Extra-alarm fire guts chemical plant in LaSalle
The Environmental Protection Agency has been testing the air and water near the plant.
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Kris Habermehl is a traffic and breaking news reporter for CBS News Chicago.
Habermehl returned to CBS News Chicago in March, 2022.
Kris is CBS News Chicago's eye in the sky from Skywatch, providing traffic reports during the morning news and following breaking news from the air all day long.
He's a five-time Emmy Award winner, a licensed pilot and a lieutenant and training officer at the Kirkland Fire Depertment. Habermehl has been a pilot since he was a young boy.
Habermehl is known for his voice and incredible range of knowledge, not to mention his pristine attention to detail.
CBS News Chicago's Ed Curran put it, "Kris doesn't just tell you there's a fire; he tells you what's burning by the color of the smoke."
The Environmental Protection Agency has been testing the air and water near the plant.
The FAA ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. Eastern Time, 8 a.m. Central Time.
The plane came out of nowhere and just pulled up next to traffic.
The boy was on the sidewalk when he was shot in the abdomen and under the right arm, police said.
The crash has caused a hazardous materials response, and drivers who normally use I-94 are advised to seek alternate routes.
The left lane of the southbound Tri-State was closed at the scene for an investigation.
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The officer was responding to a robbery at a smoke shop nearby.
The boy was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in an unknown condition.
The car went across the parkway and the drive-through lane and slammed into the seating area.
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The driver escaped with only minor injuries.
In a dangerous situation and a sure surprise to stylists, the vehicle crashed deep into the Hair Cuttery at 13400 S. Route 59.
The 314 U.S. military personnel onboard were heading from Topeka, Kansas to Poland. We are told the soldiers were part of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team.
Initial reports indicated the shooting may have started with an incident at the McDonald's at 36 W. 95th St.