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Tag Archive | "Illinois"

Victims at Fox Valley Systems Paint Factory Explosion Still in Hospital; Transferred by Helicopter to Burn Units

EXPLOSION CAUGHT ON VIDEO (6:52): Explosion with debris flying and heavy smoke from a commercial building where paint and paint striping systems are manufactured at 640 Industrial Drive in Cary, Illinois (VIDEO CREDIT: 3GSTORE.COM). Three people were seriously injured at a paint factory explosion on Industrial Drive in Cary Tuesday after, but fortunately are expected [...]

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Sen. Mark Kirk Releases Video Statement Regarding Illinois Downgrade of Illinois Debt Rating by S&P

Videotape issued today from Senator Mark Kirk regarding downgrading of the State of Illinois credit rating. On August 17, 2012 the Illinois General Assembly ended its special session, having failed to pass comprehensive reforms to the state’s pension system, which S&P has cited as one reason for its downgrade of the state’s general obligation debt [...]

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Sharon Ams, of Arlington Heights, Killed in Crash on Route 12 near Mackwood Dr, Richmond

McHenry County Sheriff and Richmond Fire Protection District firefighters responded about 11:58 a.m. Saturday to a report of a crash on Route 12 south of Mackwood Drive. Sheriff’s deputies and firefighter/paramedics received a report of entrapment in a vehicle that was on fire after a crash involving a Jeep Grand Cherokee, a pickup truck and [...]

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Megabus Crash Double-decker Crash in Interstate 55 Near Litchfield

A double-decker Megabus traveling from Chicago to Kansas City slammed into a concrete bridge-support pillar along a southern Illinois interstate near Litchfield. One person was killed and over 20 injured after a Megabus Double-decker bus crash on Interstate 55 near Litchfield, Illinois and about 55 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Early reports are that [...]

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What Are the Effects of Dryness And Drought 2012 in the United States?

U.S. Drought Monitor Map for July 17, 2012 (See current data at droughtmonitor.unl.edu). As of July 23, 2012 the United States is experiencing the worst drought conditions since 1956. Currently the drought is considered in third place compared to the Dust Bowl ranging from 1930 to 1936 (some areas until 1940), and a United States [...]

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Chicago in Top 5 Foreclosure Cities; Illinois Foreclosure Activity Up 29 Percent from April to May

Chicago, Illinois along with Miami, Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; Los Angeles, California; and Phoenix, Arizona have the status of the cities with the top foreclosure activity in the United States. Foreclosure rates in Chicago amount to about one in every 252 housing units — the fourth-highest among the nation’s 20 largest metro areas. Illinois is [...]

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AMBER ALERT: Moriah Milan and Audermar Peterson Allegedly Abducted by Nyway Abbaa in Peoria

At the request of the Peoria Police Department, the ILLINOIS EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM is activated for an Amber Alert. Two children were abducted from 330 SW Washington, Peoria at 10:20 a.m. today, Thursday, May 10, 2012. Children Abducted … Moriah Milan, female,black,1, 2’6,24lbs, green shirt,blue jeans green coat, purple/pink reebok shoes Audermar Peterson, male/black, 2 [...]

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Weather Radar at Approximate Time of the Harrisburg, Illinois Tornado — Wed. Feb. 29, 2012 at 5:00 AM CST

Still image from Weather Underground archived loop Paducah, Kentucky radar at 5:00 a.m. CST — about the time of Harrisburg, Illinois tornado (Weather Underground — Live Paducah Radar) Weather forecast for Harrisburg, Illinois as of Wednesday 2:00 p.m. February 29, 2012. This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a west southwest wind [...]

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Major Arson Fire at Westclox Building Complex in Peru, Illinois

The Westclox building went up in flames at the break of the New Year. The fire reportedly was started by a pair of local teenagers. Video from the early hours of Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. Peru, Illinois firefighters and police responded about 11:58 a.m. New Year’s Eve to the Westclox factory building complex in a [...]

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VIDEO: Black Friday Violence Roundup from Oakland, California to Niles, Illinois to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

VIDEO: Get off my foot! A mob fights for 4GB memory cards at Walmart in Oakland, California. Girls and moms were reported to be punching each other over a special deal on yoga pants at the Victoria’s Secret at Monroeville Mall. – CBS Pittsburgh … A woman used pepper spray to get priority access to [...]

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John Hanlon Killed By Gunshot Wound in Deer Hunting Accident Near East DuBuque/Menominee, Illinois

  John P. Hanlon The Menominee-Dunleith Fire Department, Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Office, East Dubuque police, Illinois State Police and Illinois Conservation police responded to a 911 call about 5:30 a.m. Saturday, November 19, 2011 near the intersection of U.S. Highway 20 and Dunn Road in Menominee, Illinois near East Dubuque, Illinois. John Hanlon, 44, [...]

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Springfield Radiation Oncologist Dr. Thomas G. Shanahan Death at Home Investigated; Neck Wounds Consistent with Suicide

Springfield, Illinois firefighter/paramedics and police responded to the home of Dr. Thomas Shanahan about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 8, 2011. Shanahan was found unresponsive by a neighbor outside, near his home. Soon after the discovery, a death investigation was underway, and Sangamon County Coroner Cinda Edwards reported in an autopsy that Shanahan had cuts on [...]

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