Images of the plane crash near Wheeling
A small jet plane crashed in the Des Plaines River near Euclid Road in Wheeling as it was on approach for landing at Chicago Executive Airport.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Grace Demma, who lives at the corner of Pin Oak Drive and River Road, heard the plane crash Tuesday afternoon north of Euclid Ave. at the Des Plaines River.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
Rescue personnel arrive at the area where a cargo plane crashed into the Des Plaines River Tuesday afternoon.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Rescue personnel examine the area where a cargo plane crashed into the Des Plaines River Tuesday afternoon.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
The area where a cargo plane crashed into the Des Plaines River Tuesday afternoon .
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Rescue personnel examine the area where a cargo plane crashed into the Des Plaines River Tuesday afternoon.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Rescue personnel examine the area where a cargo plane crashed into the Des Plaines River Tuesday afternoon.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Fire and police gather at a staging area at Camp McDonald Roadd and River Road Tuesday afternoon .
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
A small jet plane crashed in the Des Plaines River near Euclid Road in Wheeling as it was on approach for landing at Chicago Executive Airport.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Firefighters with life vests ride down River Rd. to the scene of a plane crash Tuesday afternoon north of Euclid Ave. at the Des Plaines River.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
Rescue personnel arrive at the area where a cargo plane crashed into the Des Plaines River Tuesday afternoon.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
A large piece of wreckage sets on the shores of the Des Plaines River after a cargo plane crashed upon approach for landing at Chicago Executive Airport Tuesday afternoon.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
A small jet plane crashed in the Des Plaines River near Euclid Road in Wheeling as it was on approach for landing at Chicago Executive Airport.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Chief Jay Reardon with MABAS (Mutual Aid Box Alarm System) and of the Glenview Fire Department speaks at a press conference Tuesday afternoon.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
A small jet plane crashed in the Des Plaines River near Euclid Road in Wheeling as it was on approach for landing at Chicago Executive Airport.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Chief Jay Reardon with MABAS (Mutual Aid Box Alarm System) and of Glenview Fire Department speaks at a press conference Tuesday afternoon.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
A small jet plane crashed in the Des Plaines River near Euclid Road in Wheeling as it was on approach for landing at Chicago Executive Airport.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
A small jet plane crashed in the Des Plaines River near Euclid Road in Wheeling as it was on approach for landing at Chicago Executive Airport.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
A police helicopter flies over the scene of a plane crash Tuesday afternoon north of Euclid Ave. at the Des Plaines River.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
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