The Citgo gas station was closed for a short time after an armed robbery Friday night.
Arlington Heights Police investigate an armed robbery inside while Elk Grove Police use their K-9 unit outside after an armed robbery at the Citgo — Arlington Heights Road and Lillian.
A male in a white sweatshirt, bandana mask with a black hat was reported
to have robbed the Citgo in the 1900 block of North Arlington Heights
about 7:40 p.m. Friday night. A black gun was reported used to commit
the armed robbery.
View Larger Map of West Salem, Mount Carmel, Illinois April 2008 earthquake.
Early morning Friday, a 5.2 magnitude earthquake felt in skyscrapers in Chicago and homes in Cincinnati, but appeared to cause no major injuries or damage. Minor structural damage and messes inside homes and businesses reported in Mount Carmel, 15 miles southeast of the earthquake’s epicenter.
The quake occurred at about 4:37 a.m. and was centered six miles from West Salem, IL. Reports felt in Milwaukee, Des Moines, Iowa, and Atlanta.
The quake is believed to have involved the Wabash fault, a northern extension of the New Madrid fault about six miles north of Mount Carmel, Illinois.
More info from United State Geological Survey …
Epicenter map from USGS …
USGS Report on 2008 April 18 09:37:00 UTC Earthquake Near New Salem …
Earthquake info by state (USGS) …
THU APR 17 2008 — Report of U.S. Military member death toll since March 2003:
4036 (3295 in hostile action)
UK … 176 deaths
Italy … 33
Ukraine … 18
Poland … 21
Bulgaria … 13
Spain, 11
Denmark … 7
El Salvador … 5
Slovakia … 4
Latvia … 3
Estonia … 2
Netherlands … 2
Thailand … 2
Romania … 2
Australia … 1
Hungary … 1
Kazakhstan … 1
South Korea … 1
29,780 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action.
TUE APR 15 2008 — At least 60 people died in bombings in two locations: (1) Baqubah, the capital of Diyala province, and (2) in Ramadi, a city west of Baghdad in Anbar province. Bombs targeted members of the security forces and killed many civilians, appeared to have been done by al-Qaeda in Iraq.
THU APR 17 2008 — Suicide bombing killed 55 people at a funeral service Thursday in the village of Albu Mohammed in Diyala province, 90 miles north of Baghdad — attributed to Sunni insurgents.
The suicide bomber, wearing traditional Arab robes, detonated an explosives vest while mourners were gathering for lunch
