'World's Largest Truckstop' marks 60 years on Interstate 80
Construction on the Interstate 80 Mississippi River Bridge, which connects LeClaire in Iowa to Rapids City in Illinois, was still underway then. The I-80 bridge ultimately was completed in 1967 ... > react
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Glancing Back for Sept.6: Three cars collide during storm
- Illinois
- Golden Eagle Dr
- source: Bing
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- Sep 06, 2024 05:04am
HUMBOLDT - Burglars entered the store of E.M. Mulliken & Son about Friday midnight and stole about $25 from the cash register. They also entered the Banner Bennett restaurant and secured $2 and some ... Read More
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- source: Bing / The Appeal
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- Sep 06, 2024 04:00am
College student Timothy Jones was imprisoned for a killing committed by the Chicago Police Department thanks to the state's felony murder law. Read More
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- source: Bing
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- Sep 05, 2024 2:46pm
Funeral services have been set for a high school football coach who died Wednesday in a single-vehicle crash in southern Illinois. Nicholas '?Nick'? Dillon, 47, of Anna had joined the Anna-Jonesboro ... Read More
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- source: Bing / Chicago Tribune
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- Sep 05, 2024 2:04pm
A van on a rescue mission rolled to a halt in a lot behind PAWS Chicago's medical center in Little Village Wednesday afternoon. When the vehicle's side doors slid open, the beagles inside began to ... Read More
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Suburban Chicago woman dies days after motorcycle crash near Antioch
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- Route 59
- source: Bing
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- Sep 05, 2024 08:41am
59A motorcycle passenger has died days after a crash near Antioch, Illinois, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office. The crash happened on Saturday, around 8:30 p.m., in the area of Route 59 and ... Read More
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- source: Bing
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- Sep 05, 2024 08:39am
The semitruck collided with a dump truck that had crossed the center line to avoid hitting a stopped fuel tanker. Read More
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Illinois highway crash kills semitruck driver
- Illinois
- 20376 N Rand Rd
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Sep 05, 2024 08:39am
The semitruck collided with a dump truck that had crossed the center line to avoid hitting a stopped fuel tanker. Read More
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Alton man identified in fatal semi-truck crash
- Illinois
- IL-74
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Sep 05, 2024 08:30am
The Madison County Coroner says an Alton man was killed in a head on crash on Illinois Highway 159 Tuesday afternoon. 67-year-old James H. Roberts was pronounced dead at the ... Read More
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Lindenhurst woman dies from injuries in Antioch-area motorcycle crash
- Illinois
- Route 59
- source: Bing
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- Sep 05, 2024 08:21am
59Hall was a passenger on a 1989 Harley-Davidson motorcycle that crashed at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday near Illinois Route 59 and Diemer Street. Read More
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- source: Bing
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- Sep 05, 2024 07:54am
6James H. Roberts, 67, was hauling rock in a semi-truck, heading south on Highway 159 when he crashed near North Deer Park Drive, authorities said. Read More
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Anna-Jonesboro High School mourns late coach
- Illinois
- Anna
- source: Bing / WSIL-TV
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- Sep 05, 2024 03:35am
The school's official Facebook page broke the tragic news that Assistant Football Coach Nick Dillon passed away in a car crash. Dillon had only recently arrived with the Wildcats for the 2024-2025 ... Read More
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Police: Suspect fired near officers before being shot by Springfield police
- Illinois
- Springfield
- source: Bing / WAND
- 14 views
- Sep 05, 2024 02:59am
More than a dozen police vehicles responded to a scene overnight Thursday near the 900 block of S Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Read More
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Large police presence in Springfield for ongoing investigation
- Illinois
- Springfield
- source: Bing / WAND
- 14 views
- Sep 05, 2024 02:16am
More than a dozen police vehicles responded to a scene overnight Thursday near the 900 block of S Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Read More
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Do you want to work on the I-81 project? The state is making it easier to apply
- Illinois
- 3665 State Highway 1
- source: Bing
- 5 views
- Sep 05, 2024 01:00am
The New York State transportation and labor departments have made it ... Shakeila Brown lived within walking distance of the highway when she decided she wanted to work on it. She said she walked into ... Read More
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19 hurt after jail transport van collides with second vehicle, strikes pole northwest of Chicago
- Illinois
- 173
- source: Bing
- 6 views
- Sep 04, 2024 2:19pm
Nineteen people have been hurt after a jail transport van collided with another vehicle and struck a pole in northeastern Illinois. Grayslake Hainesville Police Chief Jeff Myhra says in a ... Read More
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19 hurt when van carrying jail inmates crashes in Round Lake, Illinois
- Illinois
- Mchenry
- IL-120
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Sep 04, 2024 2:12pm
The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Illinois Route 120 and Hainesville Road, according to the McHenry County Sheriff's office. The van was transporting inmates from the Lake ... Read More
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- source: Bing / Journal Star on MSN
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- Sep 04, 2024 2:09pm
The Peoria Police Department is looking for a stolen vehicle that was carrying a 3-year-old child Wednesday morning. Police said that at 10:49 a.m., they were called to the 2000 block of ... Read More
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19 hospitalized after McHenry County prisoner transport bus collides with SUV in Hainesville
- Illinois
- Mchenry
- IL-120
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Sep 04, 2024 2:09pm
19 people were hospitalized, including 16 inmates, after they were injured in a crash involving a prisoner transport bus and an SUV in Hainesville Wednesday afternoon. Read More
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Industry, enviros pounce on coke oven regs in rival lawsuits
- Illinois
- Industry
- source: Bing / E&E
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- Sep 04, 2024 1:22pm
Coke, a distilled version of coal, is an important fuel for the dwindling number of remaining integrated mills that turn iron ore into finished steel. Read More