Van Hits Wabash County Jail In Saturday Crash
A Chrysler van struck a pole on 4th Street and crossed the sidewalk before hitting the Wabash County Jail on Saturday. Ag Days patrons reported a loud boom. one person was taken away on a stretcher with no serious injuries reported.
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Picky eating linked to anxiety in young children study finds
A Duke University led study of about 900 two to five year olds finds severe picky eaters and those with moderate pickiness show higher rates of anxiety and low mood over two years. Three percent were severely picky while eighteen percent showed moderate selectivity, with outgrowth likely for many.
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Chicago
Nancy Zucker
Duke University
Zucker
Journal
Pediatrics
Arthur Lavin
Cleveland
Lavin
American Academy of Pediatrics
Duke's Medical Center
Durham
North Carolina
Illinois trooper honored for rescue of submerged car
Illinois state trooper Jason Blessing of Fairfield received the Medal of Honor for rescuing 54 year old Allen L Klein from a car that veered into a flooded ditch near Illinois 14 in Hamilton County last August. A passerby aided by breaking a window with a hammer. Blessing and others pulled the man to safety and revived him.
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Fairfield
Illinois
McLeansboro
Evansville
Indiana
Courier & Press
Jason Blessing
Illinois 14
Hamilton County
Blessing
Allen L. Klein
Klein
Tent collapse at Prairie Fest kills man near Chicago
A sudden storm at Prairie Fest in Wood Dale Illinois caused a tent to blow from its moorings and collapse on crowd members. One man Steven Nincic 35 died and more than a dozen were injured with 15 hospitalized and others treated on site as the festival canceled its remaining events.
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Chicago
Mike Rivas
Wood Dale
Steven Nincic
Rivas
Craig Celia
Tracy Anderson
Anderson
Chicago Tribune
Art Woods
Safety cited in Winnebago County bid for more jail guards
Rockford Illinois AP reports Winnebago County asks the board for a 6.7 million budget boost to hire 26 jail guards and buy equipment. The move aims to address staff shortages blamed for endangering corrections officers while the jail runs with 36 fewer staff since 2007 and a rising average population. An IDOC inspection urged exploring options to raise security staff levels.
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Winnebago County
Rockford, Ill
Winnebago
Gary Caruana
Rockford Register Star
Illinois Department of Corrections
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