Achlorine leak at a swimming school sent eleven people to the hospital on Friday morning. The incident occurred at the Goldfish Swim School in Naperville, Illinois. Emergency crews responded at approximately 10:20 a.m. and tended to several people suffering from symptoms including vomiting, nauseas, shortness of breath and chest pain. Ambulances transported nine individuals…
A man traveling near Hampshire, Illinois on his bicycle was killed when an accident occurred with another vehicle. As the 58-year-old bicyclist was traveling east on Allen Road he attempted to cross an intersection, where he had the right of way, and collided with an SUV. The driver of the SUV, a 64-year-old male,…
A 58-year-old woman died on Monday after acar collided with her motorcycle. The woman was struck while an 82-year-old woman attempted to make a left turn onto Grand Boulevard from southbound Weber Road in Romeoville, Illinois. Authorities responded to that accident that occurred at approximately 1:55 p.m. Both drivers were transported to the hospital…
A Palatine, Illinois man has been sentenced to two years in prison foraggravated driving under the influence. The 35-year-old man was involved in an accident in November when he was found unconscious behind the wheel of his vehicle that had collided with two parked cars. He could potentially only serve one year in prison…
The campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago was the scene of afatal accident that occurred on early Friday morning. A 20-year-old female fell off of a stairwell that is attached to one of the campuses buildings that is open to the public. She was transported to a nearby hospital where she was…
Awrongful death suit that was filed by the family of a killed highway worker is going to trial, and jury selections have begun. In May 2012, four highway workers were struck on Highway 64 in Illinois as they were working in the median. Kory Links, Adam Evans, Dennis Beard, and Brian Moore were repairing…
In the small, rural town of Hamel, Illinois located just outside St. Louis, Missouri one person is dead following a semicrash that happened Saturday afternoon. In addition, a pickup truck and a semi both collided at the intersection of Route 140, and Route 4 in the little town. The pickup rear-ended the semi, and…
A driver of a Jeep Laredo caused a serious accident and then fled the scene on foot. The accident happened around 9:37 p.m. Friday in Elgin, Illinois at the intersection of Seneca Street and Spring Street. The driver of the Jeep was traveling at an excessive speed on Seneca when he failed to stop…
Friday afternoon six children were injured after an accident involving a school bus occurred in Belleville, Illinois. It is presumed that the accident happened when the driver of an SUV failed to yield at the intersection of Foley Drive and West Main Street, as they were turning left. The driver of the SUV and…
Sadly, a person was struck and killed Friday morning by a MetroLink train in Belleville, Illinois. The unidentified person was hit and killed near the Swansea station and Scheel Street. The female pedestrian was walking on the tracks for unknown reasons when the westbound train hit her. The victim’s car was found near the…