Amtrak Faces Delays If CN EJ&E Merger Approved
CN Railway seeks to buy the Elgin Joliet & Eastern to bypass Chicago congestion. A merger could force Amtrak to reroute 11 miles north of Interstate 90 and abandon the line, risking long delays and possible shutdowns for hundreds of thousands of annual riders. Amtrak says alternative routes are more circuitous and crowded with trains.
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Chicago
Surface Transportation Board
CN Railway Company
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
Ej&e
Union Station
Ashley Hatfield powers through Miss America prelims in Las Vegas
Miss Illinois Ashley Hatfield describes the Miss America pageant marathon as exhausting yet energizing. She details rehearsals and press events during the six day preliminary rounds that determine the top 15 for the live broadcast, noting the heavy schedule and camera readiness.
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Las Vegas
Ashley Hatfield
Anna
Hatfield
Katie Bailey
Grace Gore
University of Mississippi
McLeansboro man dies at oil site amid gas odor
Kenneth Reiger 35 was found on a catwalk between two oil tank batteries at a Franklin County oil field operated by Budmark Oil Co. Firefighters retrieved him using breathing apparatus after a strong odor of hydrogen sulfide. autopsy to determine cause. Services set in McLeansboro.
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Kenneth Reiger
Franklin County
McLeansboro
Reiger
TMZ
Budmark Oil Co
West Frankfort
Bill Wilson
Old Mine 24
Petroff
Reed
Wilson
West City
Stephen Leek
First General Baptist Church
Harre
Fire at Monte Carlo prompts guests to flee casino hotel
A rooftop fire at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip sent smoke and flaming debris onto the street. Officials said the blaze spread across the foam rooftop facade but was brought under control in about an hour with no serious injuries reported. Firefighters methodically checked each floor as guests evacuated and law enforcement secured the area.
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Las Vegas
Cary Beville
Beville
Monte Carlo Resort and Casino
Monte Carlo
Clark County
Steve Smith
ESPN GameDay set to broadcast from SIU Arena in Carbondale
SIU Arena prepares for ESPN GameDay telecast at 10 a.m. with two crews operating separately. Mark Gadzik coordinates marketing and crowd plans. aims for 1,000 to 9,000 fans, with doors opening at 8:30 a.m. for Dawg Pound members as fans gather outside.
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Carbondale
SIU
ESPN
Creighton
ESPN2
Jason King
Espn GameDay
Arena
King
Mark Gadzik
Gadzik
Dawg Pound
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Associated Press
Maliyah Wooten
Century Elementary
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