| Police: Evidence could tie explosion to arson |
2012-01-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 12, 2012 , p. 5 |
Kushner, Mitch,
Explosions,
Skokie Fire Department,
Walters, Jim,
Skokie Police Department,
Crime and criminals - Arson,
Czerwinski, Ralph |
| House explosion cause still being investigated |
2011-12-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 22, 2011 , p. 11 |
Explosions,
Skokie Fire Department,
Czerwinski, Ralph |
| 1 hurt when explosion rocks Skokie two-flat |
2011-12-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 15, 2011 , p. 5 |
Explosions,
Skokie Fire Department,
Czerwinski, Ralph |
| Explosive injures boy |
1997-07-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 10, 1997, p. 7 |
Explosions,
|
| Niles West student facing felony charges in senior prank toilet stunt |
1996-05-30 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 30, 1996, Sec. 1, p. 10 |
Niles West High School,
Explosions |
| Man likes explosions, busted after three years |
1995-08-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 10, 1995, p. 10 |
Petenes, James Michael,
Explosions,
Mason, Robert,
Crime and criminals |
| Factory blast hurts six |
1993-04-08 |
Investigators have not yet determined the cause of an explosion at Burrell Leder Beltec. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 8, 1993, p. 3 |
Fires,
Burrell Leder Beltec, Incorporated,
Explosions |
| Five experts seek plant blast cause |
1993-04-08 |
Investigators have not yet determined the cause of an explosion at Burrell Leder Beltec. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 8, 1993, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Fires,
Burrell Leder Beltec, Incorporated,
Explosions |
| Explosion at laundry kills Skokie resident |
1990-02-15 |
Skokie Fire Department. officials are investigating a February 11 explosion that took the life of Yong Chan Chon, 33. Chon owned the Howard Shirt and Laundry, 3919 W. Howard Street. Chon died after an air compressor tank exploded in the store basement |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 15, 1990, p. 3 |
Chon, Yong Chan,
Explosions,
Howard Shirt and Laundry,
Accidents,
Business - Dry cleaners |
| Picadilly burns down |
1984-08-02 |
The fire and explosion that gutted the Picadilly Restaurant at 3311 Golf Road was caused by a faulty gas pipe. |
The News, Thursday, August 2, 1984, p. 4 |
Fires,
Explosions,
Business - Restaurants and caterers,
Picadilly Restaurant |
| 3 burned in Searle explosion |
1982-09-16 |
An explosion in a mixing room at G.D. Searle and Co. on September 13 left three employees burned, two of them seriously. The blast appears to have been caused by a static spark. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, September 16, 1982, Sec. 1, p. 2 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Explosions,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Alarm box bombed: cop safe |
1977-11-03 |
Skokie policeman unharmed when bomb in call box exploded. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 3, 1977, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Explosions,
Skokie Police Department |
| Explosion victim, Bersch, 64, dies |
1975-09-04 |
Gladys Bersch died from burns she received when her home exploded in August. |
The News, Thursday, September 4, 1975, p. 16 |
Bersch, Gladys,
Explosions,
Death |
| More gas leaks at explosion site |
1974-07-18 |
Decision on leveling or repairing apartment building that sustained damage from gas explosion is delayed. |
The News, Thursday, July 18, 1974, p. 13 |
Explosions,
Housing - Apartment buildings |
