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May 22nd, 2012
One person died and 10 others were injured when a machine exploded inside an Arlington Heights building, releasing chemical fumes, officials said.
May 23rd, 2012
The Illinois House approved a sweeping gambling expansion plan Wednesday, renewing an effort to build new casinos and put slot machines at Arlington Park that has stalled since last year. The plan would allow for 1,200 slot machines at the Arlington Heights track, as well as new casinos in Lake County, Chicago, the south suburbs, Rockford and downstate Danville.
May 22nd, 2012
The explosion that occurred in an Arlington Heights factory that killed one and injured several others may have a long-lasting physical and emotional impact on fellow workers and community members, according to Mary Capelli-Schellpfeffer, MD, medical director of occupational health at Loyola University Health System.
May 13th, 2012
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., May 13 (UPI) -- People with asthma have to watch out for more than pollen -- fruit, campfires, weather changes or insect bites can all trigger attacks, U.S. allergists warn.
May 23rd, 2012
Offering up a direct challenge to a resistant Gov. Pat Quinn, the Illinois House resurrected a huge expansion of legalized gambling Wednesday that includes a land-based casino in Chicago, four more on riverboats and allowing ailing horse-racing tracks to add slot machines.
May 22nd, 2012
OSHA investigators are back today at Arens Controls in Arlington Heights to try to determine what caused the explosion Tuesday that killed one employee and injured 12 other people, including three police officers and two firefighters. "There was nothing criminal, so we turned it over to OSHA," Arlington Heights Police Captain Kenneth Galinski said.
May 22nd, 2012
An explosion at a plant killed one worker and injured 10 others in northwest suburban Arlington Heights.
May 22nd, 2012
Authorities have identified the worker killed in a factory blast in Arlington Heights as a 55-year-old man from Itasca.
May 24th, 2012
Officials say cage around machine that exploded in Arlington Heights may have saved lives. House OK's gambling expansion, Quinn could still veto. Illinois House calls Senate's budget plan premature. Sears announces more layoffs. Woman claims her dog was shot dead in Addison. Phillip Phillips wins "American Idol."
May 23rd, 2012
It's lucky more people weren't seriously hurt in an explosion Tuesday at an Arlington Heights plant that killed a 55-year-old Itasca man, officials said Wednesday. "It was tragic to lose that one man," said Arlington Heights Fire Chief Glenn Ericksen, "but with the number of people in the building, we were very fortunate." While 17 people were treated at local hospitals or the scene for smoke ...
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