-old man and another male, whose age was not immediately known, were traveling eastbound on Superior Street in a Chevy SUV when they lost control and struck the building, police said.

The 40-year-old was transported to Northwestern Hospital in critical condition.

The other male was pronounced dead on the scene.

CPD’s Major Accidents Investigation Unit is investigating.

Police did not immediately provide further information about the crash.

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