Car Drives Into Shoe Store

Skokie police were dispatched to the 7100 block of N. Central Avenue Wednesday at 7:13 p.m. for a report of a traffic accident, according to Skokie Police Commander Paul Weinman. Weinman said initially SPD was called to the scene because the incident occurred on the border between Niles and Skokie, and resulted in a vehicle causing structural damage to a retail store in Skokie.

Niles police were called to the scene after Skokie police determined the accident initiated on the Niles side, Weinman said.

Niles Police Sgt. Ron Brandt said a vehicle traveling eastbound from the west end of the parking lot allegedly failed to yield, striking a vehicle traveling southbound on N. Cental Avenue in Niles, before continuing on to crash into the Famous Footwear shoe store located in Skokie.

Brandt said no one was injured or taken to the hospital.