Worker Incinerated By Molten Metal At Caterpillar | Illinois PatchPM

Here are the news stories trending across Illinois on Wednesday night:

Caterpillar Failed To Protect Worker Incinerated By Molten Iron: OSHA

He had been working at the foundry nine days when he was incinerated after falling into a pot of iron heated above 2,000 degrees, OSHA said.>>Read More.

Driver In I-90 Crash That Killed Family Of 6 Was Drunk: Coroner

The July claimed the lives of a mother, father and their four kids and a family friend, as well as the wrong-way driver.>>>Read More.

Open Since 1908, Reichman Jewelers Calls It Quits: 'It's Too Dangerous'

"The bullet is still in my chest," the owner of the 114-year-old jewelry store said of a violent July armed robbery.>>Read More.

Woman Behind 'Nikki Gets Fit' Gets Real On Social Media

Though she describes herself as shy and an introvert, she's got more than 78,000 Instagram followers and another 63,000 on YouTube.>>>Read More.

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