CHICAGO—A 5-year-old boy has died five days after being seriously injured in a drive-by shooting on Chicago’s North Side, police said. Devin McGregor was pronounced dead Thursday night at Lurie Children’s Hospital, police said. Devin’s mother was buckling him into a car seat in the Rogers Park neighborhood Sunday evening when a car pulled alongside…
Researchers Devise Method to Cleanse Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ From Water
August 30, 2022
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With mounting reports warning the earth’s water supply is being tainted with hazardous human-made “forever chemicals”—known as PFAS–University of California—chemists at Los Angeles (UCLA) and Northwestern University in Illinois have found a cheap, effective solution to an issue that may pose a global threat to human health. PFAS, or per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are chemicals able…
Feds Declare Emergency in 4 States After Oil Refinery Fire in Indiana
The federal government on Aug. 26 declared a regional emergency affecting Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, following an “unanticipated shutdown” of an oil refinery in Indiana due to a fire. The fire on Aug. 24 knocked out the electrical power and cooling water systems at BP Whiting in Indiana, causing it to shut down and undergo…
Illinois Resident Tests Positive for Tick-Borne Heartland Virus
August 24, 2022
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An older person who lives in rural Jackson County has become the third individual to test positive for the tick-borne Heartland virus in Illinois since 2018. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said in a press release on Aug. 23 that the older individual had “recently” tested positive for the virus, for which there is…
Josef Newgarden Claims Win in Illinois for 5th of Season
Josef Newgarden took the checkered flag at the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 on Saturday in Madison, Illinois, for his series-best fifth win of the season. He withstood a late charge from rookie David Malukas for the win, Newgarden’s third straight at World Wide Technology Raceway. Scott McLaughlin finished third. The race was delayed for two…
3 People Injured in Shooting Outside Six Flags Theme Park in Illinois
Three people were injured following gunfire outside the Six Flags theme park in Gurnee, Illinois on Sunday, the Gurnee Police Department said. Two victims were transported to the area medical center with non-life-threatening injuries after the shooting at the theme park, while the third victim declined transport to the hospital, the police department said in…
2 Killed When Small Plane Crashes on Roadway in Illinois
HANNA CITY, Ill.—Two people were killed Saturday when a single-engine plane crashed on a roadway in the small central Illinois community of Hanna City, officials said. According to officials in Peoria County, the plane crashed at about 12:30 p.m. on Route 116. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said two people who have not been identified…
Police Arrest Man Accused of Shooting Inside Mall of America
BLOOMINGTON, Minn.—A man accused of firing shots inside the Mall of America before fleeing the suburban Minneapolis shopping complex with the help of several accomplices has been arrested in Chicago, authorities said. Shamar Alon Lark, 21, of Minneapolis, was arrested Thursday along with another man who had been sought following the Aug. 4 shooting, the…
Illinois Daycare Worker Tests Positive for Monkeypox, Potentially Exposing Children
A worker at a daycare center in Illinois has tested positive for monkeypox, according to state health officials, who noted that the individual is in isolation and doing well. Lauri Sanders, a spokeswoman for the Illinois Department of Public Health, said the case, which was identified at an undisclosed child crèche in the village of…
8th Person Dies From Wrong-Way Crash on Illinois Highway
HAMPSHIRE, Ill.—An eighth person has died from a fiery crash involving a wrong-way car on an interstate in northern Illinois, state police announced Wednesday. Thomas Dobosz, 32, of Rolling Meadows, Illinois, has died, police said. He was driving a Chevrolet full-size van carrying his 31-year-old wife, Lauren, and five children ages 5 to 13 when…
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