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A truck driver fell from a height when his safety strap broke while he was inspecting his truck in the block of 800 Railway Court in Minooka about 4:40 a.m. Monday, August 12, 2024. The cause of death was related to head trauma from the fall. Truck driver dies after safety strap breaks in Minooka | WGN-TV ------------------- Aggregated and/or curated news by  CARDINAL NEWS - Arlingtoncardinal.com

Police and firefighters from Chicago responded about 4:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 14, 2024 to a large fire with 10 foot high flames and small explosions at an underground vault near the SoHo House Chicago at 113 North Green Street in Chicago. Chicago Fire Department assigned a Level 2 Hazmat to the incident. ComEd electrical vault fire prompts hazmat response in Chicago's West Loop - CBS Chicago SoHo House Chicago Hotel evacuated as CFD battles ComEd vault fir at Randolph, Green streets in West Loop - ABC7 Chicago SoHo House Chicago Fire: No injuries reported in Wednesday morning incident on Green Street  - WGN News SoHo House Hotel Chicago evacuated after West Loop electrical vault fire - YouTube  - ABC 7 Chicago Chicago Fire Media on X: "Level 2 hazmat @ 113 N. Green St, for electrical vault fire. Fire is out, all occupants evacuated from hotel, Com Ed on scene. Power is shut down to the building. Companies are watering the vault and monitoring CO levels in building (ws). Chi

Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 258 AM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024 ILZ005-006-141030- McHenry-Lake IL- Including the cities of Crystal Lake, Algonquin, McHenry, Woodstock, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, Mundelein, and Gurnee 258 AM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024 ...Areas of Dense Fog... Areas of dense fog will locally reduce visibilities to one quarter mile or less across mainly northern portions of Lake County Illinois and possibly spreading into northeastern McHenry County. Fog will quickly dissipate and visibilities rapidly improve shortly after sunrise this morning. ------------------- Aggregated and/or curated news by  CARDINAL NEWS - Arlingtoncardinal.com