Truck driver fell asleep at the wheel in crash that killed trooper, report
Source: Chicago-Sun Times
Northbrook :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-04-26 06:45:19 -0700 | travel-news
Staff Reporter jseidel@suntimes.com April 25, 2013 7:44PM An Illinois State Trooper was killed Thursday night when a semi-truck struck his police cruiser on the Tri-State Tollway in Northbrook. Trooper James Sauter, 28, was on-duty when the semi- truck slammed into...
Flood takes toll on Chinn's, other local businesses
Source: The Daily Herald
Park Ridge :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-04-25 17:33:18 -0700 | travel-news
Like many businesses across the suburbs, Bob Chinn's Crab House in Wheeling was forced to close after flooding last week. The restaurant on the Des Plaines River banks wasn't underwater, but the parking lot was, and water covered the drainage...
Des Plaines officials urge residents to stay off river
Source: The Daily Herald
Des Plaines :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-04-25 11:23:43 -0700 | travel-news
Des Plaines officials are urging residents to stay off the Des Plaines River, even though water levels reported by the National Weather Service dropped to flood stage 7.4 feet by Thursday morning. The river crested at a record 10.92 feet...
Des Plaines, Park Ridge warn of flooding scams
Source: Chicago Tribune
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-04-25 11:16:15 -0700 | travel-news
Des Plaines police on Wednesday issued a "possible home repair fraud" warning as a preventive measure, even though officials said no such complaints had been received. In the alert, police advised residents to check out a person's or company's credentials...
Firefighter's death pushing committee to put red light on Warner Bridge Road 'drag strip'
Source: The Daily Journal
Kankakee :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-04-25 08:16:55 -0700 | travel-news
The death of a Limestone Township firefighter after a car crash on Warner Bridge Road in November left department Chief Mike Whalen wondering just how much danger the road poses. The 6-mile stretch of Warner Bridge Road from Illinois Route...
Driver dies after suffering heart attack, crashing car in Normal
Source: The Daily Journal
Kankakee :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-04-25 07:53:23 -0700 | travel-news
A Normal man died Wednesday afternoon after suffering a massive heart attack, crossing into oncoming traffic and colliding with a pickup truck, according to the Bloomington Pantagraph ...Herrell, 55, was pronounced dead at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center about 30 minutes...
Lombard police urge teens to practice safe driving
Source: The Daily Herald
Lombard :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-04-24 19:20:35 -0700 | travel-news
Spring is in full swing and for teenagers everywhere, that means preparations for prom are underway. This prom season, the Lombard Police Traffic Safety Unit is reminding all students and parents that safety behind the wheel is especially important on...
Des Plaines warns of flood repair fraud
Source: The Daily Herald
Des Plaines :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-04-24 12:43:58 -0700 | travel-news
Signs have started popping up all over town from companies offering repair services in areas hardest hit by last week's flooding, though it's unclear which companies are licensed to do work in Des Plaines. Police are warning residents to be...
Mt. Prospect says it had to dam Levee 37 to save Newtown subdivision
Source: The Daily Herald
Des Plaines :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-04-24 10:30:15 -0700 | travel-news
Mount Prospect is defending its response to last week's flood in the face of criticism from Des Plaines about the placement of a temporary wall near Levee 37. Mount Prospect Village Manager Michael Janonis told the village board's committee of...
Truman's grandson to speak at KCC
Source: The Daily Journal
Kankakee :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-04-24 08:20:02 -0700 | travel-news
Truman, will speak at 7 tonight at Kankakee Community College. The free event is open to the public and will take place in KCC's Workforce Development Center Conference Hall. It is part of numerous activities planned in connection with The...
Fire departments get money from FEMA
Source: The Daily Journal
Kankakee :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-04-24 08:20:15 -0700 | travel-news
Fire departments in Bradley, Kankakee and Bourbonnais received nearly $800,000 in federal grants in recent months. Bradley Fire Department received $332,500 last week from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant which helps firefighters and first responders...
Feds: Metra whistle-blower owed thousands after dismissal
Source: The Daily Herald
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-04-23 15:53:31 -0700 | travel-news
A Metra whistle-blower who tried to warn about safety issues deserves $38,000 in compensation for losing his job, federal regulators say. The signalman had worked at Metra for 22 years when he reported in August 2011 that signals weren't being...
Des Plaines inspects homes damaged by flood
Source: The Daily Herald
Des Plaines :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-04-23 12:17:42 -0700 | travel-news
Four crews of Des Plaines housing inspectors were out in force Tuesday, knocking on doors of homes along the floodplain to gauge the extent of damage. Inspections began last Thursday after the Des Plaines River breached its banks Wednesday night...
Fox Lake-area businesses struggle with flooding
Source: The Daily Herald
Fox Lake :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-04-23 10:39:19 -0700 | travel-news
Tom Herring used a snow shovel to clean up sticks along the edge of the waterline forming in the parking lot of Channel Inn Fine Wine and Spirits in downtown Fox Lake. The parking lot, which could usually hold about...
Two rescued from floodwaters near Mount Carmel, Ill.
Source: Courier & Press
Mount Carmel :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-04-23 08:48:20 -0700 | travel-news
02 a.m. , updated April 23, 2013 at 10:02 a.m...Two Mount Carmel, Ill., residents had to be rescued Monday night after their vehicle started to float away after it was driven into high water...Ryan Turner says officers received a call...
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