TRAFFIC MESS ON ROUTE 50 IN BRADLEY….. TRAFFIC DETOURS IN IROQUOIS COUNTY TODAY ….. NO INJURIES IN IROQUOIS COUNTY ACCIDENTS….. IMH’s BERG MEETS EXAM REQUIREMENTS….. GIBSON CITY HOSPITAL PREPS FOR GOLF FUNDRAISER…… Illiana News Notes today on WGFA >
ANOTHER SUNNY DAY. HIGH NEAR 86 THIS AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS AT 5-8 MPH.
- HAZMAT OFFICIALS WERE BUSY IN BRADLEY YESTERDAY CLEANING UP A DIESEL SPILL AT ROUTE 50 AND NORTH STREET. A SOUTHBOUND TRACTOR-TRAILER TIPPED OVER ON ITS SIDE WHEN THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL. THE DRIVER WAS NOT IDENTIFIED. SEVERAL CHARGES ARE PENDING. MOTORISTS WERE ADVISED TO AVOID THAT AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON WHILE EMERGENCY CREWS RESPONDED. A DETOUR WAS IN PLACE WHILE THE MESS WAS CLEANED UP. BRADLEY POLICE, BRADLEY FIRE,STATE POLICE, KANKAKEE FIRE and HAZMAT TEAMS, and I-DOT OFFICIALS WERE ALL AT THE SCENE FOR ABOUT FIVE-HOURS.
- MOTORISTS IN IROQUOIS COUNTY SHOULD NOTE ALTERNATE ROUTES ARE NECESSARY TODAY WHILE TWO ROADS ARE CLOSED FOR UPGRADE WORK. HIGH ENGINEER JOEL MOORE REPORTS CH 41 and CH 23 WILL BE CLOSED FROM ABOUT 7 AM ‘TIL LATER IN THE DAY WHILE TILE WORK IS COMPLETED. CH 23 WILL BE CLOSED AT 700-E …. between 2800 and 2900-N. In Stockland Tsp—-CH 41 is closed from 2800-E …. between 1160-N and 1200-N.
- 16-yr-old Jennifer Ritzma of Crescent City lost control of a van and flipped the vehicle in a ditch. Saturday’s accident injured Ritzma and four passengers. Iroquois County Sheriff’s Police investigated on 1900-N near 1750-E. No ticket was issued.
- An accident Sunday sent a Kempton man to Riverside Hospital. Rodney Jonkman was westbound on 2950-N when he failed to negotiate a curve. The vehicle hit a guide wire for a utility pole and then overturned several times. Jonkman was cited for failure to reduce speed.
- Linda Berg, V-P of Patient Services at IMH was completed exam requirements for her licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator. Berg is also IMH’s Chief Nurse Executive.
- The Gibson Area Hospital Foundation has set its 18th annual golf outing and hospital fundraiser. July 12th is the date at Railside Golf Club in Gibson City. More info at the hospital.
- Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels are spending time promoting healty living styles. Blagojevich is endorsing Men’s Health Week this week thru Sunday. Mitch Daniels is in Washington, D.C today to talk about being healthy. He’s looking to improve the “Healthier Indiana” program.
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