Proposed heliport amid Streeterville high-rises now up to state
Experts from the Illinois Department of Transportation will pore over stacks of statistics and tales of medical emergencies in trying to decide whether a heliport proposed for the new Lurie Children’s...
View Article14-Aug-09 N38096 Bell B47 Texas M74 DeKalb, US-Illinois
14-Aug-09 N38096 Bell B47 Texas M74 DeKalb, US-Illinois
View Article28-Aug-09 N830SF Bell B230 Peoria, US-Illinois
28-Aug-09 N830SF Bell B230 Peoria, US-Illinois
View ArticleSaints Flight helicopter to be stationed at St. Mary’s Hospital
Saints Flight, a helicopter transport service, will be permanently stationed at St. Mary’s Hospital in Streator, hospital officials announced Thursday at a press conference.
View ArticleHinsdale Hospital helistop up for board vote Monday
Adventist Hinsdale Hospital’s plan to build a new patient wing and add a helistop pad to the existing facility will come to a Village Board vote Monday.
View ArticleAdventist Hinsdale Hospital’s helipad approved
By a 5-1 vote Monday, Feb. 1, the Hinsdale Village Board approved Adventist Hinsdale Hospital’s request to build a helistop atop the hospital’s existing parking deck as part of the hospital’s...
View ArticleLifeline cleared for landing at ten regional hospitals
Lifeline helicopters get special clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration. It means they can land directly at ten regional hospitals including a Rockford one.
View ArticlePilot error blamed in fatal 2008 Air Angels crash
The National Transportation Safety Board attributed the fatal 2008 crash of an Air Angels medical helicopter in Aurora to the pilot’s “inadequate preflight planning” and flying too low, which caused...
View ArticleLa Salle County Sheriff to consider helicopter acquisition
AÂ proposal by La Salle County Sheriff Tom Templeton to add a low-cost helicopter to the county’s law enforcement tools is to be considered by the full County Board at its June 14 meeting.
View ArticleOSF Saint Francis Medical Center heliport wins top rating
OSF was awarded Best Airport of the Year in the heliport category by the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Division of Aeronautics.
View ArticleLa Salle County Board to decide whether OH-58 will fly
Whether to sponsor a helicopter on behalf of the Law Enforcement Coalition is now set to be decided by the La Salle County Board at its meeting on Thursday, July 8. The county’s role would be to...
View ArticleLaw Enforcement Aviation Coalition needs to justify tax money
LEAC’s accounting and record keeping seem hazy even for a nonprofit organization that relies on volunteers. Their website shows them operating three OH-58s and one UH-1. A Bell 430 is also...
View Article20-Sep-10 N34LB Hughes 269 Schaumburg, US-Illinois
Tail struck ground on training flight
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