E Cougar Trail News Reports in Illinois

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Indiana State Police are investigating a shooting that occurred on Interstate 94 in Porter County Friday afternoon. Read More

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A 72-year-old Chicago woman was hurt after a two-car crash along US-12 Friday, according to the Cass County Sheriff's Office. Kalamazoo:KDPS officers investigate self-inflicted gunshot in car incident ... Read More

On Sunday morning, passers-by found Napa resident Jackie Rhodes, 81, lying in a ditch with major head injuries on the east side of Highway 29 / 128 just south of the entrance to Charles Krug Winery. She ... Read More

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A car crashed into an East Garfield Park apartment building that primarily houses seniors and people with disabilities Friday, sparking a fire. The force of the crash landed the ... Read More

Overdose is a leading cause of accidental death in the state and across the country, something not lost on public health organizations that supported the legislation to create the guides. Read More

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday to educate more drivers about vehicles transporting hazardous materials. The legislation was filed in direct response to ... Read More

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The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that pavement repairs on Interstate 55 over the Sangamon River just south of Sherman begin August 12. Read More

Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot revealed the preliminary findings of her investigation into the finances of the Village of Dolton on Thursday. During a packed meeting, Lightfoot said there's a ... Read More

The Henry P. Smith Post has started raising money to move Rome's historic B-52 bomber back onto its concrete pedestal after the July 16 tornado knocked it loose, according to former commander Michael ... Read More

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A stretch of West Nebraska Avenue in Peoria will be closed to all traffic starting Monday, Aug. 12, when a multimillion-dollar project to improve the street begins. The three-stage project is intended ... Read More

Scott Lincoln, a hydrologist at the National Weather Service, has found that climate change is making extreme rain events more common in Chicago. He said July of 2023 was a particularly bad month for ... Read More

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One route for the Traverse City Pit Spitters to make the playoffs was just taken off the map, and the "Road Closed" signs are at the ready on the other route. The Pit Spitters' 15-1 blowout loss to ... Read More

People are still cleaning up after flooding devastated McCook Lake in June, but improvements are starting to show. Immediately after the flooding that hit McCook Lake in June, no one could access ... Read More

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MONROE, La. (KNOE) - A wreck on I-20 past Exit 108 has caused congestion in traffic. This is all the information we have at this time. To monitor road conditions in your area, visit LA DOTD's website. Read More

The law requires the Illinois Secretary of State to include education on hazardous material placards in the Illinois Rules of the Road book students read during driver education courses. Local ... Read More

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Police have opened a death investigation after a woman was discovered dead at a terminal early Thursday morning at O'Hare International Airport. Read More

The National Weather Service has confirmed at least 32 tornadoes touched down during the July 15 derecho, setting the record for most tornadoes reported in the Chicago area during a single storm. Read More

People traveling through the area should be aware of traffic impacts as families move in to Illinois State University dorms. Read More

A man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for driving intoxicated for the fifth time when he caused a head-on crash that killed a 21-year-old man in Fox Lake. Read More