Philo NewsLocal news for Philo, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Downstate earthquake rattles people awake across Chicago area- April 24, 2008 "The largest historical earthquake in the region (magnitude 5.4) damaged southern Illinois in 1968." Tremors from a moderate earthquake centered in downstate Illinois rattled people awake across the Chicago area Friday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage, authorities said.The earthquake, which measured 5.2 on the Richter Scale, struck at 4:36 a.m. near the town of West Salem, Ill., about 60 miles northwest of Evansville, Ind., according to the U.S....http://www.topix.net/city/philo-il/2008/04/downstate-earthquake-rattles-people-awake-acros... Earthquake Felt From Michigan To Georgia- April 22, 2008 "My bed is an older wood frame bed, so the bed started to creak and shake, and it was almost like somebody was taking my mattress and moving it back and forth." Residents across the Midwest and beyond were alarmed early Friday by the earthquake that radiated from Southern Illinois and shook the entire Chicago area. Shockwaves were felt from Michigan to Georgia. In downstate Mt. Carmel, the epicenter of the quake, a woman was trapped in her home by a collapsed porch but was quickly freed and...http://www.topix.net/city/philo-il/2008/04/earthquake-felt-from-michigan-to-georgia?fromrs... Earthquake Shook My St Louis Home- April 20, 2008 "Windows were rattling, and you could hear it. The house was shaking inches. For people in central Illinois, this is a big deal. It's not like California." "It shook our house where it woke me up," David Behm of Philo, Illinois, told the AP. via NowPublichttp://www.topix.net/city/philo-il/2008/04/earthquake-shook-my-st-louis-home?fromrss=1 Quake aftershocks reported- April 18, 2008 "Windows were rattling, and you could hear it. The house was shaking inches. For people in central Illinois, this is a big deal. It's not like California." Residents across the Midwest were awakened Friday by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake that rattled skyscrapers in Chicago's Loop and homes in Cincinnati but appeared to cause no major injuries or damage. via Suburban Chicago Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/philo-il/2008/04/quake-aftershocks-reported?fromrss=1 Continue reading "Earthquake centered on IllinoisIndiana border felt in Michigan"- April 18, 2008 "It shook our house where it woke me up" A strong earthquake that rattled parts of southern Illinois and Indiana early this morning was felt in the Grand Rapids area, about 320 miles away. via MLive.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/philo-il/2008/04/continue-reading-earthquake-centered-on-illinoi... Gobot the Robot saves universe once again- April 9, 2008 "Professor Philo Pheldman has invented something called the WeatherTRON 2000, which is intended to control the weather, but poor Philo can't do anything right" An about-to-be-discarded robot prop inspired an original play by Michael-Colin Reed, artistic director of the Village Players Theater for Youth. via Sun-Times News Grouphttp://www.topix.net/city/philo-il/2008/04/gobot-the-robot-saves-universe-once-again?fromr... |