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Route 130 closed in Coles County due to crash
- Illinois
- Route 1
- source: Bing
- 13 views
- Jun 09, 2024 5:58pm
1The Charleston Fire Department said Route 130 is closed between Westfield Road and County Road 300N due to a traffic accident. The Coles County Sheriff's Office confirmed that the accident involved ... Read More
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She's Fighting to Save America's 'Last Best Place' From Suicide
- Illinois
- Route 22
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Jun 09, 2024 5:01pm
22In Montana, 67 percent ... a college in Illinois. After graduation, she worked as a 911 dispatcher in Glacier National Park, fielding calls for '?bear-jams,'? when traffic would stop because a grizzly ... Read More
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Dirtbike Hits Car At Nelson And Delaney, Intersection Closed: NLPD
- Illinois
- New Lenox
- source: Bing / Patch on MSN
- 8 views
- Jun 09, 2024 4:45pm
A teen driver of a dirtbike was seriously injured Sunday evening, when police say the motorbike struck a vehicle. The teen on the dirtbike was heading west on Delaney Road, when it struck a car ... Read More
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REMINDER: I-74 construction begins Monday
- Illinois
- Champaign
- Hwy 74 West
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Jun 09, 2024 1:19pm
The Illinois Department of Transportation is reminding drivers of two bridge construction projects on Interstate-74 starting June 10. Peoria County and Knox County drivers will be affected. Read More
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Dorothy Foster OBITUARY
- Illinois
- La Grange
- source: Bing / Chicago Tribune
- 5 views
- Jun 09, 2024 12:06pm
Dorothy Choitz Foster of La Grange Park, IL died July 18, 2016. She was born July 12, 1942 in Ness City, KS to the late Dr. John and Florence Holm Choitz. She was married to the late Dwight E. Foster. Read More
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Injuries reported after Dan Ryan Expressway crash involving Cook County sheriff's squad car: ISP
- Illinois
- Chicago
- I-190
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Jun 09, 2024 08:24am
190Injuries were reported after a Dan Ryan Expressway crash involving a Cook County sheriff's squad car early Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said. Read More
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Ingleside woman killed in four-vehicle, chain-reaction pileup on Tri-State Tollway
- Illinois
- Ingleside
- source: Bing / Lake and McHenry County Scanne
- 8 views
- Jun 08, 2024 3:52pm
A 76-year-old Ingleside woman was killed following a four-vehicle, chain-reaction crash on the Tri-State Tollway near O'Hare, authorities said. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the ... Read More
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1 person dead, 3 others hurt in serious crash on I-294 in Chicago suburbs
- Illinois
- Des Plaines
- I-294
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Jun 08, 2024 2:53pm
294DES PLAINES, Ill. (CBS) -- Multiple vehicles were wrecked in a serious crash on the Tri-State Tollway Friday afternoon. The crash happened on the southbound Tri-State (I-294) near Golf Road. As seen ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Jun 08, 2024 2:46pm
294DES PLAINES, Ill. (WLS) -- A north suburban crash on Interstate 294 left a woman dead on Friday afternoon, officials said. Illinois State Police said the four-vehicle chain-reaction crash happened ... Read More
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- source: Bing / Yahoo
- 3 views
- Jun 08, 2024 11:05am
The Illinois Department of Transportation is urging drivers to avoid using cell phones while driving, as it can increase the risk of a crash by 400%, and violators may face criminal penalties and ... Read More
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Crash blocks traffic at Harlem and Forest Hills roads in Loves Park
- Illinois
- Loves Park
- source: Bing / WIFR on MSN
- 4 views
- Jun 08, 2024 02:32am
LOVES PARK, Ill. (WIFR) - Traffic is blocked Friday at the intersection of Harlem and Forest Hills roads following a crash. At least two vehicles were seen being towed away. A witness reported seeing ... Read More
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Geneva police reports
- Illinois
- IL-3 NEAR GENEVA
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Jun 07, 2024 9:00pm
' A suspicious vehicle was reported in the 600 block of Kiwanis Park Drive at 1:59 a.m. on May 20. ' Suspicious activity was reported int he 5100 block of University Avenue at 4:24 a.m. on May 20. ' A ... Read More
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All southbound lanes reopen after fatal crash on I-294 near Des Plaines
- Illinois
- Des Plaines
- I-294
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Jun 07, 2024 8:27pm
294A fatal crash was reported on southbound I-294 Friday afternoon during the evening rush hour commute, officials confirmed. Read More
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Tassie Kouchis OBITUARY
- Illinois
- Chicago
- US 14
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Jun 07, 2024 6:06pm
14Tassie Kouchis age 89 of Chicago Heights, Illinois passed away on April 14, 2021. Loving sister to Sula Loukaki ... Arrangements are entrusted to Kerr-Parzygnot Funeral Home, 540 Dixie Highway, ... Read More
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Chuck Carlsen OBITUARY
- Illinois
- I-74
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Jun 07, 2024 5:50pm
74Chuck Carlsen, age 67, of Bensenville, formerly of Park Ridge ... kept Villa Avenue clean in the Adopt-A-Highway program, and served as a dedicated Illinois Patriot Guard rider. Chuck lived to have ... Read More
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TURNER ROUSE OBITUARY
- Illinois
- IL-163
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Jun 07, 2024 5:35pm
The majority of his career was in District 163 in Park Forest, Illinois. His children are Retired Colonel Turner A. Rouse (Rachel), Dr. Dwight Rouse (Dr. Katharine Wenstrom), Krista Wodarz (Peter). Read More
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RAF pilot dies after Spitfire crashes in field near Coningsby base in Lincolnshire
- Illinois
- US 45 Near Lincolnsh
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Jun 07, 2024 4:17pm
45A pilot has died after a Spitfire crashed in a field near an RAF base in Lincolnshire. Emergency crews were called to the scene on Langrick Road in Coningsby following reports the plane went down ... Read More
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Semi-truck crashes into Momence gas station, causing possible fuel leak
- Illinois
- Dixie Hwy
- source: Bing
- 5 views
- Jun 07, 2024 3:24pm
Authorities in Momence were investigating a possible fuel leak at a gas station on Friday afternoon after a semi-truck slammed into the building, according to the Kankakee County Sheriff. Read More
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At least 1 dead in multiple-vehicle crash on I-294 near Des Plaines, Illinois State Police say
- Illinois
- I-294
- source: Bing
- 26 views
- Jun 07, 2024 3:18pm
294The crash happened around 3:56 p.m. on Interstate 294 near Golf Road in Des Plaines, Illinois State Police said. Four vehicles were involved in the chain reaction crash, police said. One driver was ... Read More