Illinois
Major Case Squad activated after teen killed in Cahokia Heights
CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. – The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis was activated Saturday in a homicide investigation over a teenager’s shooting death.
Authorities have identified the victim as 17-year-old Terrance D. Booker.
Booker died in a shooting around 5 a.m. Saturday in the 1300 block of Williams Street, according to the Major Case Squad.
Investigators say Booker was shot multiple times and found deceased in the yard of a home.
No suspect information has been released to this point. The Major Case Squad says there are 14 investigators working this case.
If you have any relevant information, contact the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis at 618-332-4277 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477).
A person was fatally hit by a Metra train in Palatine, Illinois, early Friday morning.
Around 5:10 a.m., Metra said Union Pacific Northwest train No. 602 hit a pedestrian at Baldwin Road and Northwest Highway.
Metra confirmed the person died at the scene. The victim has not been identified.
Metra said train service on the Union Pacific Northwest line is suspended.
This is a developing story. CBS News Chicago will continue to provide updates.
BEECHER CITY, Ill. (WAND) – Farms were damaged in Effingham County Wednesday evening when a powerful storm swept through at around 8 p.m.
The McKay Farm in Beecher City was heavily damaged when the rapidly moving storm hit.
“Two buildings were totally destroyed,” Dan McKay told WAND News on Thursday. “We’ve got five grain bins and they’re all damaged.”
The buildings collapsed onto farm equipment and a semi that were parked in the structures. A utility pole was snapped and ripped out of the ground.
In nearby Shumway, another farm was hit. A barn collapsed, with a grain bin being ripped apart and debris traveling several hundred feet through a nearby corn field. A house on the property was also damaged.
There were no injuries on either farm.
“It was a really wicked storm,” McKay stated.
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