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A motorcycle and truck accident on U.S. 45 South claimed the life of one Flora man. According to Illinois State Patrol, the accident occurred as a 31-year-old man was driving a motorcycle down the roadway and it struck a pickup truck. The pickup truck stopped at a stop sign on U.S. 45 West, but failed… Read More

A one-car accident in Champaign resulted in two people being transported to Carle Foundation Hospital in fair condition. According to sheriff, the vehicle was heading east on a gravel roadway when the driver lost control and left the roadway. This then caused the vehicle to flip and roll over. One of the victims was not… Read More

Doctors and researchers at the University of Illinois College of Medicine are conducting a study on the effect that cooling has on the brain in the cases of people who have suffered traumatic brain injuries. Doctors noticed that people tend to do better in the morning when their temperatures are lower, than they do at… Read More

A fire was reported at 8 a.m. last Wednesday at businesses near the University of Illinois Champaign campus. It is unknown what caused the fire, but the roof did collapse at Zorba’s Restaurant. This building also houses another cafe, university offices, a clothing store and apartments. The fire took over two hours to be contained… Read More

A man is suing a spinal surgeon and the Trinity  Regional Health System in a medical malpractice lawsuit after losing his sight in a surgical procedure. The incident occurred in May 2010 when the man went into the hospital for lumbar spine surgery in order to have bone fragments removed. According to the patient, he… Read More

The 71-year-old groundskeeper for the Minne Monesse Golf Course was at the course the day after a blizzard in February when he was killed in a plow truck fire. The accident occurred as the man attempted to hop into the truck to plow the snow and it caught fire. He succumbed to the smoke and… Read More

One man was sent to the hospital after a three-vehicle accident in Urbana. The accident occurred outside of Urbana Middle School and involved a car, a school bus carrying children, and a minivan. According to the police, the accident occurred when a 54-year-old man was driving down Vine Street and he tried to pass a… Read More

An accident between two trucks and a car left four people injured. The accident occurred on Interstate 80 near Atkinson. A box truck was traveling eastbound on the highway when it was struck by a passenger car in the rear. After the collision, the two vehicles were unable to move off of the roadway and… Read More

Two people were killed and three more were injured in a car accident on I-74 over the weekend. According to reports on the accident, a 63-year-old man and a 62-year-old woman were traveling east on I-74 when their vehicle entered the median of the roadway. The car traveled several hundred feet on the median before… Read More

Smith Dairy Products Company has announced the recall of a line of smoothies after it was found that they could cause a deadly reaction in consumers. The f’real  brand Strawberry Banana Smoothies may contained peanuts that are not declared on the ingredients list. Roughly 2 percent of Americans have this allergen and they could suffer… Read More