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Safety Concerns Delay Investigation Of McCook Factory Explosion
In McCook, work crews began the job of shoring up a fire-damaged factory after an explosion last night tore through a metals grinding plant, reports CBS 2’s Derrick Blakely.
Explosions, Fire At Cary Paint Plant
Firefighters were on the scene of an explosion and fire at a paint manufacturing plant that injured three people in the northwest suburbs.
Police Arrest West Suburban Man In Explosion At Neighbor’s Home
A west suburban man was charged Thursday with two felony counts in the case of an explosive device that damaged a home in his southeast Naperville neighborhood last fall.
Huge Explosion In Indianapolis Still A Mystery
A huge explosion overnight left a small Indianapolis neighborhood in fear. CBS 2′s Derrick Blakley reports.
Would-Be Pyrotehcnician Injured In Illegal Fireworks Explosion
A young man with hopes of getting a license to legally explode fireworks may have blown his chance this week.
4 Teens Arrested For Detonating Homemade Bomb
Four teenagers were charged with aggravated assault after tossing from a car a homemade bomb that exploded near three men and a newborn baby in south suburban Country Club Hills.
Explosion Rips Through House In Auburn-Gresham Neighborhood
An explosion Monday morning left a house on the verge of collapsing to the ground in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood.
Explosion Destroys House In Suburban Manhattan
A house in southwest suburban Manhattan was leveled by an explosion Monday morning.
Jury Awards $180 Million To Men Burned In Grain Bin Explosion
A federal jury in St. Louis has awarded $180 million to three men battered and burned while working in a Chester, Ill., grain bin that exploded in 2010.
9 Hurt In Fire, Explosion At Villa Park VFW Post
A fire and explosion overnight left nine people injured at a VFW hall in Villa Park Tuesday night.
1 Dead, 10 Hospitalized In Arlington Heights Explosion
One person was killed Tuesday morning, and 10 others were injured, in an explosion at a manufacturing plant in Arlington Heights.
Man Charged In Connection With Explosion At His Deerfield Home
Police have charged a Deerfield man with two felonies in connection with a Jan. 2 explosion and fire that burned him.
Skokie Explosion May Have Been Arson, Report Says
A Skokie two-flat that destroyed by an explosion and fire last month may have been set ablaze intentionally.
Explosion, Fire Destroy South Suburban Restaurant
A massive fire destroyed a one-story building that housed a Chinese restaurant in south suburban Worth on Saturday after bystanders said they heard a loud explosion.
Battery Explosion At O’Hare Prompts Emergency Response
A battery inside a checked piece of baggage exploded at O’Hare International Airport on Tuesday, injuring a baggage handler.
Family Settles Lawuits Over Fatal Train Derailment For $36M
Canadian National Railway has agreed to pay more than $36 million to the family of a 44-year-old woman who was killed in a train derailment and explosion in Rockford two years ago.
Man Dies In Hoffman Estates Explosion
A Hoffman Estates man is dead, after suffering burns all over his body during a fire and explosion at his home on Monday evening.
Blast Injures Five In Town Near Kankakee
An explosion near the town of Herscher has injured five people.
Firefighters Battle Blaze At Chemical Plant Near Minooka
The explosion occurred shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday at the Lyondell-Bassell Equistar Division plant, at 8805 N. Tabler Rd.
Shaft Explosion Sends Debris Flying In South Holland
Hazardous materials crews were sent out this morning after a reported explosion in a shaft in the ground.
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