Law Enforcement Aviation Coalition needs to justify tax money
Source: Rockford Register Star, 18 Aug, 10
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 available on a donation basis
La Salle County Board to decide whether OH-58 will fly
Source: My Web Times, 30 Jun, 10
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 sponsor, not pay for, a military surplus OH-58 [file photo]
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center heliport wins top rating
Source: Journal Star, 4 Jun, 10
OSF was awarded Best Airport of the Year in the heliport category by the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Division of Aeronautics.
La Salle County Sheriff to consider helicopter acquisition
Source: MyWebTimes, 25 May, 10
A 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.
Pilot error blamed in fatal 2008 Air Angels crash
Source: Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar, 10
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 the copter to strike a radio tower.
Lifeline cleared for landing at ten regional hospitals
Source: WREX, 17 Mar, 10
Lifeline helicopters get special clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration. It means they can land directly at ten regional hospitals including a Rockford one.
Adventist Hinsdale Hospital’s helipad approved
Source: MySuburbanLife, 3 Feb, 10
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 proposed $75 million expansion project.
Hinsdale Hospital helistop up for board vote Monday
Source: MNySuburbanLife.com, 29 Jan, 10
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.
Saints Flight helicopter to be stationed at St. Mary’s Hospital
Source: My Web Times, 21 Jan, 10
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.
Flight for Life to celebrate 25 years as air ambulance in Illinois
Source: Northwest Herald, 1 Sep, 09
Proposed heliport amid Streeterville high-rises now up to state
Source: Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug, 09
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 Hospital in Streeterville can be built.
Children’s Memorial Hospital helipad hearings are over in Illinois
Source: Skyline, 30 Jul, 09
Roscoe Police Department Adds Second Helicopter To Fleet
Source: WIFR, 29 Jul, 09
Air Evac Lifeteam selects 2009 Regional Nurse of the Year
Source: Hannibal Courier-Post, 26 Jul, 09
Chicago’s Children’s Hospital Still Facing Criticism Over Proposed Heliport
Source: Chicago Public Radio, 20 Jul, 09
Air Evac Lifeteam receives Operator Safety Award
Source: Carmi Times, 18 Jun, 09
Silver Cross Hospital close to cutting helipad
Source: Suburban Chicago News, 9 Jun, 09
Controversial Chicago hospital helipad gets OK
Source: ABC7, 24 Apr, 09
The Stateline Has A New Helicopter To Battle Crime
Source: MyStateline, 27 Mar, 09
Air Angels to go out of business – 33 redundancies
Source: Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb, 09
