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One person dies after collision involving motorcycle, tractor-trailer on Route 4 at I-70
One person died June 9 on Route 4 just south of I-70, near Marine in Madison County after a motorcycle and tractor-trailer collided. According to Illinois State Trooper Ryan Wagand, the call came in at approximately 9:10 a.m. “Preliminary information indicates that ISP Troop 8 responded to the above location for the report of a…
Read MoreOne person dies in three-vehicle crash on Route 143 near Pierron
By Charles Bolinger Editor • A driver died Wednesday after a multi-car accident on Route 143 near Pierron. According to Jessica Zobrist, public information officer for the Highland-Pierron Fire Department, at 3:39 p.m. on Feb. 25, 2026, the Highland-Pierron Fire Department was dispatched along with an ambulance with Eastern Madison County Ambulance District for the…
Read MorePedestrian struck on Main Street in Glen Carbon
By Kathy Turner • GLEN CARBON – A 95-year-old man driving on North Main Street in the village on June 17 struck a pedestrian. The accident occurred at approximately 10:45 a.m. in the 100 block of North Main at Ingle Drive near the village post of office. North Main was closed for several hours to…
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