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Health Officials: Illinois River Fish Now OK To Eat, Sometimes
An advisory against eating fish caught in many Illinois waterways has been removed as PCB levels lower, scientists said.

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An advisory against eating fish caught in many Illinois waterways has been removed as PCB levels lower, scientists said.

Evanston fire officials said they were dispatched to the scene at around 5 p.m. Tuesday and found the kitchen full of fire and smoke.
Coast Guard and fire crews got a report of about two dozen people in the water Tuesday evening.
Authorities said 28-year-old Malik Alim's body was found in Fox Lake Sunday after going underwater while tubing with his children Friday.
Former Bardwell Elementary School teacher Juan Avendano was found guilty of 6 felonies, including sexual assault and abuse of a minor.
Sheriff's deputies responded to a call of a home invasion on North Green Bay Road Monday evening.
St. Charles police said Amos L. Hollie, of Houston, took a necklace from a man early Sunday, cutting the victim with a knife in the process.
Des Plaines police said the Glenview man abandoned his car on the tracks after he got it stuck under the gates Tuesday morning.
Chicago Fire Department officials said residents of 15 units were displaced due to fire, smoke or water damage.
18-year-old Keeshanna Jackson was one of four people shot at an off-campus party Sunday night, police said.
Officials from the Wheeling Fire Department said the Red Cross and Human Services Department are helping residents find temporary shelter.
Springfield police said the incident occurred Monday, the first day back to school for students in the area.
Illinois State Police said a driver was shot early Sunday morning, causing him to crash the vehicle which killed another passenger.
Fire officials confirmed the body of a man they had been searching for since his water tube flipped over on Friday was found Sunday morning.
The Lake County Coroner's Office identified the teenager as Jesus Garcia, from Park City. The preliminary cause of death is drowning.
Chicago police said one man was killed in the crash and another is in serious condition.
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Officials from Loyola University Chicago said the Men's Basketball chaplain will celebrate with a virtual birthday party.
Chicago police said the boy is in stable condition at Comer Children's Hospital. The shooting also left a 22-year-old injured.
Officials from the Fox Lake Fire Department confirmed dive teams were near Crabapple Island for a water rescue Friday morning.