Air Angels, the emergency transport company based in Bolingbrook that was involved in a helicopter crash in Aurora that killed four people last October, announced yesterday that it is going out of business. Air Angels and its parent company are facing a lawsuit from the family of the 14-month-old patient that was killed in the crash, and their helicopters have been grounded for two months. The full report of what caused the crash has not been released yet, but the the attorney working for the family said that the Air Angels could have prevented the crash if it had installed navigation software and followed federal recommendations to use a terrain avoidance warning system in the cockpit. The company's 33 employees all received a 60-day notice of termination yesterday, and Air Angels says it is working with local hospitals to assure emergency transport services in the region are not compromised. more ›

Last night's fatal crash of an Air Angels helicopter flight in west suburban Aurora still has no apparent cause, but more information is coming out. The victims have been identified as William Mann of Chicago, Dell Waugh of Carmel, Indiana, and Ronald Battiato of Peotone; the infant patient has been identified as Kirstian Blockinger of Leland. more ›

A helicopter crashed into the house of a family of five early this morning, killing both people on-board the copter; none of the residents in the house were hurt. The crash happened around 5:30 a.m. this morning and the FAA still has no official cause for the crash, though there were reports of fog in the area. The helicopter belongs to a charter company that operates out of the Kenosha Airport. There was no flight plan on file for the helicopter and its destination is as of now unknown. more ›