UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say the driver of a box truck has died after the vehicle was struck by an Amtrak passenger train in northeast Illinois, causing several train cars to derail. The Will County coroner’s office says 77-year-old Richard E. Millette of Frankfort, ...Read more
UTICA – The man who died after a fall behind Starved Rock Lodge early Sunday morning has been identified. The LaSalle County Coroner’s Office say 31-year-old Alexander J. Torres of Holland, Michigan was pronounced dead after area fire departments worked to recover him from a hill ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say a 3-year-old boy has died after being shot in the head at a Chicago home in what police are investigating as a possible accidental shooting. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi posted on Twitter that the child’s family told police they heard a gunshot Sunday ...Read more
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a 17-year-old who was trying to hold onto a moving SUV while skateboarding in suburban Chicago was struck by the vehicle and died. Arlington Heights police say authorities were called around 7 p.m. Saturday to reports of a traffic collision with ...Read more
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) — A northwestern Indiana family is celebrating their dog’s return, nearly six months after the beloved pet was stolen from their yard. Josephine Lopez filed a police report but had little hope of seeing Zino, a Maltese mix, after the dog was taken from her East ...Read more
UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill. (AP) — Amtrak says a train struck a vehicle on the tracks in northeast Illinois, causing several cars to derail. Spokeswoman Christina Leeds says the accident happened around 5 p.m. Sunday in University Park, about 30 miles south of Chicago. Leeds says no injuries were ...Read more
MENDOTA – New signs have been installed on the outskirts of Mendota to welcome visitors to town ahead of the 2019 Mendota Sweet Corn Festival. They were purchased in part with proceeds from the Mendota Chamber of Commerce’s yearly 50/50 jackpot which takes place at the festival. ...Read more
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) — An alleged drug dealer from Chicago is being charged in the death of a 24-year-old suburban man on suspicion of providing a deadly mix of heroin and fentanyl to the victim. The Kane County state’s attorney’s office says in a Friday statement that 28-year-old ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police are investigating two men who claim to have caught a second alligator in a park lagoon, saying there are “inconsistencies” in their story. Men purporting to have caught another alligator after one was captured earlier this month posted Facebook live ...Read more
UTICA – A man has died after falling behind Starved Rock Lodge early Sunday morning. According to Utica Fire Chief Ben Brown they, along with Oglesby and Wallace fire assisted in the recovery of the man whose identity has not yet been released. The incident remains under investigation by ...Read more
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