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Illinois Man Dies in Hang Gliding Accident
27-year-old hang gliding instructor Zachary Marzec died in a hang gliding accident in Groveland, Fla. advertisement A Libertyville man died in a hang gliding accident Saturday at the Groveland Airport in Groveland, Fla.
Alleged drunk driver crashes into four houses
An elderly man who was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol collided with four houses earlier this week in Palos Hills, rendering one completely unfit for occupancy. Palos Hills…
Two workers injured after falling into hole at water plant
On Thursday, two workers were injured after falling into a settling tank at the Calumet Water Reclamation plant. Fire teams rushed to the plant, located on the city’s Far South…
Notre Dame closes investigation on student’s death
The president of the University of Notre Dame says the school has concluded its investigation of the death of Declan Sullivan at its campus last fall. Earlier this week, the…
Official: Fan death at Bears game tragic accident
CHICAGO (AP) – A stadium official says the death of 23-year-old man who fell from a concourse at Chicago’s Soldier Field during halftime of Sunday’s Bears-Eagles game appears to have been accidental. Soldier Field spokesman Luca Serra said Monday that the man’s death was an “unfortunate accident.” He called it an “isolated incident.” The Cook County medical examiner’s office publicly identified the man Monday as Stewart Haverty of Woodstock.
Woman arrested after plowing into hotel
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Metro Police spent a couple of hours tracking down a woman who plowed into a west side hotel. No one was staying inside the hotel room when police say the woman hit the side of the Best Western on High School Road at around 3:40 a.m.
Ill. officer’s father: Son couldn’t handle gun
LYNWOOD, Ill. – An Illinois police officer’s father says his son couldn’t be the person who killed one man and wounded two others this week in shootings on the Illinois-Indiana border.
Five-year-old boy shot and killed by accidental shooting
A 5-year-old boy, identified as Jonathan Jackson, was killed when he was accidentally shot inside a home in the city’s Lawndale neighborhood. Police say the boy was shot in the…
Woman injured in accident
A 37-year-old woman was injured when she allegedly turned her car in front of another car at Dirksen Parkway and Clear Lake Avenue on Tuesday. The crash happened at the intersection about 12:41 p.m., police said.
No serious injuries in bus-car accident
Two students were shaken up but no serious injuries were reported Tuesday morning when a charter bus carrying 40 seventh-graders from Wheaton’s Monroe Middle School struck a car in Glen Ellyn. The two youngsters were transported to Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield where they were checked out and released to their parents, authorities said.