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ATV Rider Dies While Fleeing ISP | Cop Shot After Dog Demand | Dump Truck Dirt Spill Causes Crash: IL Weekend

Father, daughter identified after fiery crash kills 4 | Woman smashes car windows, injures cop: police | Body pulled from river | Jury scam

State police said a man who attempted to flee officers in an ATV was killed after crashing the vehicle while driving the wrong way on I-55.

Also, suburban police engaged in a standoff for several hours with a man they say was "behaving erratically" and threatened to "rain fire" on them unless they found his dogs, before firing dozens of gunshots and striking one officer who was wearing a Kevlar vest.

Plus, the coroner's office has identified four people, including a 5-year-old girl, who were killed in a late-night head-on crash just before Halloween.

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ATV Rider Identified By Coroner: Man, 48, Died Fleeing Illinois State Police On I-55, Officials Say

The man died after crashing his ATV while driving the wrong way on I-55, state police said. Troopers responded after receiving a report of someone illegally driving an ATV on the highway.

Man Shoots Cop In Back After Demanding Officers Find His Dogs: Police

A suburban man is accused of firing shots at police from inside his house, hitting one officer who was wearing a Kevlar vest, after acting erratically and saying officers needed to help him find his dogs, authorities said. Police said he also deployed pepper spray, which was inhaled by some officers, and throw "an unknown liquid" on police.

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Dump Truck Spills Dirt On Roadway, Causing Rollover Crash

Traffic was snarled and a ramp to Interstate-290 was shut down for an extended period Monday morning, according to police.

5-Year-Old Girl, 3 Other Victims In Fatal Fiery Crash Identified: Coroner

All four occupants of the vehicles, including a 26-year-old man and his 5-year-old daughter, were killed in the fiery head-on crash.

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Woman Smashes Car Windows With 'Metal Object' Before Injuring Officer: Cops

Residents called the police to report someone "actively smashing out" car windows Saturday evening, officials said. Police say the woman threw the object at officers before injuring one in a "brief struggle" before she was taken into custody.

Fishermen Find Body In River

A cause of death has not yet been determined, police said.

Alert Resident Avoids Falling For Jury Duty Text Scam

The scammer told a resident that she needed to secure a cash bond to quash the warrant for missing jury duty, according to police.

2 Women Killed In Car Crash Near Rate Field: Report

Police said one of the victims lost control of her car Sunday night and drove into oncoming traffic, where the car was struck by an SUV.

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ICE Agents Request Use Of Fire Station Parking Lot: Village

The Village Board will vote Monday night on a resolution that would formally prohibit the use of municipal property for immigration enforcement.

Funds Raised After Man Killed In Electrocution Accident

Money was being raised for the family of a man who died while trying to help a farmer whose tractor hit a power line.

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