2 arrested after hit and run with cop car in Little Italy

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A car struck a police squad car and drove away from the scene early Tuesday in the Little Italy neighborhood on the Near West Side.

The white car struck the police car about 12:40 a.m. near the intersection of South Halsted Street and West Roosevelt Road and drove off onto I-290, according to preliminary information from Chicago Police.

Chicago Police, the Illinois State Police and Hillside Police chased the car, stopping it near the intersection of Congress Parkway and Michigan Avenue. Two people were taken into custody, police said.

No injuries were reported. No further information was immediately available.

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