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Photos: Cropdusting plane crashes in Ogle County

By Earleen Hinton
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A ComEd worker assesses damage to power lines along Illinois Route 64 following a single plane accident near the Ogle County Airport between Oregon and Mt. Morris on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. The pilot of a crop dusting plane was killed after hitting power lines near the airport. A section of Illinois Route 64 was closed for ComEd crews to repair the damage.

A ComEd worker assesses damage to power lines along Illinois Route 64 following a single plane accident near the Ogle County Airport between Oregon and Mt. Morris on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. The pilot of a crop dusting plane was killed after hitting power lines near the airport. A section of Illinois Route 64 was closed for ComEd crews to repair the damage. (Earleen Hinton)

Earleen Hinton

Earleen Hinton

Earleen creates content and oversees production of 8 community weeklies. She has worked for Shaw Newspapers since 1985.