Notable Night Sky News
Let’s find out now what’s going on overhead this week. With our Notable Night Sky News, here’s Madeline Shepley, Astronomy Professor and Director of the Strickler Planetarium at Olivet.
Body found in river
Local authorities say they don’t know the identity of a man pulled from the Kankakee River Saturday afternoon. Kankakee Fire Chief Bryan LaRoche says the body was spotted by a fisherman just below the dam in Kankakee, by the fishing area next to the city’s hydro-electric plant. County Coroner Bob Gessner says the body had been in the water for quite some time and could only say it was the body of an african-american man. The investigation continues.
Bradley man hit by train
Bradley Police are investigating after a train hit a man in the village early Saturday morning. Bradley Police say it was about 3:15 Saturday morning when they were called to the Canadian National tracks just south of North Street. When they got there, officers found a 42-year-old Bradley man that had been hit under one of the train engines. A press release says the man’s legs had “major trauma inflicted during the incident”. The man was taken to a local hospital before being transferred to another trauma center. The incident is being investigated by Bradley Police and the Canadian National Railroad Police.
Two fires in Kankakee Sunday night
Kankakee City Fire Department personnel were called out to a pair of fires overnight. Fire Chief Bryan LaRoche says the first was about 7:30 last night in the 300 block of West Merchant where fire in the two-story, multi-unit home started on the first floor and quickly spread tot he second floor and attic. Three of the four units in the building were occupied at the time. No one was injured in the blaze which in under investigation.
Then about 10:30 last night, firefighters were called to another blaze at a home in the 200 block of South Fraser. Reports say firefighters found heavy flames coming from the home when they arrived and a male resident of the house was taken to the hospital with server burns. It’s thought he was alone in the house at the time of the blaze, which is thought to have been accidental in nature. Chief LaRoche says there was heavy damage to the home with damage estimates to be in the 100-thousand-dollar range. Kankakee Fire was assisted fighting the fires by crews from as far away as Will County.
Small fire in Olivet dorm Saturday
A small fire was reported in a residence hall at Olivet over the weekend. Reports say it happened a little before nine Saturday night when food was left unattended in a toaster on the second floor of McClain Hall. Reports say the fire was quickly put out. There were no injuries reported.
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