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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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