An Illinois woman spent roughly nine hours stuck on a cliff ledge on Christmas Eve, screaming for help until someone heard her. First responders said she first got stuck around 4 p.m. on Tuesday and wasn’t rescued until the early hours of Christmas morning. Local media footage showed the woman […]
Riley Horner, from Kirkland, Illinois, suffered a traumatic head injury that doctors originally deemed a concussion. After dozens of seizures and numerous visits to the hospital, Riley continues to suffer from short-term memory loss. Riley said that she keeps detailed notes of events happening throughout the day, and sets an […]
Local police pulled over and arrested an Illinois mum, after receiving a report that she was driving with her children on top of the car in an inflatable pool. According to police, Jennifer Yeager, 49, said that she drove into town to inflate the pool at a friend’s house, then […]
Zookeepers euthanised an injured flamingo at the Miller Park Zoo in Illinois, after a child threw a rock into its habitat. The rock ended up breaking the flamingo’s leg, and staff determined “the best course of action” would be to put it down, the zoo’s director told INSIDER in a […]
At least 37 people were taken to hospital on Thursday after a chemical spill sent toxic plumes into the air. The injured included 11 firefighters and three police officers. In total, seven of the 37 injured were in critical, but stable condition. Authorities said the incident began early in the […]
