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Semi-Truck Leaking Sodium Bisulfiate Shuts Down Edens Expressway Ramp in Skokie — 11 Fire Departments Respond as Crews Offload Chemical Onto Second Truck
SKOKIE, ILLINOIS — A semi-truck leaking sodium bisulfite shut down a portion of the northbound Edens Expressway in Skokie early Monday morning, triggering a...
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Illinois Truck Driver Faces Grand Theft Charge After Evading $21,991 in Ohio Turnpike Tolls Over Two Years — Faces 18 Months in Prison, Semi-Truck Could Be Seized...
BRYAN, OHIO — An Illinois truck driver has been indicted on a grand theft charge after allegedly evading nearly $22,000 in Ohio Turnpike tolls...
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New Jersey Semi-Truck Driver Charged With Attempted Murder After Causing 8 Crashes on I-57 Road Rage, Then Pulling Driver From Wrecked Car and Attempting...
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A New Jersey semi-truck driver is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly driving recklessly on northbound Interstate 57 in Chicago on...
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Construction Site Tractor-Trailer Fails to Lower Dump Bed, Strikes Overhead Sign and Collapses It Across Four Lanes — 13-Hour Closure
CASEYVILLE, ILLINOIS — Interstate 64 reopened in both directions at I-255 in St. Clair County Thursday afternoon after a tractor-trailer with a raised dump...
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Metal Spool Falls From Failing Overhead Crane and Kills Worker During Flatbed Loading Operation in Carol Stream — OSHA Investigating
CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS — A 55-year-old worker died Tuesday after an overhead crane gave way while he attempted to load a large metal spool...
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Two Illinois Men Arrested at Scene After Stealing Diesel and Pouring It Into Gas-Powered Getaway Vehicles — Truck Dies Immediately, ATV Quits Shortly After
DIXON, ILLINOIS — A diesel theft attempt in Lee County fell apart Saturday night after two suspects poured the stolen fuel into gas-powered vehicles,...