Illinois Family of 3 Dies in Small Plane Crash

July 25th, 2011 | Other accidents

July 25, 2011 Three family members died on Sunday morning near Rantoul, Illinois, when their single-engine plane went down shortly after takeoff. The family—a 56-year old man, his 47-year-old wife, and 19-year-old daughter—lived and worked in Champaign. The Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette reports that the plane crashed near Rantoul Airport around 9:20 a.m. The family had been… Read More