Archive for August, 2011
Governor Quinn Sends IEMA, National Guard Assets to New York State to Help East Coast Hurricane Response
– State Stands Ready to Help With Additional Assistance as Hurricane Approaches East Coast – CHICAGO – August 27, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today deployed personnel from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and the Illinois National Guard to New York State to help with preparations for Hurricane Irene. Governor Quinn said Illinois stands ready [...]
Plane Crashes at Kansas City Air Show, Pilot Killed
The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A stunt pilot was killed in fiery crash during a Kansas City air show on Saturday after his plane appeared unable to get out of a downward spiral and nosedived into a grassy field, witnesses and authorities said. Missouri Department of Aviation spokesman Joe McBride said the pilot [...]
Storm kills 3, injures 71 at Belgian festival
BELGIUM — A storm swept through a popular open-air music festival in this town in eastern Belgium on Thursday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 70 others, an official said. Ambulances and police cars raced to and from the site of the Pukkelpop festival, near the town of Hasselt, 50 miles east [...]
I-57 Traffic Re-Opened, Traffic Flowing Again…
Emergency traffic Update: Friday, Aug 19, 2011 9:11 AM Illinois State Police report Interstate 57 traffic is moving again after a downed power line stopped traffic in both directions this (Fri) morning. Com-Ed crews clipped and removed a power line that was draped across the southbound lanes just north of the Bradley exit 315. A [...]
Accident, Downed Power Lines Closes I-57 at Exit 315
Emergency News > 7:52 AM, Aug 19, 2011 A construction zone accident has closed I-57 at the Bradley exit this (Fri) morning. Motorists are urged to find alternate routes. A power line came down across the interstate just north of the 315 exit. Traffic reports had I-57 back-ups for 5-6 miles. “Your Illiana News Source” [...]