Springfield woman charged in connection with Menard County crash that killed one Petersburg woman
A Springfield woman is charged in a crash in Menard County that took the life of a Petersburg woman. Authorities say the accident happened Saturday night when a truck hit a mini van head on Illinois Route
Updated: One dead, another injured after collision on Route 97 Saturday night
UPDATE: On Monday, May 13, Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon confirmed the identity of the victim as Marjorie Hinds of Petersburg. Preliminary autopsy findings show Hinds died of multiple blunt force injuries as a result of the
Springfield man in custody after accident that left thousands across the Illinois capital without power
A Springfield man is in custody and facing charges in connection with an accident last Thursday that knocked out power to many Springfield residents. The accident occurred when a car struck a pylon pole at Fourth and
AP: 3 children and 2 adults die after school bus collides with semi in Illinois, authorities say
RUSHVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Five people, including three children, were killed in western Illinois when a school bus and semitruck collided on a highway Monday, authorities said. The bus was traveling eastbound when it crossed the center
AP: United Airlines plane rolls off runway in Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — Passengers had to be evacuated from a United Airlines plane after it rolled off a runway and got stuck in the grass in Houston Friday morning. No injuries were reported among the 160 passengers
ISP patrol car hit by driver over weekend in Sangamon County, officer and driver recovering from minor injuries
Over the weekend, an Illinois State Police squad car was hit head-on by a wrong-way driver in Sangamon County. Around 9:35 p.m., the driver was traveling east in the westbound lanes of Interstate 72 near New Berlin.
AP: Fire causes extensive damage to iconic Chicago restaurant known for its breakfasts
CHICAGO (AP) — An overnight fire caused extensive damage to an iconic Chicago restaurant that’s known for its breakfasts and is filled with decades of memorabilia, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the Palace Grill around 10
Illinois OSHA releases report on 2021 firefighter death investigation
Last week, the Illinois Department of Labor’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (IL OSHA) released its incident report following the conclusion of an investigation into the 2021 apartment fire which took the life of Chicago firefighter
Woman struck by train in Springfield
On Thursday morning a pedestrian was killed after a train struck her near the intersection of North 5th & East Bergen Streets in Springfield. She was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:50 AM. Today, after allowing
Two-vehicle crash on Wednesday on Illinois Route 125 near Glick Road leaves one person dead
A two-vehicle crash on Illinois Route 125 near Glick Road has left one person dead. Yesterday – December 13 -Illinois State Police responded to the location for a report of a two-unit crash, involving a pick-up truck