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This gallery talks about the river from both a historical perspective, and also about the river as a means of transportation and a big part of the economy. The gallery begins with a historical look at how the river was formed 15,000 years ago and about the people who lived here in prehistoric times. The kankakee torrent was a geological event 15,000 years ago. At the time, this was in a time of great glaciers. There was a glacier lake around what is now chicago and michigan. That glacial lake burst its dam. So most of the water would have come through the base or overthetop. And it rushed down...

Winter storm warning continues until 10 00 a. M. Winter weather advisories until 7 00 p. M. Winter storm warnings until 4 00 in some areas. Temperatures are freezing the will drop to about 20 this afternoon. Wind chill in the teens and 20s but visibility is reduced as the snow is falling heavy south of the city. Snowfall coming down pretty good right now especially from the city to the south along 80 thats where we will see the have the bands setting up. We will soon in to enhance and you can see the darker shade of blue just south of city down. The Downers Grove area and then a band of heavy ...

Launch officers. Some of them accused of giving each other answers to tests on how to operate nuclear missiles. Others accused of knowing about it and looking the other way. David shuster is following the investigation for us. Reporter tony, the pentagon had a News Conference in which the air force secretary and chief of staff reveal that officers used Text Messages to help one another pass a monthly proficiency exam. 16 of the officers cheated and another 17 knew about it and did not report the violations. There is another person stripped of their responsibilities because of alleged drug use....

Yearold devon meadows. Throughout the day students gathered at the scene of the accident that claimed his life some with tears. Aurora police say it could have been some type of prank or a joy ride at 145 in the morning another student took his fathers chevy malibu with his Three Friends inside speeding down stone bridge road. And derrick who was wearing no seatbelt was ejected from the back seat. Its devastating when you come home thinking that your son is up there asleep. The released a statement saying he was a charismatic talentedtalented member of the football and track program and he wil...

Chicago residents and the Alliance of the Southeast are taking legal action to stop the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from building a toxic dump tower.