Title | Date | Summary | Source | Tags |
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16-year-old boy hurt in accident with firecracker | 1997-07-10 | None | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 10, 1997, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Fireworks, Accidents |
2 families still homeless 6 weeks after gas leak | 1989-07-27 | Six weeks after a massive gasoline leak from a Touhy Avenue Amoco Service Station two Skokie families still can't go home because officials are not yet sure that their homes are safe. | Skokie Review, Thursday, July 27, 1989, p. 7 | Amoco, Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations, Accidents |
33 fall ill at Skokie plant | 1986-12-11 | 33 workers became ill after inhaling chloranine gas. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 11, 1986, Sec. 1, p. 9 | LTD Commodities, Business, Accidents |
5-year-old dies in accidental hanging | 1980-12-25 | Gregg Vogel, who may have been imitating a television show, apparently hanged himself while playing in his room. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 25, 1980, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Vogel, Gregg, Accidents |
A bolt from the blue - and tragedy | 1991-07-25 | Over 1000 people attended the funeral of Jeff Richards, a 17-year-old baseball player killed by lightening. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 25, 1991, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Sports - Baseball, Richards, Jeffrey, Accidents, Death |
A thank-you note | 1997-10-09 | None | Skokie Review, Thursday, October 9, 1997, p. 19 | McMahon, Julie, McMahon, Chris, Accidents, Editorial |
Accident victim dies | 2008-12-11 | None | Skokie Review, Thursday, December 11, 2008, p. 18 | Gustin, Marilyn, Accidents |
Accidental shooting puts youth in hospital | 1987-10-15 | A 13-year-old Skokie boy was listed in good condition at Rush North Shore Medical Center after he accidentally shot himself in the abdomen on October 6. | Skokie Review, Thursday, October 15, 1987, p. 13 | Accidents, |
All-American Hawkins breaks neck | 1968-07-11 | Swimmer Jim Hawkins breaks neck in accident. | The News, Thursday, July 11, 1968, p. 1 | Sports - Swimming and diving, Hawkins, Jim, Accidents |
Auto fumes kill motorist in Skokie | 1979-01-25 | Gedale Broner died January 18th when he was overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in his snowbound car. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 25, 1979, Sec. 1, p. 3 | Broner, Gedale, Weather, Accidents |